How does anyone know how well the economy will do in the next few years or even quarters?  Running a $30B deficit while the economy is expanding is completely backwards. We have no fiscal buffer in the event of an economic shock or sluggish growth.   Spending needs to be cut sooner than later.  There's a fair bit of bloat to be slimmed down, and causes that generate no national return, before the pubic would even notice service impacts.