By design....Republican tax cuts will hurt Americans. And Democrats will pay the price

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  1. squidward

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    Raiding social security is now an achievement. Yay!
     
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    I have no doubt that reducing taxes to run up the deficit is part of the Republican playbook. As soon as a Democrat gets back into office, FOX News will talk "deficit" incessantly for the next 4 or 8 years. It happened with Clinton/Gore and it happened with Obama/Biden.
     
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    Clinton/Gore had a surplus based on supply side economics which grew the economy and reduced gov spending. Obama/Biden increased the national debt by $10T based on command control economic policies which produced pathetic economic growth and increased gov spending.

    The arguments against supply side economics get more looney every day. It's just amazing how the illib progs cannot understand economics.
     
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    You don't give Clinton/Gore any credit. And I'll bet you also make excuses for Reagan and GW Bush. And actually, Obama's increase was a carry-over from the Bush/Cheney massive failures - Banking/Housing Crisis, Terrible Recession, Bankrupt Auto Industry, Corporate CEO Corruption, High Unemployment, and 2 Wars. This chart makes that very clear. Once the fallout of the Bush mess was cleaned up, he started bringing the deficit down.
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    I give Clinton very much credit for triangulating and implementing supply side economics.

    And again on display is the complete lack of understanding of economic history. It's just amazing. Blame Bush for the Clinton low income housing policy that resulted in the lowering of lending standards which lead to the housing bubble and collapse and the banking regulations which resulted in the financial crisis.

    The chart is of the budget deficit and not of the national debt which is now approximately equal to the GDP. The Reagan military spending contributed to the Clinton budget surplus by allowing Clinton to reduce gov spending. Obama's economy was the first to never have an annual growth rate above 3% and his average productivity growth was 1%.
     
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    I'm not the one who doesn't understand how a bill becomes law.
     
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    Supply side has failed every time it's been implemented. It results in exploded deficit, debt, and creates a huge gap in wealth. This happens every time, and by design.
     
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    And again we have on display the breathtaking display of economic ignorance which comes from the left. And this time is added the bizarre accusation that those who advocate supply side economic policies do so because the willfully desire to tank the economy. Bizarre.
     
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    I understand how a bill becomes law. I also understand who was the driving force behind the law, and who was forced to sign it kicking and screaming.
     
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    And who then took credit for the economic success which ensued and was given credit by the party of goodness as the hero of the last 25 years who produced a budget surplus based on supply side policies and reduced military spending, welfare reform, and reduced gov spending.
     
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    Thank you for posting one of the most absolute dumbest things I have read all week. Congrats on stupidity
     
  12. AFM

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    Illiberal progressive's goal is to govern the US as is done by the EU. That's very clear.
     
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    lol, it's a demonstrable fact that supply side has failed every time it was implemented. The latest shining example is Kansas.

    Not tank the economy, but shift more of the nations wealth to the 1%. It has worked beautifully.
     
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    good. then you understand the surplus is Clintons. Thank you.
     
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    AND ONCE AGAIN- SO SAYETH THE LOSERS.... "THE WINNERS WHO WHUPPED US MUST BE STOOPID, CAUSE WE SHOULD HAVE WON.... ""

    Get a grip, peppermint. Hatred and spewing bile never solve problems. Deal with it. And start contributing something of value.
     
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    Then demonstrate it. Kansas operating in the Obama economy ?? Really.

    The wealth distribution to the top 1% had been steady since the GD but under the Obama economy the wealth distribution of the higher percentiles did increase. But all that is meaningless unless you are dumb enough to believe that wealth creation is a zero sum quantity.
     
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    I have. Reagan, and bush both tried it, and exploded the deficit and debt. Wealth was concentrated to the top 1%. Kansas tried and it failed miserably.
     
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    You just are loving the roll of troll too much.
     
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    Correcting you isn’t trolling.
     
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    More trolling!
     
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    Correcting you isn’t trolling.
     
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    It's not correcting me. It's contradiction, and trolling.

     
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    no, its correcting you.
     
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    It did however have Republican conservative Dem input and amendments. It was completely transparent and was there to fight over IN PUBLIC...for a year.

    The fact that after all that , not one Republican voted for it only speaks to THEIR partisanship.
     
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    Republicans pulled out when it became obvious none of their input would be considered.

    ACA was passed on Chirstmas Eve without one single Republican vote.

    The fact not one Republican voted for it speaks to the Democrats partisanship and proves your claim to be bogus.
     

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