More Blame Wars than Domestic Spending or Tax Cuts for Nation's Debt - Pew

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Even the Republicans are finally catching on that neo-Imperialism is expensive.

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/2017/poll-what-created-the-national-debt-wars-spending-tax-cuts-deficit-reduction-proposals





Far more Americans say that the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has contributed a great deal to the nation's debt than say that about increased domestic spending or the tax cuts enacted over the past decade.

Six-in-ten (60%) say the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has contributed a great deal to the size of the debt. About four-in-ten (42%) say the same about the condition of the national economy.

By comparison, just 24% say increased spending on domestic problems has contributed greatly to the nation's debt and even fewer (19%) cite the tax cuts enacted over the past decade. While half or more say spending and the tax cuts contributed at least a fair amount to the debt, 31% say increased domestic spending did little or nothing to increase the debt and 38% say the same about the tax cuts.

[msongs]

1. cancel tax cuts 1st, cut military 2nd, domestic spending last and use the savings to increase

targeted domestic spending:

solar on every rooftop
rebuild infrastructure ala FDR jobs programs
restore funding to schools
install a single payer national health system