The government’s national debt increases by thousands of dollars every second. Every year, the government budgets to spend more money that it does not have. The government’s overspending is the most serious problem facing the United States today. The government overspends money on politics, the military, and the war on poverty. The main cause of the government’s overspending is argued, but statistically, the government budgets most of its money for programs that aid Americans living in poverty. The government could spend less money on anti-poverty programs if the following calls-to-action were followed. The government needs to determine the misuses of anti-poverty programs. In the United States, the misuse of anti-poverty programs like welfare
