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I am surprised no one has mentioned the The Two Santa Claus Theory[0] in play here. [0] https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/01/26/two-santa-clauses-or-how-

• card_zero 1mo ago
  I didn't read to the end but I assume from the tone that it concludes "tax and spend is the one true Santa Claus and brings happiness" rather than "there ain't no Santa Claus".
  • scottydelta 1mo ago
    It's better explained in this blog article: How the GOP Used a Two Santa Clauses Tactic to Con America for Nearly 40 Years by Thom Hartmann[0] > First, when Republicans control the federal government, and particularly the White House, spend money like a drunken sailor and run up the US debt as far and as fast as possible. This produces three results - it stimulates the economy thus making people think that the GOP can produce a good economy, it raises the debt dramatically, and it makes people think that Republicans are the "tax-cut Santa Claus." > Second, when a Democrat is in the White House, scream about the national debt as loudly and frantically as possible, freaking out about how "our children will have to pay for it!" and "we have to cut spending to solve the crisis!" This will force the Democrats in power to cut their own social safety net programs, thus shooting their welfare-of-the-American-people Santa Claus. [0] https://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2018/02/how-gop-used-two-santa-clauses-tactic-con-america-nearly-40-years https://www.thomhartmann.com/blog/2018/02/how-gop-used-two-s...