Our national debt is at post-war record-high levels and projected to grow unsustainably. And neither former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton nor businessman Donald Trump would reverse course — Trump, in fact, would make our debt dramatically worse. That’s what we at the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget found after a comprehensive fiscal analysis of the presidential campaign platforms of both candidates.
It’s encouraging that both Clinton and Trump have acknowledged the seriousness of our national debt. Trump has spoken repeatedly about the dangers of high debt and has called for a balanced budget....