America’s “golden age” starts with a balanced budget

President Donald Trump has the opportunity to make history in his second term and secure yet another victory, joining the ranks of a few other presidents in our country’s history to balance the national budget. I’ve taken it. Better yet, he will be able to maintain a balanced budget for the third year in a row, in line with President Bill Clinton’s final feat.

Think about this a little. Every family and business in the US must make a budget and stick to it. They look at their income, see their expenses and make decisions accordingly. There is absolutely no reason your federal government should be bound by other standards.

The idea of ​​a balanced federal budget is controversial in the dark rooms of Washington, where common sense is lost, and the Washington elite, who have long benefited from this mass dysfunction, will have trillions of your taxes It’s been really comfortable to waste too. These are the same as the Washington elites who are obsessed with fighting to run governments like business.

For example, consider what I did in Florida when I was governor. When he took office in 2011, Florida had a massive, looming budget deficit and debt issues. The state spent more money than it had collected for decades and borrowed money to cover the deficit. In business, this means bankruptcy. In government, it’s just business as usual.

When I took office as governor, I did what the newly created government efficiency is doing now. I have experienced all the lines on the state’s 4,000 budget. We looked at how all the dollars were spent, put our purpose and went back to every dollar. If there was no purpose or we didn’t offer a return, we didn’t do it.

It has a balanced budget, cut taxes, pays back a third of the state’s debt, and has made record investments in education, transportation and the environment.

You can follow the same playbook at the federal level.

This isn’t crazy and honestly, it’s not that complicated. Will that be a tough job, and will it be even more difficult with the US $36 trillion debt crisis and $2 trillion annual deficit becoming the norm in Washington? absolutely.

But if anyone can do that, it’s Trump. He is a businessman willing to make America great again and make the tough decisions necessary to go against the status quo. That’s exactly why the Americans chose him, and he shows his willingness to drain the swamp with Washington and his work. The president has already directed Musk and Doge to consider any federal spending. That’s a great start. All institutions need to make it a top priority to reduce wasteful spending and increase efficiency. But Trump cannot bring the federal government to his heels alone.

Congress must pass a budget that ensures President Trump secures borders and resources to provide American armed services. This means beds to house cross-border patrols, immigration agents and those waiting to be deported. You also need to find savings to actually pay for these priorities. This isn’t just using the same budgetary gimmicks that helped bring America into debt of $36 trillion.

Then we need to stop spending more than we take in. That’s what it means when there’s a federal deficit. The government spent more than it received. With the expected revenues of $5.5 trillion in 2025, Logic has directed that it will need to pass expenditure invoices totaling nearly $5.5 trillion. There is no doubt that you can walk the path towards a balanced budget. Again, it’s completely viable. That means Congress must stop spending your taxes like drunken seafarers and start making many tough decisions.

Finally, Republicans can use the settlement process to prevent a $4 trillion tax hike on Americans and take the path to a balanced budget. Doing these things will make borders safer, inflation disappear, interest rates drop, federal budgets will only be balanced in two and a half years, and President Trump will make history to save money. The American Dream is welcoming America’s new golden age.

It’s time to work by offering promises to Americans.

Republican Rick Scott represents Florida in the US Senate and serves on the Senate Budget Committee. He is a former governor of Florida.