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May budget deficit hits record $207.8 billion

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  1. cd8ed

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    cd8ed, Jun 14, 2019
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    Yet, you helped elect a supposedly accomplished businessman... if his 6 bankruptcies are absolved.

    Why can't he balance the budget In such a time of prosperity?
     
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    Arkanis, Jun 14, 2019
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    The Dems won't let him cut entitlements.
     
    Texas Republican, Jun 14, 2019
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  4. Arkanis

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    It's all the Democrats' fault again.

    So predictable.
     
    Arkanis, Jun 14, 2019
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    First, I didn't jump down your throat, I asked politely.
    Second, MOST is because of the calendar, but that still leaves 6 billion. How did that happen?
     
    9royhobbs, Jun 14, 2019
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    It's been for years, do you think it will become one on MSNBC, CNN, the DNC, ABC, CBS, NBC, NYT, WaPo, et al?
     
    Bluesguy, Jun 14, 2019
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    What are they proposing to cut spending all I hear from the Democrat candidates and members of Congress are HUGE new spending proposals with no ways to pay for them.
     
    Bluesguy, Jun 14, 2019
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    What would you and the Democrats support he do? He has his cabinet working on a 10% budget cut plan over the next several years. Do you support that?

    Convince me the Democrats are making better proposals to do it.
     
    Bluesguy, Jun 14, 2019
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    The dems didn’t co from congress or the white house for the past 2 years. Republicans did. What’s your excuse for them?
     
    rahl, Jun 14, 2019
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    What did republicans propose cutting from the 2010-2019 budgets? Oh that’s right, the INCREASED spending.
     
    rahl, Jun 14, 2019
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    Tribalism is not a republican trait alone. Sure others are tribal. The willful ignorance or willingness to gloss over facts and apologize for one of their own is staggering though. People are blindly following Trump and will not acknowledge his actions or try to spin it to seem as though it is something it's not.
     
    James Evans, Jun 14, 2019
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    Well you need to speak up.
     
    James Evans, Jun 14, 2019
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    Of course we should have responded. We should not have invaded a country that have nothing to do with the attacks, however.
     
    James Evans, Jun 14, 2019
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    Why, we have always been here, we are just fiscal conservatives who were branded for a name for a short time.

    Nothing has changed.

    We just got tired of the liberal hatred directed towards us.
     
    Spooky, Jun 14, 2019
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    We didn't invade Iraq because we thought they were involved in 9/11.

    That's why we invaded Afghanistan.

    Iraq was a separate matter, yes spurred by 9/11, but not the reason.

    We didn't want to get attacked again.
     
    Spooky, Jun 14, 2019
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    Of course I do.

    What is happening right now is a disaster.

    For debt to be under control, a growth rate of at least 4.5% would be required.

    Despite his tax cuts supposed to boost the economy, Trump delivered only 2.9% growth in 2018.

    And we're going into a recession in 2021...

    It's not with small cuts of 10% spending that we will succeed.
     
    Arkanis, Jun 14, 2019
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    I'm not buying it. I don't see the outrage. I just see a bunch of folks shrugging their shoulders and quietly walking off because it is "their" guy doing it.
     
    James Evans, Jun 14, 2019
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    9/11 was used as an excuse to invade Iraq. Cheney and Rummy and co. knew they would have public sentiment for a little while so struck while the iron was hot. Are you one of those that still say the Iraq war was justified?
     
    James Evans, Jun 14, 2019
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    And what would be their motivation to make up a war?
     
    Spooky, Jun 14, 2019
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    Probably never.

    So your point is no one really cares and Fox and the Republicans only act like they do when it’s time to win elections? Basically manipulation of their base?
     
    cd8ed, Jun 14, 2019
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    Money / greed — the same reason for most of the evils on this planet.
     
    cd8ed, Jun 14, 2019
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    Profit.
     
    James Evans, Jun 14, 2019
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    What money?

    They didn't receive any and the US lost money over it.
     
    Spooky, Jun 14, 2019
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    Who made a profit?
     
    Spooky, Jun 14, 2019
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    Beat me to it! Halliburton happens to get massive contracts in Iraq and Cheney just happened to be their CEO for years. Yeah that's just a coincidence...……...
     
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