Implied in the "we're burdening the children/grandchildren" narrative about the national debt is the abjectly foolish Keynesian notion that government spending grows the economy while aiding those alive to enjoy the spending, only for the "bar tab" (or whatever) to be left to future generations. Tell that to those who suffered virus lockdowns paid for by trillions worth of federal extractions, or the various wars of the 21st century that a government with way too much money at its disposal was able to enter us into, or the so-called "War on Poverty," or those who endured Vietnam, not to mention all of us who suffer greatly reduced wages and living standards because government is such a size consumer of resources always and everywhere created in the private sector. The cruelty of government consumption whereby precious resources are centrally planned in politicized fashion is very much a now thing opposite the view that it's primarily the burden of future generations. realclearmarkets.com/article…