05-20-2023, 08:48 PM
(05-20-2023, 03:00 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: A few points of fact that are rather important. Ignoring why Trump had such a huge increase in debt is the type of statistical legerdemain that actually makes the argument using it weaker. The only GOP POTUS on this list who really deserves scorn for their debt increase is Dick Cheney, err sorry George W. Bush. The invasion of Iraq is to date, the biggest foreign policy blunder in US history and quite honestly, the man should be in a prison cell for the rest of life because of it.
Again, you could make a much better argument for your point if you actually included important facts rather than a jpg you found on Facebook.
And what do you see as the reason for the huge increase in deficits under Trump? Was the the ~$2 trillion in revenue lost due to the 2017 tax cuts? Maybe the ~$1.6 trillion in increased discretionary spending caps.
Pandemic related costs is about half of the budget deficits Trump racked up. He still would've increased the debt even without the pandemic.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
