Cheney said "deficits don't matter" when they are Repug deficits.
The deficits and national debt were whined and screamed CONTINUOSLY about while Obama was Pres (simpson-bowles commission, Pete Peterson)
but now? total silence from Repugs and conservatives
.. who LIE that the deficit is caused by the social safety net (poor people) which must cut so poor people get screwed
Worrying About the Deficit is So 17th Century
https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/worrying-about-the-deficit-is-so-17th-century