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Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
I prefer cutting wasteful spending to bring down the debt.
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
I prefer cutting wasteful spending to bring down the debt.
No. If anyone thinks the national debt will ever be a penny less than it is now they are either ignorant or incredibly naive.
There is zero upside in paying off the debt. The goal is to eliminate the deficit and grow the economy to a point where the debt is meaningless
A conservative arguing for Keynesian economics? What happened to austerity and broadening the tax base?
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?
No. But I'd be happy to cut federal spending to the point where the debt could be paid back in 20 years.
Eliminating the deficit is austerity not Keynesian
No. But I'd be happy to cut federal spending to the point where the debt could be paid back in 20 years.
No. But I'd be happy to cut federal spending to the point where the debt could be paid back in 20 years.
Such as?
24 Stupidest Things the U.S. Government Spends Money On24 Stupidest Things the U.S. government Spends Money on
End corporate welfare programs for one. For example? Get rid of farm subsidies for "million dollar" farm businesses. The major producers (top 10%) received 77% of all covered commodity subsidies between 1995 and 2016. They certainly don't need the boost, subsidies should be reserved for small family farms and local farm combines. Then there are Oil subsidies, and other business subsidies that could be pared down if not eliminated.
Then there is all that government printing, maintenance of empty government buildings, and why do we need so many damn pennies?
Here is a list of 24 things government wastes money on:
24 Stupidest Things the U.S. Government Spends Money On
Then there are always pork-barrel riders on most government bills.
No, but I would support decreased spending.
Simple question. Everyone loves to complain about the national debt, but who here would actually support a tax increase to pay it off?