ELI am 5 or 10 how a single person can easily balance a checkbook but the government seems to have problems with?

Republicans keep reducing the nation's income by giving their buddies money in the form of tax breaks. Democrats had a balanced budget and were net positive under Clinton.

It's like telling your boss, I think you pay too much, here's some money out of my paycheck that you can give back to the bosses. And then wondering why you don't have enough to pay your bills. Like for Medicare/Medicade or food stamps.