Commentary Ladieeeeeeeees and gentlemen … Welcome to the throwdown match for the heavyweight championship of the U.S. economy. In the blue corner, the undisputed heavyweight champion of deficit spending. For over 50 years they have been victorious, dominating all fiscal conservative challengers. Racking up major victories over the gold standard and amassing a record of $30 trillion and zero … From the beltway of Washington Deeeee Ceeeee … let’s hear it for the Feeeeeeederal Government. The Tale of the Tape Last year the government passed its “bipartisan” $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The promise was it would fix our crumbling roads and sagging bridges and create good equitable jobs for upwards of a million people. These are not unworthy goals. If you scan through the bill you’ll find the following earmarks: ● $110 billion of new funds for roads, bridges, and “major projects” (leaving ample wiggle room for discretion). ● $55 …