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It may be counterintuitive, but government shutdowns are expensive. They are also bad for the economy.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/10/four-reasons-why-a-government-shutdown-is-harmful
“If we stay on this path, we’ll leave our kids and grandkids with diminished resources, opportunity and quality of life," said Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.
The United States currently faces a range of complex challenges including deteriorating infrastructure, a changing climate, and an inadequate system of education.
On average, Social Security benefits exceed Social Security taxes over an individual’s lifetime.
https://www.pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0198_social_security_lifetime_benefits
Social Security provides social insurance by redistributing income from high earners to low earners.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0244_social-security-income-redistribution
Continuously updated billboards put a spotlight on $22 trillion national debt as part of 2020 campaign conversation.
As another fiscal year of budget uncertainty and rising deficits comes to an end , the vast majority of Americans want the president and Congress to address the national debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2019/09/fci-press-release
Modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, the Fiscal Confidence Index is a national survey that measures public opinion about the national debt.
To account for the continuation of current policies, CBO also prepares what is known as an alternative fiscal scenario (AFS), which can be helpful for lawmakers and the general public in understanding a range of potential outcomes.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/09/what-is-an-alternative-fiscal-scenario
Deficits would be even higher under an alternative fiscal scenario.