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Of the two parties, only one ever even says they want to reduce spending. Neither ever do.
by parineum 3mo ago
Of the two parties, only one ever even says they want to reduce spending. Neither ever do.
- ploden 3mo agoThe deficit fell dramatically 2009-2015.
- parineum 3mo agoBut the debt rose https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/NationalDebt_v02_DP_1684339148116_hpEmbed_1x1_992.jpg https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/NationalDebt_v02_DP_16843391...
- nitwit005 3mo agoTechnically yes, but you can clearly see the growth slow to essentially zero during part of the late Clinton years in that chart.
- xboxnolifes 3mo agoYes, that's what a deficit does until it becomes a surplus. Debt cannot go down until the deficit is gone.
- parineum 3mo agoThe deficit rose dramatically when someone printed a bunch of money to give to the too-big-to-fail banks. Sure technically the deficit dropped after that but that's like ne saying it's an improvement that I only gambled away my car since last year I gambled away my house.