No, it is not, an abstraction, it is a real thing, tangible thing, huge red ink in the ledger. No, it is not something nobody talks about, there is a large contingent of deficit hawks who talk about this every budget cycle and a bunch of talking heads on the business channels who beat the "cut the deficit" drum daily. Of course, they want to cut spending, but I say, tax the rich and spend wisely.

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