Libertarians & many people in Congress tend to view government budgets like household budgets, which is fundamentally flawed and results in some pretty bad recommendations.
Here are the sources as promised:
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-05/rand-paul-goes-republican-party-over-new-budget-resolution
https://www.economicsjunkie.com/empiricism-shatters-barter-theory-money/
https://www.economicsjunkie.com/government-budget-surpluses-can-cause-economic-depressions/
