Unfortunately, lawmakers have a way of skirting around the lack of funds in the treasury, borrowing. So far, Congress has borrowed 50 cents of every dollar they’ve spent this year.  The White House continues to signal they are serious about the deficit, but so far their actions have not followed their rhetoric.  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, appearing on Sunday morning talk shows, fueled speculation of a middle class tax hike to balance the budget, which the White House vehemently denies is part of the solution to the deficit. There seems to be a disconnect between the priorities of the administration and the priorities of the treasury. One thing is clear however, at least to the Congressional Budget Office and the Chinese, our current fiscal policy is unsustainable and needs to be addressed.