Deficit spending is the best thing for the current economy and the future (see details)

-----The Resolution-----Firstly I would like to point out that the resolution isn't solely on the benefits of building infrastructure, but the method of obtaining the money to pay such infrastructure. "...for the government to borrow more money and spend it on infrastructure and other spending projects."As such, Pro's burden of proof is to show that the advantages of printing/borrowing more money to pay for these programs would outweigh the disadvantages.-----The Cost of Debt-----The U.S. Government operated with a $1.29 trillion deficit in 2010[1]. This brought our total debt to $14 trillion[2]. The interest payment on this debt was $197 billion in 2010, and with rising interest rates and debt rates, is expected to rise to $800 billion by 2020[3]. Total tax revenue in 2010 was approximately $2.3 trillion[4].In 2010, we spent 8.5% of total tax revenue solely on interest. If we continue as projected in the CBO report[3], we will see upwards of 20% of total tax revenue spent solely on interest. Excess governmental spending is spiraling out of control, and no amount of digging will ever get us out of the hole we are falling deeper into. The power of compound interest must never be forgotten. There is a point you can reach where the interest becomes too much to ever overcome.-----The Cost of Printing Money-----Printing money directly impacts the strength of the US Dollar. In essence, it changes the real value of every US Dollar. As an example, we can currently trade 1 USD for 77.5 Japanese Yen[5]. If the government were to print enough money today to double the total number of dollars in the US economy, every other nation would acknowledge that we had doubled the number of dollars by only considering them to be worth half of what they were before. In other words, we would only be able to get 38.75 Yen for every Dollar. The reason for this is because money is representative of the total wealth/GDP of a nation. Printing more money doesn't really create new wealth. There are a myriad of other problems that come with printing money, including higher costs of living(as every dollar devalues).-----How to Fix the Economy-----Our economy is heading in the right direction. Jobs are increasing, and that is one of the most important factors to look at. When people are employed, they have money. When they have money, they spend it. That spending creates demand. Demand creates the opportunity for new jobs, and so the cycle continues. Since Jan 2010, we have created 2,196,000 jobs[6]. We need to allow the economy time to fix itself. These new jobs will inject new money and demand into the market, and we will continue to recover.-----Why We Shouldn't Borrow to Create Jobs-----The thought may come up, 'If jobs are so great, why don't we borrow money to create new jobs with infrastructure projects?'. While it is a good question, there are many downsides to such an approach. Firstly, the borrowed/printed money will devalue the existing money in the economy, driving up already-high prices. Secondly, these types of jobs aren't real, permanent jobs. The government can borrow to employ 100,000 people for a year, but when the project is over, 100,000(or nearly) people lose their jobs, and the government is in more debt. Just as the stimulus plans didn't save our economy by injecting fake, temporary cash-flow, these jobs aren't a real solution to the problem either.-----What We Should Do-----If we do decide that the temporary increase in stability and cash-flow to the economy is desired, we should fund governmental projects that have the best investment:job creation ratio, and the most potential for new permanent jobs due to the project's completion. The key point is, we should fund this money with what we already have, instead of digging the hole deeper. There are many projects that we can take funding out of. The Defense budget in 2010 was $689 billion[7]. Other discretionary spending accounted for another $660 billion. We should take some of the money that we are spending that isn't helping our economy to use on these types of projects, rather than borrowing more.In addition, there are many other things the government can do to encourage jobs without costing more money. As an example, regulations stopping or delaying oil drilling and production can be removed. This way, the private sector can step in, and use its own money to create new jobs.[1] http://www.cbo.gov... - Table 1 [2] http://treasurydirect.gov... - Table 1 [3] http://www.cbo.gov... [4] http://www.irs.gov... [5] http://finance.yahoo.com... [6] http://data.bls.gov... [7] http://www.cbo.gov... - Table E7