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How to kill a good economy (Original Post) Guppy Oct 2018 OP
They'll blow it up lame54 Oct 2018 #1
The tax cuts!!! Johnny2X2X Oct 2018 #2
Interest on these exploding deficits. Cal them "spend and spend republicans" ffr Oct 2018 #3
That needs to be a bumper sticker. KPN Oct 2018 #4
We go through the same song and dance about every 4-8 years Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2018 #5
You'd think people would learn by now. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2018 #6

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
2. The tax cuts!!!
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 04:16 PM
Oct 2018

If you invested in the DOW the day Trump's tax cuts went into effect, you've lost money. Not a coincidence.

We've seen this again and again and again and again from Republicans. Irresponsible tax cuts weighted heavily towards the rich do not help the economy!!!!

ffr

(22,670 posts)
3. Interest on these exploding deficits. Cal them "spend and spend republicans"
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 04:18 PM
Oct 2018

Not borrow and spend, spend and spend. They spend what they don't have.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)
5. We go through the same song and dance about every 4-8 years
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 04:42 PM
Oct 2018

Elect Republicans whom starve the government and drive up the deficits with tax breaks heavily tilted towards the wealthy and endless spending and (usually) drive the economy into a recession with their policies. Then, people get mad at them and elect Democrats afterwards whom raise taxes back to a sane level and cut back on spending (mostly because Republicans start squawking about the deficits that don't matter except for when they say they do) and get the economy back in shape in enough time for the public to sour on the Democrats and elect Republicans again. Wash.Rinse.Repeat.


It seems like it should be fairly obvious which party is better for the country/economy in general but, surprisingly it isn't.

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