'x is not a sound argument' is not a sound rebuttal.
Do I really have to waste my time explaining that debt accumulates when revenue is less than spending, and so in order to say "the debt is too high, therefore spending is too high", you must first establish that the problem is not low revenue?
Yes, it helps the flow of the thread. At least that way I know what line of thinking you are using. Otherwise, why even post?
The low revenue is a problem too, but raising revenue enough is very hard - since just raising taxes suppresses economic activity and breeds evasion, and making economy produce more by government decree is a secret not yet unlocked.