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NowISeetheLight

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30. A New Law

Reply to Martin Eden (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 29, 2022, 02:35 PM

Sep 2022

My idea for a new law is that any future tax cut must result in a balanced budget. We are already in a huge annual deficit hole. So they'd have to cut to balance both the results of their cut and the existing deficit spending. The only way to do that would be to slash social security and Medicare. It would be suicide.

None if this "It'll grow the economy" garbage they slwsys claim. This "Growth will pay for it" has never worked.

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Eye Opening Conversion [View all] NowISeetheLight Sep 2022 OP

Even if you are a "fiscal conservative," though, you have to disagree with republiQans. Scrivener7 Sep 2022 #1

Agreed NowISeetheLight Sep 2022 #2

Regan's "trickle down" economics were not fiscally responsible, either. wnylib Sep 2022 #13

They worked on the back of a napkin. gibraltar72 Sep 2022 #17

They worked in smoke and mirrors wnylib Sep 2022 #18

We used to say it's not "trickle-down," it's "pee on." calimary Sep 2022 #22

Democrats have been cleaning up Rethuglican messes since 1933. OMGWTF Sep 2022 #8

Did you mean 1873? jaxexpat Sep 2022 #19

Join the club! Thanks for the post. Samrob Sep 2022 #3

Agreed. Many of them are just plain evil and not focused on making things better... brush Sep 2022 #4

Good points housecat Sep 2022 #5

Hello, thanks for the post BOSSHOG Sep 2022 #6

Well said. peppertree Sep 2022 #7

Trump has done so many wrong things - it all beggars belief. harumph Sep 2022 #9

Politics needs to be civil discourse in the realm of ideas where facts matter Martin Eden Sep 2022 #10

Thanks for bringing up the biggest scam of Repuglicans: trickle down economics erronis Sep 2022 #16

Actually a single word encompasses your wise points grantcart Sep 2022 #24

A New Law NowISeetheLight Sep 2022 #30

Welcome to the light side Leith Sep 2022 #11

Thanks for posting. Hopefully, you are representative of many more voters! lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #12

"Democrat policies" Doremus Sep 2022 #14

You beat me Traildogbob Sep 2022 #28

"Democratic Policies" or "Democrat's Policies", please. ECL213 Sep 2022 #15

Amen Joinfortmill Sep 2022 #20

We're very glad to have you wryter2000 Sep 2022 #21

Welcome to the party. nt okaawhatever Sep 2022 #23

I too tend toward fiscal conservatism, though I don't demand a balanced budget. Lonestarblue Sep 2022 #25

Welcome grantcart Sep 2022 #26

When you were a Reagan republican... NQAS Sep 2022 #27

I sometimes think it's not "evil" per se, it's yobrault1 Sep 2022 #29