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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Sat Nov 11, 2017, 11:36 PM Nov 2017

Shocker: GOP is increasing the National Debt at an enormous rate

When the Republicans are in charge debt does not matter.

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Shocker: GOP is increasing the National Debt at an enormous rate (Original Post) UCmeNdc Nov 2017 OP

For the GOP debt is a tool to stop Democrats from governing. applegrove Nov 2017 #1

GOP is digging an economic hole to China with increased spending on the military democratisphere Nov 2017 #2

Modus operandi no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #3

applegrove

(118,629 posts)

1. For the GOP debt is a tool to stop Democrats from governing.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sat Nov 11, 2017, 11:37 PM

Nov 2017

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

2. GOP is digging an economic hole to China with increased spending on the military

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 01:58 AM

Nov 2017

and attempting to provide tax cuts to the wealthiest. If you ain't got it, you can't spend it, without increasing the debt. The GOP has gone completely insane! Fiscal conservatives have become donor whores.

no_hypocrisy

(46,086 posts)

3. Modus operandi

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 08:11 AM

Nov 2017

Under *, republicans incurred the cost of two continuing wars BUT didn't incorporate those costs into the Debt. When Obama added those costs for war, republicans screamed that Obama added $8 Trillion to the Debt.

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