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And not a peep out of the party of "fiscal responsibility".
Really says something about the Cons, doesn't it.
Yeah they've been pushing that false narrative while being the reason we keep increasing our spending while also cutting revenue for DECADES.
And you all got stimulus cheques this time too, right?! Right..?
I'm still living off the last one. I couldn't even imagine doubling such wealth.
$400 check, and $400k in PPP loans that I will totally repay (if I have to)
We cut all those programs and jobs and the deficit still went up?
I wonder what happened to all that money they were saving by doing that?
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Let them eat cake 
Oh no, this train is not slowing down. It can't. In fact, it has to speed up. At least, the currency debasement has to speed up.
Currency debasement is a great way to kill an empire. I wholeheartedly endorse it.
Kill the American Empire, so the MAGA empire can rise. Just like Weimar
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When this baby hits 88 you're gonna see some serious shit
He was president during the pandemic
BuT rEpuBliCaNs R BetR Fur ThE ecONomY!
You'd have to go back to the 1800s for that to even have a chance at being slightly true.
Eisenhower was a Republican and he used social programs to build the US interstate highway system and the infrastructure necessary for the predecessor to our modern airport infrastructure and space program.
The highest top marginal tax rate during Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency (1953-1961) was 91%, which applied to the highest income bracket. (Note: In 1952 and 1953, the top rate was 92%, dropping to 91% for 1954–1963.)
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Damn, those Republicans are great at managing the government's finances.*
*This a scarstic comment
I'm sure you wanted to write sarcastic but I can imagine the happenings recently may have left some scars.
bIDeNs eCoNoMiE
Then if Dems get in power suddenly Republicans will care about spending again. Everyone knows how this song and dance goes.
If dem tears down east wing during a shutdown and you'll hear bad decorum or some bs and massive smear campaign about federal workers not being paid.
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Wow, interest alone on the debt is now hitting $1trillion a year and expected to hit $14 trillion in 10 years!?
And this is despite Americans being taxed $350bn through trumps tarrifs.
Elon Musk is very quiet about this - wasn't this why he went all in on DOGE?
He went for Doge to remove or incapacitate agencies inconveniencing his businesses, particularly SpaceX. The Doge Dumbasses wrecked everything else by vibe.
He really needs to put something around his neck to cover up his neckitalia. It’s really disgusting
Trumpflation returns. Its the biggest, most beautiful type of inflation where rich people get richer and everyone else pays more.
Why did no one warn us that a failure of a businessman would utterly fail at the business of running an economy?
First a failed painter. Now a failed businessman. Who's gonna be next?
Unstoppable debt spiral. Basically this, the more people come to realize it's never being paid back, the faster it will grow, and the faster it grows, the more people realize it's never being paid back. It doesn't really mean anything at this point.
Even if that were true, you can’t escape the consequences
Is the U.S. at Risk of Hyperinflation?
There would need to be a significant and highly unlikely drop in production and a massive increase in circulating currency for hyperinflation to occur in the U.S.
You my think that paragraph on the us is encouraging, but consider today’s reality
- disruption caused by general tariffs government investments, and the government reneging on commitments is quite likely to cause a sudden drop in production. There is a lot of recession talk
- the current administration is trying to force the federal reserve to effectively print money, create a massive increase in circulating currency by cutting interest rates, total Y the opposite of what you need to do to control inflation
Hyperinflation would be so cool. I would pay off my student loans for the price of a dozen eggs
Surely there'd be no other downsides
But yeah inflation outpacing interest is mostly good for the borrower.
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When does Great Depression 2.0 start?
Been to the grocery store? I’d say it’s ramping up right on schedule.
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Oh don't worry, this administration will make sure we beat the previous record with a new pandemic.
Trump loves debt
Especially when someone else has to pay for it
A Republican, the party of fiscal responsibility, ballooning the national debt to record numbers? Who could have seen that coming??
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National debt shouldn't be called debt. All it does is confuse idiots who think it's the same thing as their personal budget.
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Is it great again yet?
Susan Collins is very concerned.
Who actually owns this debt? Who is getting the interest payments? It seems like every country runs on some kind of deficit - where is all this money coming from?
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