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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Sun Feb 4, 2018, 11:35 AM Feb 2018

In Shocker, Deficit Explodes Yet Again Under Republican Rule [View all]

In Shocker, Deficit Explodes Yet Again Under Republican Rule
KEVIN DRUM FEB. 3, 2018 3:32 PM

The Treasury Department is going to be borrowing a lot of money this quarter:

https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/02/in-shocker-deficit-explodes-yet-again-under-republican-rule/

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In Shocker, Deficit Explodes Yet Again Under Republican Rule [View all] workinclasszero Feb 2018 OP

Biggest myth media never attacks is that republicans are good for the economy. chelsea0011 Feb 2018 #1

Nobody....Nobody could have predicted that! kentuck Feb 2018 #2

Unfortunely that was part of their plan to justify cuts to the social safety net programs, hoping still_one Feb 2018 #3

Yup workinclasszero Feb 2018 #5

2018 is vital to prevent that happening still_one Feb 2018 #7

Yep, killing the safety net is a bonus dalton99a Feb 2018 #8

This has been their strategy with every President since Reagan... kentuck Feb 2018 #4

And the value of the dollar? Iliyah Feb 2018 #6

because debt is conservative. Riiiiight. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #9

No doubt, contributed to the sotck market plunge question everything Feb 2018 #10

Yes the republicans love their deficits workinclasszero Feb 2018 #11