Yeah. They're "finding" pocket change, a few million here, a few million there, all the while ignoring the $1.8 TRILLION deficit mostly due to military spending. By the way, military spending accounts for approximately 65% of the national budget.
And what "they" don't want you to know or remember is that the last time the US had a balanced budget or surplus was 2001 under Bill Clinton's administration. George W. Bush squandered that on the Iraq wars and the War on Terror, and contributed to The Great Recession which Barack Obama inherited. Obama's bailout was costly but necessary to get the people back on their collective feet. Then Trump's first term tax cuts (for the wealthy) lead to even more debt than George W. without the excuse of multiple wars to pay for. He left that for Joe Biden to try to deal with, which he... didn't do so well largely due to partisan politics.
And now the self-styled King of Debt is going to balance the federal budget by finding pocket change in the couch.
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And what "they" don't want you to know or remember is that the last time the US had a balanced budget or surplus was 2001 under Bill Clinton's administration. George W. Bush squandered that on the Iraq wars and the War on Terror, and contributed to The Great Recession which Barack Obama inherited. Obama's bailout was costly but necessary to get the people back on their collective feet. Then Trump's first term tax cuts (for the wealthy) lead to even more debt than George W. without the excuse of multiple wars to pay for. He left that for Joe Biden to try to deal with, which he... didn't do so well largely due to partisan politics.
And now the self-styled King of Debt is going to balance the federal budget by finding pocket change in the couch.