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==='''<span style="color:#36C"><u>2.5 Government Debt</u></span>'''=== | ==='''<span style="color:#36C"><u>2.5 Government Debt</u></span>'''=== | ||
''(new plank created by splitting prior plank in two without adding language - the rest of the platform re-numbered | ''(new plank created by splitting prior plank in two without adding language - the rest of the platform was re-numbered accordingly in the [[Document: National Platform 2018|2018 National Platform]])'' | ||
Government should not incur debt, which burdens future generations without their consent. We support the passage of a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, provided that the budget is balanced exclusively by cutting expenditures, and not by raising taxes. | Government should not incur debt, which burdens future generations without their consent. We support the passage of a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, provided that the budget is balanced exclusively by cutting expenditures, and not by raising taxes. |