Republicans now say deficits don't matter.

[UCmeNdc]

One two three.......

The GOP is now ready for big spending on tax cuts and big defense spending. Deficits do not matter when the GOP is in charge of spending.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. They always say that when it's their deficits.

[liberal N proud]

2. Their deficits don't matter to them

They want to be the only ones spending our money and they only want it spent on military and wars.

[Yonnie3]

3. Tax and Spend!

A rallying cry for them no matter what the situation.

[House of Roberts]

4. Borrow and blow, not tax and spend.

GOP economics means leaving nothing behind but the debt. Spending on infrastructure might leave an asset for the people to benefit from. Can't have that.

[Yonnie3]

12. True, but taxes will increase on many who are least able to afford it. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Wait til the Debt is 30 Trillion . . . . .

[onethatcares]

6. at the count of threeeeeeeee

it will be Obama's fault.

[bullimiami]

7. They will mortgage the country to enrich themselves and friends. How very Trump of them.

Then we declare bankruptcy and start fresh?

[safeinOhio]

8. Oh yes it does when it comes to

a safety net those uneducated working class folks that voted for them. I'm thinking about investing in cat food companies.

[Historic NY]

9. Those 300 & 600 & 1200 dollar tax rebates along with tax cuts killed us

unpaid for rx. drug plan & 2 wars. Were still paying the interest on them. Bush gave away the rainy day money in 2002 & 2008 and then spent on the credit card

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Bush-signs-1-3-trillion-tax-cut-bill-300-600-2913184.php

https://www.thebalance.com/bush-economic-stimulus-package-3305782

http://www.nber.org/digest/mar09/w14753.html

https://www.thebalance.com/president-george-bush-tax-cuts-3306331

https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-the-laffer-curve-explanation-3305566

[dawg]

17. Those tax rebates were chicken feed.

It was the huge tax reductions to the upper-incomers that blew a hole in our budget. That, along with the Wall Street induced great recession.

[Historic NY]

23. The first one amounted to a 1.35 trillion tax cut....with all those rebate checks.

I don't call that chicken feed.

[dawg]

24. Dude, you're not hearing me.

Those rebates were only a small part of the total tax cuts. Why complain about the scraps we got when the rich got ten times as much?

[7962]

10. EVERY time nt

[barbtries]

11. of course they don't.

anyone who looks at recent history can clearly see that democrats have been much better stewards of the economy than republicans. they have millions of people hypnotized or something.

[The Jungle 1]

13. Same old same old

The exact same thing happened when Reagan was elected. He promised to cut taxes, increase defense spending, and balance the budget. He tripped our deficit.
He lied his way into office and did not stand by any of his promises. Fascist Trump has used the same con only much bigger and bolder. His lies are stunning.

The problem is we Democrats did not hold Reagan accountable for his lies. WHAT will we do this time????

[CaptainTruth]

14. Pence did say Dick "deficits don't matter" Cheney was his role model. nt

[Mc Mike]

15. And the teabag crowd voted to put these repugs in charge.

Odd.

[Zen Democrat]

16. But, sniff, sniff ... What about the burden on our grandchildren?

[mtnsnake]

18. The definition of republicans is "hypocrites", so no one should be surprised. nt

[Wounded Bear]

19. Coming to your neighborhood soon....nt

[Martin Eden]

20. Republicans NEED huge deficits

The only way they can achieve their long term goals to "starve the beast" and shrink government to a size that can be "drowned in a bathtub" is to starve the government of funds and convince voters these programs are unaffordable and "hard choices" have to be made.

This is the only way they can ultimately destroy Medicare and Social Security -- with huge budget deficits.

[colsohlibgal]

21. It's The So Called Two Santa Claus Tactic

Republicans have been the ones who have ballooned the budget but when the Dems are in they cry about deficits and big spending liberals. It works because too many people watch Fox News.....where spending for empire and war is always OK.

[Wolf Frankula]

22. Borrow and Borrow Waste and Waste, Lie and Lie

And the classroom economists like the Paranoid Randroid will say that high Republican deficits are GOOD, because they weaken the dollar, and that makes American exports more attractive.

Wolf