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In reply to the discussion: Ryan: Trillion-dollar deficits were inevitable [View all]Vogon_Glory
(9,109 posts)41. Republican Myth Of Fiscal Responsibilty Put To The Lie
Most of us gray-haired Democrats are old enough to remember the Republicans claims that they were the party of fiscal responsibility, an oft-repeated meme that might have last been close to plausible while Gerry Ford was in the White House (Over 40 years ago!!!), but has been disproven multiple times in the decades since.
Ryans tax cut was the latest slap in the face not only to the struggling, the aged, the ailing, and the handicapped but to folks across the ideological spectrum who believed in Honest, responsible governance.
There is a kernel of truth in Ryans statement, though. Trillion-dollar deficits ARE inevitableIF YOU ELECT REPUBLICANS!!!
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There is nothing stopping them from repealing the tax cuts for the wealthy law
BumRushDaShow
Apr 2018
#2
Not positive, but pretty sure the millennial are the largest generation now , bigger than the
notdarkyet
Apr 2018
#34
How dare the Baby Boomers live long enough to collect their Social Security!
Marie Marie
Apr 2018
#8
That's a creative spin. Gotta hand it to him. He's got an answer for everything.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2018
#11
Sooner or later someone is going to have to address the 800 lb. Gorilla in the room.
SergeStorms
Apr 2018
#16
If I had a dollar for every time I heard Ryan described as a "Policy Wonk' or "Budget Guru",
Midnight Writer
Apr 2018
#21
If trillion-dollar-deficits are unavoidable, how would a balanced-budget agreement avoid them?
DetlefK
Apr 2018
#31