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Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 4:25 pm
by Alf'Omega
https://Twitter.com/therecount/status/1 ... 03974?s=20
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Jen Psaki really does own these FOX News morons.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:24 pm
by Alf'Omega
But Ajax18 don't care. Because Trump is white.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:11 am
by Doctor CamNC4Me
Alf'Omega wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:24 pm
But Ajax18 don't care. Because Trump is white.
I think it’s more accurate to say because Trump isn’t currently a Democrat. Speaking of which, does Congress hold any culpability for that deficit?
- Doc
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:29 am
by Res Ipsa
Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:11 am
Alf'Omega wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:24 pm
But Ajax18 don't care. Because Trump is white.
I think it’s more accurate to say because Trump isn’t currently a Democrat. Speaking of which, does Congress hold any culpability for that deficit?
- Doc
I would certainly hold Congress responsible before Trump. He was happy to sign off on whatever tax cut they passed.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:52 am
by Alf'Omega
He campaigned on promised tax cuts. It's on him.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:34 am
by Res Ipsa
It doesn’t matter what he campaigned on. If I recall correctly, he didn’t send a proposal to the Congress — he just signed it.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:25 am
by Some Schmo
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:34 am
It doesn’t matter what he campaigned on. If I recall correctly, he didn’t send a proposal to the Congress — he just signed it.
Well, one could argue it passed Congress because they knew Trump would sign it. I don't really recall them passing much else during Trump's time (other than COVID relief, and of course, the Democrats had the house by then).
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:48 am
by Moksha
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:29 am
He was happy to sign off on whatever tax cut they passed.
It ended up being a tax cut that almost exclusively benefited billionaires. That alone is enough for Ajax.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:05 am
by Alf'Omega
Some Schmo wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:25 am
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:34 am
It doesn’t matter what he campaigned on. If I recall correctly, he didn’t send a proposal to the Congress — he just signed it.
Well, one could argue it passed Congress because they knew Trump would sign it. I don't really recall them passing much else during Trump's time (other than COVID relief, and of course, the Democrats had the house by then).
That's how I see it too. The GOP was bending over backwards to serve their new master. Still are.
Trump Proposes the Most Sweeping Tax Overhaul in Decades - NYT, Sep 17, 2017
Trump Plan Delivers Massive Tax Cuts To The 1% FORBES, Sep 29, 2017
This is the same guy who said he was the king of debt, but if elected President, he'd get rid of the deficits entirely.
Re: Trump added $8 trillion in debt
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:58 am
by Xenophon
Some Schmo wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:25 am
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:34 am
It doesn’t matter what he campaigned on. If I recall correctly, he didn’t send a proposal to the Congress — he just signed it.
Well, one could argue it passed Congress because they knew Trump would sign it. I don't really recall them passing much else during Trump's time (other than COVID relief, and of course, the Democrats had the house by then).
You could argue that but it removes the culpability of Congress in this act. At the end of the day they are supposed to own the purse. Just because they neglect their duties and wish to pass the buck to someone else doesn't mean they shouldn't be held to account. I'm not saying the president doesn't own some part of it (I don't read RI as saying that either) but it doesn't mean Congress gets a free pass either.