(Part one of two) I'd rather give our "extra" taxpayer money  . . . go to homeless veterans who earned it.—xswzaq9  Misses the point.  xswzaq9 assumes a zero sum economy, i.e. there is only so much pie, rather than assuming larger and more pies are possible, which happened with Bill Clinton.

Have faith.  From the Liturgy of the Word for Reading 156C, thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time”  Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full” (Psalm 17:15b).  2 Maccabees 7:14 is instructive.  “It is my choice to die at the hands of men,” e.g. Greece mentioned above, without approving Greek lack of prudence, “with the hope God gives of being raised up by him; but for you” worried about debt rather than love of neighbor, there will be no resurrection to life” that is a reinvigorated economy.  “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ” (2 Thessalonians 3:5).