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Demovictory9

(32,456 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2019, 11:22 AM Jun 2019

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"Unprecedented" deficits announced this week

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-budget-deficit-tariffs-china-trump-20190612-story.html?outputType=amp

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Discussed on npr this morning. Huge jump in deficits while economy is growing, never happens except during vietnam war

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"Unprecedented" deficits announced this week (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jun 2019 OP

How's that Trump Tax Cut working out for ya????? ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2019 #1

Trump blames Obama for them in 3...2...1... GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #2

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,785 posts)

1. How's that Trump Tax Cut working out for ya?????

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 11:28 AM

Jun 2019

Even spending under Pres. Obama was at the lowest rates since Eisenhower, as he was paying down the Budget deficit Bush left him.

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)

2. Trump blames Obama for them in 3...2...1...

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Thu Jun 13, 2019, 11:31 AM

Jun 2019

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