As stupidity gets repeated, often stupid people believe it.
If you really have an interest in the deficit, look at the last two budgets before you make a remark.
I keep discovering that people who I previously assumed had functioning mental synapses, are actually vegetables.
Makes me wonder what the percentage of vegetables vs. informed voters is.
Likely that would be extremely depressing.
Below is a chart by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which shows various factors contributing to the deficit that republicans are suddenly worried about now that we have a democratic president.
And below is a chart produced by the new york times, illustrating the same thing.
There is more at media matters, regarding myths about the deficit.