You can tell GOP is worried, because they care about the deficit again

[justthefacts]

 

[USAF]

LOL.

 

[Go4Broke]

Here's how the deficit performed under Republican and Democratic presidents, from Reagan to Trump

Reagan took the deficit from 70 billion to 175 billion.

Bush 41 took it to 300 billion.

Clinton got it to zero.

Bush 43 took it from 0 to 1.2 trillion.

Obama halved it to 600 billion.

Trump’s got it back to a trillion.

Morons: “Democrats cause deficits.”

https://www.politifact.com/factchec...ican-presidents-democrats-contribute-deficit/

 

[PeoplesFront]

I don’t give a crap which party contributes more to the deficit. My question is, what exactly are we spending it on? I’m genuinely curious.

 

[Go4Broke]

 

[Go4Broke]

I don’t give a crap which party contributes more to the deficit. My question is, what exactly are we spending it on? I’m genuinely curious.

Google it and let us know. Better yet, start a new thread and tell us how much you love federal spending on law and order and national defense, and hate any kind of spending on social welfare programs. This thread is to discuss the extreme hypocrisy of right wingers about federal deficits.

 

[PeoplesFront]

Google it and let us know. Better yet, start a new thread about how much you love federal spending on defense and hate spending on social welfare programs. This thread is about the extreme hypocrisy of right wingers concerning federal deficits.

No thanks. I don’t feel the need to start a new thread after every article I read like you do.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Simple: undo the Trump tax scam. There's $2 trillion right off. You're welcome. Next...

 

[bga1]

You can tell that you are a dishonest weasel because you are posting again.

 

[howeda7]

Simple: undo the Trump tax scam. There's $2 trillion right off. You're welcome. Next...

Should be done in the 1st 30 days if they get the Senate.

 

[Section2]

Simple: undo the Trump tax scam. There's $2 trillion right off. You're welcome. Next...

yes, our weak economy will do great by just taking an additional $2 Trillion out of private hands. No problem at all. Solved

 

[GopherJake]

yes, our weak economy will do great by just taking an additional $2 Trillion out of private hands. No problem at all. Solved

Principles.

 

[Section2]

Principles.

The principle is to cut spending.

 

[GopherJake]

The principle is to cut spending.

Agreed. But it's also in direct opposition to your principle of opposition to spending more than you take in. I'd call your adherence to principle a wash.

 

[stocker08]

Simple: undo the Trump tax scam. There's $2 trillion right off. You're welcome. Next...

But wait! The trickle down scam was just about to start working!

 

[Livingat45north]

Obama halved it to 600 billion. grew the national debt by $9 Trillion

Only in a liberal world is raising the debt by $9 Trillion cutting the deficit. It's posts like this that earn you the ridicule that you deserve.

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www.businessinsider.com

 

[Bad Gopher]

yes, our weak economy will do great by just taking an additional $2 Trillion out of private hands. No problem at all. Solved

Both cutting spending and increasing taxes takes money out of private hands. The compulsion to deficit spend and the reluctance to address the deficit and debt directly flow from extremism of the sort you express.

 

[Section2]

cutting spending takes money out of private hands.

literally the opposite is true. how orwellian.

The compulsion to deficit spend and the reluctance to address the deficit and debt directly flow from extremism of the sort you express.

libertarians are strong supporters of balanced budgets and cutting spending. Rand Paul, Justin Amash types are pretty much the only ones loudly talking about the deficit in Congress and the need to get it under control. Again, basically the opposite of what you said.

The point of my post is that keeping our current levels of government spending, and then also raising taxes by $2 trillion would be incredibly destructive for the economy. Big government is a loser. That's not to say that I support the current deficit spending, I'm strongly opposed. Just that my solution is basically the opposite of yours.

 

[RememberMurray]

"We can’t just keep shoveling cash at this. We’re going broke. We’re bankrupting our country and the answer can’t be trillions and trillions more money... we don’t got it."

— Ted Cruz

Which party is it that holds the White House and the Senate, Ted?

 

[Bad Gopher]

"We can’t just keep shoveling cash at this. We’re going broke. We’re bankrupting our country and the answer can’t be trillions and trillions more money... we don’t got it."

— Ted Cruz

Which party is it that holds the White House and the Senate, Ted?

That's right up with the scare tactics saying that if Biden's elected we'll have unrest in the streets and scores of people wil die. Well, ummm...

 

[Bad Gopher]

literally the opposite is true. how orwellian.

I think you and I both know that the vast majority of the 2 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy ended up in foreign bank accounts and not circulating in the economy. If you don't know that, you should wise up.

Basically the government is borrowing two trillion dollars and depositing it into these people's foreign bank accounts. If you're going to borrow money like that, you could at least invest it in people or public works or public services and get a societal and likely economic benefit out of it.

 

[GoodasGold]

Should be done in the 1st 30 days if they get the Senate.

Get Mexico to pay off our debt.

 

[GoodasGold]

I think you and I both know that the vast majority of the 2 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy ended up in foreign bank accounts and not circulating in the economy. If you don't know that, you should wise up.

That’s a tall order for an anal retentive!

 

[howeda7]

Get Mexico to pay off our debt.

Did they already finish paying for the Wall? My God Trump is amazing!

 

[GoodasGold]

Did they already finish paying for the Wall? My God Trump is amazing!

Such deals!!!

 

[justthefacts]

 

[GoodasGold]

You can tell that you are a dishonest weasel because you are posting again.

‘Sticks and stones...’

 

[Wally]

The principle is to cut spending.

No difference to the economy same effect as raising taxes.

 

[howeda7]

Another amazing Trump accomplishment.

 

[WhoFellDownTheGopherHole?]

Another amazing Trump accomplishment.

Best economy ever!