At this point, spending isn't the only problem, either. We need to increase revenues.

It's thought that the IRS foregoes collecting hundreds of billions of dollars each year[0]. That's a significant chunk of the Federal government's discretionary spending each budget cycle.

People who say they want to run the government like a business seem to ignore the fact that no business has ever remained financially sound without steady revenues. It simply cannot be done.

[0]https://www.pgpf.org/article/the-united-states-forgoes-hundr...