Letter to editor: A better explanation and solution to affordability crisis

Letter to editor: A better explanation and solution to affordability crisis

On December 7, 2025 you published an article by Preston Brashers. In Brashers’ article, you can see why he’s at the Heritage Foundation: he states that there are only two ways to make up for the difference between the $7 trillion we spent in 2025 and the $5.2 trillion we took in as federal revenue. He states those choices are only print more money, which increases inflation, or borrow more, which cuts into the funds businesses needs to finance i…