Maybe you aren't seeing what we "rabid dogs" call reality.
The $34T DEBT means that the interest payments are crowding out other spending.
The "rabid dogs" want to cut spending before the rating agencies cut the US rating to "junk" and the dollar loses its status as the world's reserve currency.
If that happens the dollar loses value and very bad things happen.
No one wants to cut spending, aka "austerity". Everyone wants to spend more and get re-elected.
If the Freedom Caucus, all 8 of them, can't cut spending we're all toast.