rbreich ,
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The GOP loves blaming the deficit on Social Security and Medicare. But the real culprit is giveaways to corporations and the rich.

If not for the regressive tax cuts under Bush and Trump, we would have a stable debt-to-GDP ratio.

That's one thing the GOP will never tell you.

davidhmccoy ,
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@rbreich

The reason for the deficit is poor people.

Trickle down economics will help the poor and all of us.

The poor, having a microwave and ANY sort of fun is costing the taxpayers money.
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We’ve been hearing these sorts of lies since AT LEAST the 80s.

michaelgemar ,
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@rbreich The GOP doesn't view any taxes as legitimate.

VulcanTourist ,
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@rbreich

> If not for the regressive tax cuts under Bush and Trump, we would have a stable debt-to-GDP ratio.

Are you actually forgiving and condoning Reagan's massive tax cut that started it all?

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TrickTim ,
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@rbreich
Oh, there's a lot more than that one thing they'll never tell you!

mcmenguc ,
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@rbreich and the milieu giveaways to genocidal states like …

MisterMoo ,
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@rbreich That's because they only care about deficits when doing so means stifling a Democratic president's agenda. My parents have a joke that dessert calories don't count as long as you eat it right after your meal without waiting. Republicans are like that, but it's 'deficits don't count as long as the rapacious spender is a Republican president.' And they're not joking.

revjameson ,

@rbreich just testing something out here with this reply

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cowboyminer ,
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@rbreich

We will get the thank the House GOP for having to retire later.

hollowone ,
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@rbreich classic.. republicans/conservationists around the world always strengthen the oligarchs and feed the rest with patriotic bullshit to enslave the rest. no difference between now and 100 years ago as the masses have simple needs. 100 years ago it was electricity and electric vacuum in the house. today has its own equivalents.

davidcorbett ,
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@rbreich it is also partly lame government doing a bad job slow job waistful job not making the most of our tax money n letting people make rich wages and rich co. profits on government contracts and over spending on military

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