Issue discussion: Deficit and national debt

[Mulberry Heel]

Conservative deficit hawks are, of course, nowhere to be found now that a Pub is back in the White House.

It's been said many times before, but the only time that Republicans or conservatives are actually small-government conservatives is when a Democrat is in the White House. When one of their own is in charge they spend like drunken sailors and drive up the deficit to record highs.

 

[JCTarheel82]

It's been said many times before, but the only time that Republicans or conservatives are actually small-government conservatives is when a Democrat is in the White House. When one of their own is in charge they spend like drunken sailors and drive up the deficit to record highs.

And that drunken sailor spending offers little to no benefit to lower and middle class Americans. It's mostly war and tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.

 

[korgguy1971]

And that drunken sailor spending offers little to no benefit to lower and middle class Americans. It's mostly war and tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.

It's incredible how the Republican base keeps allowing Republican politicians (or whatever the Republican party is now) to keep repackaging and regifting the same turds back to them every election cycle under the guise of immigration and runaway spending by Democrats.

And shame on the Democrats for not being able to slam dunk and capitalize on this - and many other issues - during election cycles. They have the truth and the facts on their side. It almost makes you wonder if they aren't tanking it deliberately. I mean, attack ads against candidates who are repeatedly in the Epstein files? Especially the orange piece of shit?? It should be a fucking layup.

 

[heelinhell]

It's incredible how the Republican base keeps allowing Republican politicians (or whatever the Republican party is now) to keep repackaging and regifting the same turds back to them every election cycle under the guise of immigration and runaway spending by Democrats.

And shame on the Democrats for not being able to slam dunk and capitalize on this - and many other issues - during election cycles. They have the truth and the facts on their side. It almost makes you wonder if they aren't tanking it deliberately. I mean, attack ads against candidates who are repeatedly in the Epstein files? Especially the orange piece of shit?? It should be a fucking layup.

There is a graph on another thread that shows our budget deficit increased with Poppy Bush ,GWB, skyrocketed with Trump 1.0, and is increasing now with Trump 2.0
The budget deficit decreased with Clinton, Obama, and Biden

But the myth that GQpers are better for the economy than Dems continues. The sad thing is that working and middleclass voters believe the myth.