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by nhaehnle 5150 days ago
Out of curiosity, which part of my post made you believe that I do not understand what a deficit is?
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The fact that you are suggesting that the U.S. should fight to maintain its deficit. You seem to be confused.
First, there is no logical contradiction between knowing what a deficit is and thinking that a deficit tends to be beneficial. So it's silly (and, quite frankly, a bit insulting) of you to conclude that I don't know what a deficit even is.

Second, I am not suggesting that the US federal government should fight to maintain its budget deficit. It's just that given the current state of things, a budget deficit is a natural and healthy outcome if you want a healthy economy.