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doc03

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12. When Bill Clinton left office we had a balanced budget and we were on the path to

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2024, 08:37 AM

Apr 30

pay off the national debt, then came "W" to blow it up. The Republicans don't give a rat's ass about debt until there
is a Democrat in the Whitehouse.

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The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 days [View all] WarGamer Apr 29 OP

How can it be fixed when one party has doc03 Apr 29 #1

I honestly think it should be 10 percent up to 100,000 jimfields33 Apr 29 #2

How about $0 under $150,000 Polybius Apr 29 #5

I think everyone should pay something to our great government. jimfields33 Apr 29 #7

tax decreases enid602 Apr 29 #3

Taxing the rich to cut deficit: Five takeaways from President Biden's proposed budget BootinUp Apr 29 #4

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Have a good night! WarGamer Apr 29 #11

When Bill Clinton left office we had a balanced budget and we were on the path to doc03 Apr 30 #12

The Republicans don't give a rat's ass about debt until there is a Democrat in the Whitehouse. MichMan May 1 #13

True TheRealNorth May 1 #14

Everyone talks about the debt but there always doc03 May 2 #16

Salient OP. What do you think about the "Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act?" harumph May 1 #15