While the European countries have brought their spending under control, the US president’s tax cuts and defence spending will lead to increased borrowing
Uh…W made a huge deal about giving back the surplus with those tax refund checks. Sent everyone a picture of him and his wife along with it. You don’t do that over “smaller deficit”
Yeah but a republican might. You have to understand that they’re ideologically opposed to the government having and using money. Even in places they demand government attempt to turn a profit like USPS and Amtrak (which I’m theoretically not opposed to them doing if they provide vital services at a good price and quality) it’s with the ultimate goal of spinning them off into private companies
Uh…W made a huge deal about giving back the surplus with those tax refund checks. Sent everyone a picture of him and his wife along with it. You don’t do that over “smaller deficit”
Yeah but a republican might. You have to understand that they’re ideologically opposed to the government having and using money. Even in places they demand government attempt to turn a profit like USPS and Amtrak (which I’m theoretically not opposed to them doing if they provide vital services at a good price and quality) it’s with the ultimate goal of spinning them off into private companies
But my point is, we DID HAVE A SURPLUS. For about 4 years. Then W gave it away THEN started multiple trillion dollar two decades long wars