I need to write an essay about whether government balance the budget or national debt first? anyone have any ideas? here's the national debt if you want to know: http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
your problem is the same as the "Which came first the chicken or the egg?" It's gonna be difficult one way or the other. I would probably suggest that the government (i assume your talking about the U.S) should balance the national budget first, and when balancing the budget we can get a clearer perspective on how to balance out the national debt.
