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Economy

Cattledog

(5,914 posts) Wed May 23, 2018, 05:40 PM May 2018

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Trump promised to eliminate the National Debt in 8 years.

It has just hit a new high: 21 trillion.

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Trump promised to eliminate the National Debt in 8 years. (Original Post) Cattledog May 2018 OP

Through bankruptcy. n/t tazkcmo May 2018 #1

What's he gonna do, default. That ought to stabilize the world economy. TexasProgresive May 2018 #2

ah, but he didn't say which nation's debt, did he? unblock May 2018 #3

Maybe he has a deal with MontanaMama May 2018 #4

It'll instead double in 8 years the way he's going. sandensea May 2018 #5

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)

1. Through bankruptcy. n/t

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Wed May 23, 2018, 05:40 PM

May 2018

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

2. What's he gonna do, default. That ought to stabilize the world economy.

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Wed May 23, 2018, 05:43 PM

May 2018

unblock

(52,229 posts)

3. ah, but he didn't say which nation's debt, did he?

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Wed May 23, 2018, 05:46 PM

May 2018

MontanaMama

(23,314 posts)

4. Maybe he has a deal with

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Wed May 23, 2018, 06:06 PM

May 2018

Russia to pay off our debt.

sandensea

(21,635 posts)

5. It'll instead double in 8 years the way he's going.

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Thu May 24, 2018, 11:31 AM

May 2018

He and the rest of the GOP big spenders - who always find new ways to spend on the wrong things..

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