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37. IMO, the deficit IS a huge problem.

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 04:59 PM

Jan 2019

People often say it's not a problem, when it's to their benefit to disregard it.

The fact is, it DOES matter that the country goes deeply into debt to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. Cuts that do not benefit the country economically, to offset the debt.

Yes, each side uses the deficit to argue against the other side's "causes." But regardless, it matters.

As for social programs...it is NOT the social programs that caused the deficit/debt. So cutting those does not make sense.

What caused the deficit? The unnecessary wars, two HUGE unpaid-for tax cut bills for the wealthy. And there you have it. Those are the main reasons for the historical debt.

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