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According to the GOP, there is a difference between good deficits and bad deficits. (Original Post) guillaumeb Sep 2018 OP
A "Bad Deficit" Will be the One They Blame the Next Democratic President Stallion Sep 2018 #1
True. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #2
Actually, we liberals have the same concept. The difference is that they have it backwards. Nitram Sep 2018 #3
Well said. Nothing to add to that. eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #4

Stallion

(6,473 posts)
1. A "Bad Deficit" Will be the One They Blame the Next Democratic President
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 06:45 PM
Sep 2018

we now have about 38 years of proof that Republicans cause Deficits while Democrats reduce them

Nitram

(22,671 posts)
3. Actually, we liberals have the same concept. The difference is that they have it backwards.
Tue Sep 11, 2018, 07:05 PM
Sep 2018

A good deficit is earned by stimulating the economy during a severe recession and millions of jobs being lost. A bad deficit is earned by giving tax cuts to billionaires when the economy id doing well because that's when you're supposed to be socking some funds away for the next downturn.

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