Trump’s legacy: $8 trillion-plus in added debt in one term

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[–]tomatosplat 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

House of reps is responsible for money decisions. Not the president. Did you miss the billions that he just tried to veto?

[–]FreedomUltd 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Donald Trump promised he would eliminate the nation’s debt in eight years.1 Instead, his budget estimates showed that he would actually add at least $8.3 trillion, increasing the U.S. debt to $28.5 trillion by 2025.2 However, the national debt may reach that figure much sooner. When President Trump took office in January 2017, the national debt stood at $19.9 trillion. In October 2020, the national debt reached a new high of $27 trillion.

https://www.thebalance.com/trump-plans-to-reduce-national-debt-4114401

[–]Chipit 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Good! I'm glad we spent the money while we had the chance. What, we should bring the nation back to solvency then have the Democrats spend all the money? Hell no. Hand them a maxed out credit card and let them be the responsible ones for once. Spending was the right choice.

Fiscal conservatism is dead. Tax-and-spend is the correct answer. This is what the left winning an argument looks like. Well done, you did it!

[–]FreedomUltd 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

What, we should bring the nation back to solvency then have the Democrats spend all the money? Hell no. Hand them a maxed out credit card and let them be the responsible ones for once.

I just finished relying to a post of yours that is full of protection. This one is textbook. I like the part where you act like this is new and not something Republican administrations have been doing for decades.