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Yavin4

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2. That's their plan for every Democratic president.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 01:52 AM

Dec 2016

When they have the presidency, run up the debt by cutting taxes, and when a Dem assumes the presidency, cry about the debt and institute budget cutting measures like the sequester. They know that this will cause economic pain which then makes it easier for the Republicans to win in off year elections.

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The connection between Trump and the BREXIT vote is: government austerity [View all] Yavin4 Dec 2016 OP

Yup. And the GOP knew it when they blocked Obama at every turn. applegrove Dec 2016 #1

That's their plan for every Democratic president. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #2

Yes because they know their policies are **** for the economy so they applegrove Dec 2016 #6

doesn't explain why they voted for republicans who support cuts JI7 Dec 2016 #3

They didn't vote for the cuts. They voted for racist populism. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #4

except many of them are not in pain and those who voted based on economics mostly went for clinton JI7 Dec 2016 #5

It was certainly a factor during the Brexit campaign IMO TubbersUK Dec 2016 #7