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I don't think any of this has any intention to pay off the deficit - it's a cover story for them to remove any opposition.

• Tadpole9181 2y ago
  As evident from the ungodly tax cuts they just gave to the wealthiest Americans. > Oh, we are just so much in debt, we need to tighten our belts... With a 2.5 trillion dollar tax cut.
  • Freedom2 2y ago
    As the current administration explained, tariffs are intended to offset the tax cut, while the tax cut allows trickle down economics to take place. If you ignore all the glaring flaws it's a wonderful plan!
    • linker3000 2y ago
      "If you ignore all the glaring flaws it's a wonderful plan!" I'm adding that to my stock of meetings comments.
    • kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
      In a reverse Robin Hood sort of way.
  • nodoll 2y ago
    >With a 2.5 trillion dollar tax cut... So the idea is that this will be reinvested, leading to more productivity and job, which is a more sustainable way of getting rid of debt. If you tax the rich, chances are that their business will cut spending, lay off people and increase unemployment. So while "Tax the rich" looks impressive if you are looking only superficially, it is not very sustainable.
    • Tadpole9181 2y ago
      I'm sorry, I'm not entertaining anyone who pushes trickle down trite at this point. It's so far beyond the point of pretending such claims are actually in good faith it's not even funny.
      • nodoll 2y ago
        Is there some fundamental flaw with that idea, or are you rejecting it on the basis of some "reports" of the idea not having worked before?
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      • kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
        It has a tiny bit of merit on the basis that limited wealth inequality creates opportunities for investment of the surplus capital in novel ways. Something that doesn't work well in planned economies with forced equality. What we have today with a small number of plutocrats hoarding all the wealth doesn't work because they're playing a game of exclusively enriching themselves with no incentive to trickle anything down.
        • nodoll 2y ago
          > no incentive to trickle anything down... Of course you are not hoping they will do out of their good of their hearts. They would naturally want to enrich themselves, and one way to do that is launch new business and employ people, which in turn leads to the transferring back of the wealth to the people. In this manner, this also boosts economy in ways that a simple tax hike would not.