Angus King actually said...

sequestration was designed to be stupid.

I think long-term debt and deficits are unsustainable and are, in fact, burdening future generations and the interest rate.

If you put a balanced budget amendment on top of that situation, with the mandatory rise caused mostly by health care and demographics, and ...

It is much easier to spend than it is to tax. So, deficits are almost hard-wired into the system unless there is a discipline.