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Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 10:45 am
by Sangersteve
Since Elon has been finding huge waste in government spending.
The democrats have to make a stand to try and justify waste.
Their plan to address waste.
"What can we do to stop Elon Musk?"
The don't care about waste, they just want to cover it back up.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:03 am
by GFB
Hey, why is it the only ones screaming out against cutting wasteful government..are Democrats.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:30 am
by planosteve
GFB wrote:Hey, why is it the only ones screaming out against cutting wasteful government..are Democrats.
Good question!
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 12:04 pm
by GFB
planosteve wrote:GFB wrote:Hey, why is it the only ones screaming out against cutting wasteful government..are Democrats.
Good question!
No it’s not.
It was entirely rhetorical.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:58 pm
by rusty
GFB wrote:Hey, why is it the only ones screaming out against cutting wasteful government..are Democrats.
Because it’s not. While we can debate the pros and cons of debt vs. deficit the fact is that Trump racked up about 8.5 trillion in new debt. Biden a little over 4.5 trillion. The deficit also was reduced under Biden.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 5:42 pm
by planosteve
Treasury Department data shows the gross federal debt rose by about $7.8 trillion on Trump’s watch. But that wasn’t the biggest increase of any president in raw dollars.
The record for the largest increase was set by President Barack Obama, with more than $9.5 trillion.
One caveat: Obama’s figure is larger than Trump’s partly because Obama served eight years, while Trump served four.
If you adjust the measurement for that reality by looking at debt accumulated per year in office, Trump does stand alone.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2 ... any-other/
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 5:57 pm
by GRANDPA
A trillion here, a trillion there, pretty soon youll be be talking about real money.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 7:53 pm
by planosteve
The founding fathers were well aware of this problem which is why the Constitution states that the only legal tender is to be gold and silver. We were in fine shape until we began violating the Constitution.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:18 pm
by planosteve
To say that Trump spent like a drunken soldier would not be correct. He doesn't drink.
Re: Dems plan on eliminating wasteful spending
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 10:13 pm
by jellowrestling
rusty wrote:GFB wrote:Hey, why is it the only ones screaming out against cutting wasteful government..are Democrats.
Because it’s not. While we can debate the pros and cons of debt vs. deficit the fact is that Trump racked up about 8.5 trillion in new debt. Biden a little over 4.5 trillion. The deficit also was reduced under Biden.
That must be Democrat math. Debt was 29T when Trump left in 2021, It's 36T now. And most of Trump's deficit was due to the Covid shutdown.