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All of a sudden the Democrats became Deficit Hawks, who woulda thunk it?
Actually, going back to at least Clinton, democrats have been clearly way more fiscally responsible than republicans.
Back then, a disapproving Krugman called the deficit "comparable to the worst we've ever seen in this country. ... The only time postwar that the United States has had anything like these deficits is the middle Reagan years, and that was with unemployment close to 10 percent." Take away the Social Security surplus spent by the government, he said, and "we're running at a deficit of more than 6 percent of GDP, and that is unprecedented."
We must guard against "deficit hysteria." In "Fiscal Scare Tactics," his recent column, Krugman writes: "These days it's hard to pick up a newspaper or turn on a news program without encountering stern warnings about the federal budget deficit. The deficit threatens economic recovery, we're told; it puts American economic stability at risk; it will undermine our influence in the world. These claims generally aren't stated as opinions, as views held by some analysts but disputed by others. Instead, they're reported as if they were facts, plain and simple."
This is in spite of Trump, not becasue of him. I think the economy would have been similar with Clinton, but with way less new debt. . Because of the lower deficit spending, we might have had a recession by now, but that has to happen sooner or later anyway.
ain't gonna work, R's had house for 2 yrs after tRUMP election and ZILCH!
I think at this point no one gives a shit anymore. Everyone sees it as someone else’s credit card.
NoCoupForYou saysAll of a sudden the Democrats became Deficit Hawks, who woulda thunk it?
Actually, going back to at least Clinton, democrats have been clearly way more fiscally responsible than republicans.
You're right. The economy has been decent (only), with gdp growth to the obama years. What is it now ?
This is in spite of Trump, not becasue of him. I think the economy would have been similar with Clinton, but with way less new debt. . Because of the lower deficit spending, we might have had a recession by now, but that has to happen sooner or later anyway.
Interest is SATAN!'s paycheck!
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/one-year-after-trumps-election-revisiting-autocracy-rules-for-survival
All of a sudden the Democrats became Deficit Hawks, who woulda thunk it?
First they started to miss Dubya. Then rMoney. Now they miss Tea Party. But all of these were called LITERALLY HITLER not so long ago.
First they started to miss Dubya. Then rMoney. Now they miss Tea Party. But all of these were called LITERALLY HITLER not so long ago.
socal2 saysThey can choke on it.
...yeah, they can choke on Ivanka's clit!
WTF is this word salad? LGBTQIA?
It will get worse, when the "P" is added....
That's why I re-registered as a Democrat for the upcoming California primary.
And here Gym tied me to pipe - both hands; see the rope burns on wrists?! in the shower - for two weeks! Bus loads of conservative Congressmen had their way with my ASSHOLE! and satanic priests lead prayer sessions entreating the EVIL! ONE! to evict JESUS! from AMERICA!
"As LGBTQIA people our lives are layered and must have an intersectional framework in our analysis, organizing, and movement building," the website states. "We know that: Education justice is LGBTQIA justice. Racial and economic justice are LGBTQIA justice. Decarceration is LGBTQIA justice. Immigrant and refugee justice is LGBTQIA justice."
WTF is this word salad? LGBTQIA? You gotta be kidding me. What a waste of ink. F that shit. Don't be LGBTQIA.
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