Ted Cruz says the swelling national debt will re-emerge as a major concern for Republicans

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Sen. Ted Cruz said the growing national debt is set to broadly re-emerge as an area of concern of Republicans down the road.

During an interview on "Axios on HBO" with political reporter Jonathan Swan, the Texas Republican discussed the budget deficit and the federal debt. The pair had an energetic back-and-forth on the matter, with Swan saying Republicans had approved spending policies that grew the deficit, like the 2017 tax cuts.

Cruz also claimed Trump never ran on cutting the debt, but the president campaigned in 2016 to eliminate it within eight years.

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Asked if the swelling debt and deficit will become an area of concern for the GOP, Cruz responded: "Sure."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ted-cruz-says-swelling-national-144227889.html

Of course it will. The Republicans make debt and the deficit an issue whenever they're not in power. While in power they spend money like drunken sailors.

[Fullduplexxx]

1. Same old playbook

[wryter2000]

4. Yup

As soon as a Democrat is in power, they want to make sure the government can't spend any money to make things better. I hope all these Republicans become back benchers with absolutely no power in 2021. They can sit down and shut up.

[OnDoutside]

16. Why change what works? It's up to Democratic strategists to come

up with a way of countering that, and pound the hell out of them. One thing I would do immediately next year, is to reverse two thirds of the 1.5 trillion tax giveaway that went to the 1%....in fact take the extra 500bn from the 1% as well.

[lagomorph777]

29. Reverse (and then some) the ENTIRE tax cut that went to the top 1%.

Fuck 'em. They need to start paying up.

[OnDoutside]

30. Yes, which why I wrote Two Thirds, as my understanding is that was the amount going to the 1%.

But I would go beyond it too, get it done early.

[lagomorph777]

31. Ah, the wording was ambiguous. Actually, 87% went to the top 1%.

[OnDoutside]

32. I stand corrected !

[lagomorph777]

33. I'd go with "...reverse the 87% of the 1.5 trillion tax giveaway which went to the top 1%..."

[Laelth]

2. Duh. What's new?

They always revert to being “fiscal conservatives” when Democrats are in charge.



-Laelth

[catrose]

3. And the people shall respond: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you

[EarlG]

5. If the "swelling national debt" was that big of a deal to Republicans,

maybe they should prioritize it when they're in power.



Obviously it's not REALLY that big of a deal to them or they would have done something about it already.

[doc03]

6. Of course the Republicans are always concerned about

the debt when a Democrat gets elected.That is all we will hear is cut entitlement programs.

[LakeArenal]

10. Hopefully they won't have the power to do other than crybaby.

[LakeArenal]

7. No... they steal money like drunken pirates

[OLDMDDEM]

8. I can see it now

The Dems want to give money to everybody and run up the debt.

What we really need to do is eliminate about 25% of the defense spending, get rid to the Rump taxcut for those over $250,000, and work on our infrasturcture.

And, get rid of Rump.

[ProfessorGAC]

23. Macroeconomically Catastrophic

What Ike warned about has long come to pass.
The defense budget is an enormous jobs program & investment bank.
They have grown so large & monolithic that trimming that budget to a meaningful degree is a 20 year project.
To do it rapidly would cause mass unemployment & equity values would plummet.
That's exactly what the architects had in mind. And Eisenhower figured it out, and warned us about it 60 years ago. Not enough listened.
But, it would be possible to massively cut HSD, move the critical departments into appropriate cabinet slots, and consolidate all intelligence under State. That would not cause massive unemployment and have almost no market effect.
I'm for cutting defense, and we should start now, but it's a little at a time proposition if we want to avoid catastrophic economic consequences.

[OLDMDDEM]

27. I agree with you

For many years the money allocated has been given to the wrong departments. Gradually moving allocations to needed areas would allow for a smooth transition from what we have now. You are absolutely spot on. Thank you.

[Midnight Writer]

9. Sounds like a concession. He is admitting Republicans are about to lose.

[greenjar_01]

11. There's a fucking surprise

[icwlmuscyia]

12. "trump's policies have been profoundly pro growth"

That's pro-growth? Then WWII must have been a smashing pro growth program. So is the corona virus.

up is down, right is left, dark is light.......

[doc03]

13. It is an endless cycle the Republicans cut taxes and

collapse the economy. Democrats take office and start cleaning things up then Republicans run on tax cuts and win again. I am 72 and they have been running the same play all my life.

[mwooldri]

14. Here's the funny thing...

Democratic administrations (and yes, even the local socialist party administrations of the late 19th and early 20th century) tend to be fiscally responsible.

[Sherman A1]

15. Right on schedule there Teddy!

[WyattKansas]

17. The Republican Pump & Crash Economy...

When Republicans get in power, they leverage massive debt against the Trust Funds for tax cuts to the wealthy, which also prevents anything being done for the People. Just when they can leverage no more debt against the Funds and the Stock Market starts crashing. The Democratic Party has to come in and clean up the damage the Republicans did to put the country back on stable footing without any way or leverage room left to help People. And during that time, Republicans scream and whine about how horrible the Democratic Party is for the People and restraining the Stock Market, knowing full well that they already blew any help for People by previously running up and maxing out the Trust Fund debt.

[bdtrppr6]

18. i want to pluck each and every hair

out of ted cruz's face

[Wounded Bear]

19. I think I'd rather douse it in lighter fluid...

and...well, you know...



(Hey! Three ellipses in one sentence. Call the Grammar Nazis!

[StTimofEdenRoc]

20. two santa clauses tactic

https://www.salon.com/2018/02/12/thom-hartmann-how-the-gop-used-a-two-santa-clauses-tactic-to-con-america-for-nearly-40-years_partner/

[crickets]

25. Good article about this very issue. nt

[coti]

21. Predictable as clockwork. $3.1 trillion deficit right now. nt

[LiberalFighter]

22. They need to be told their concern is noted.... but STFU

[dalton99a]

24. A good start would be to repeal the 2017 tax heist

[Mr. Ected]

26. Our messaging needs to be clear and powerful:

Just like holding off on SC appointments during an election year was a political ploy and not a national imperative, so is your attention to debts and deficits. You run up the debt and then blame the newcomer for it. The American people can see right through your phony bullshit.

[lagomorph777]

28. Hey Ted, take your "concern" and shove it up your urethra.

Spiky end first.