[tomc1985]

To nitpick- not necessarily, the extra expense just gets added to the deficit

[t6jvcereio]

So you've added to the debt burden then. Or did you think that "the deficit" was a magical wealth fountain?

[tomc1985]

That's what the government seems to think. Why should they have all the fun?

[chrisdirkis]

The checkbook must balance eventually, or at least grow in a controlled fashion. If you could add arbitrary expenses to the deficit and get +ve value out, a lot of things fall apart.