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Reagan exploded the deficit like no one before him and people worshiped him. Deficits don't matter when there is a country to run, they only matter when you do not have access to the credit cards anymore. Every conservative deficit hawk here would go back to sleep for another 4-8 years while a republican spent willy-nilly on tax cuts and defense spending, money well borrowed and spent. Any candidate who claims they will get a handle on spending within the time frame of their term is lying to you. Even a realistic plan where the pain of spending cuts and tax hikes is willingly shared by 100% of the people would take 20-50 years.