(Threads) Why do Republicans claim to be fiscally responsible

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quakerorts

Facts matter to liberals

mitravisrose

"SNIP.......

Why do Republicans claim to be fiscally responsible

(Photos of Bill Clinton, Obama and Biden)

when these are the only 3 Presidents to lower the deficit in the last 50 years?

.........SNIP"

[doc03]

1. My question why do people believe they are when there is no

evidence of it?

[wnylib]

6. Because to the RW, fiscal irresponsibility means

spending money on public programs that benefit the general population. They have equated it in the minds of their followers with "handouts" to minorities instead of admitting that public programs include things like having a solid infrastructure, police and fire departments, public libraries, etc. that benefit everyone.

To them, fiscal responsibility means supporting the status quo of the economic upper 10% of society. But as long as they tell their supporters that it is leftists, immigrants, and POC who are responsible for all economic problems in the country, their followers will not see how they are being used.

[Mysterian]

2. Because they are liars

and their bumpkin supporters are weak-minded fools.

[617Blue]

3. Because the "lib media" lets them.

The GOP are still "the adults in the room" despite all evidence to the contrary.

[MichMan]

4. Congress is an equal co conspirator in all spending

[JHB]

5. It's a long-obsolete legacy from when it was their only tool against popular programs

People liked Social Security and other programs, so obstinate "that's not the role of the government" ideological rhetoric wasn't cutting it. But people would take you seriously if you railed about deficits.

The Reagan/Bush came and made all prior deficits look like tiddly-winks (all the while blaming Democrats for it). The last wheezing gasp of Republican "fiscal responsibility" was GHW Bush signing the 1990 tax hike to try to stem the red ink. His party crucified him for it.

By the time of the Cheney/Bush administration, Dick Cheney was saying outright "Reagan taught us that deficits don't matter."

But that old trope is so ingrained in national media that it sticks no matter how long it's been left in the dust.

[Vogon_Glory]

10. Agreed

The last time Republicans made any serious attempts o present a balanced budget was back in the 1990’s. That was forced on Bill Clinton. The Republicans have not made a serious effeort to be fiscally responsible since. But the reporters, editors and executives of the lamestream corporate media still take BS Republican claims about fiscal responsibility seriously.

Republican fiscal responsibility died when Buckaroo Bush was in the White House. It’s dead and gone. A quarter-century is a long time.Maybe the credulous reporters and their editors still believe the BS because that its corpse is supposed to stop smelling after a couple of months.

[tanyev]

7. Because they define fiscal responsiblity as all the money flows to them.

[SomedayKindaLove]

8. Leftover mush from "tax and spend" label from the 60's

Even though the economy tanks every time a Republican is President.

[kacekwl]

9. Same reason they claim to be

Pro-life, tough on crime, support small government, personal freedom, pro small business, not racist, free and fair elections because they lie.

[Iggo]

11. Because it works.

[ExWhoDoesntCare]

12. You could go back 55 years, and have four Democrats

And still no traitor trash.

LBJ zeroed out the deficit in 1968--with a massive boondoggle of a war going on. His foreign policy was shite, but his domestic policies were the best of any POTUS, ever.

[MichMan]

13. The deficit in 1968 wasn't zero

It was $25 billion in 1968 dollars. I believe it was the highest it had been since WWII

https://www.nytimes.com/1968/12/25/archives/us-budget-deficit-dips-to-252billion-for-year.html