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Trickle down has been working fabulously since the early 80s. The economy has been booming for most of the time since then, wages for average Americans have skyrocketed, and we have record budget surpluses almost every year just as Reagan predicted. The national debt has been zero for a long time.
Trickle down works. Don’t confuse everyone with fake news about massive deficits and stagnant wages.
I disagree about the defense budget,having spent nearly 30 years in the military and now working for the Department of the Army, I see the undertraining and, pisspoor maintenance due to lack of funding.. yes in raw dollars we outspend..but as a percentage of GDP, we are right in line with everyone else
The number of contractors have exceeded enlisted, the military does have problems but is poorly managed. Robert Gates fired several generals and officers during the Bush and Obama administration, it is the largest company in the world and at its current level it is an impossible task to manage.
I agree, strangely this has disappeared from discussion.
How many fires have to devastate, how many bridges have to fall?
When we had a flooding disaster in Vermont and a terrible swath of tornado destruction in Joplin, there were some congress people that said we could not support and remedy both disasters at once!
What happens if we have to protect ourselves in a World War that might cost $100T in USD?
I mean...duh? If you cut taxes without offsetting the cuts elsewhere of course you're going to get increased deficits and debt.
If you wanna cut taxes in one sector that's fine, but if you don't raise taxes elsewhere or cut spending it's pretty obvious what's going to happen.
What, the private sector gets richer?
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