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re: The U.S. national debt hits $40 trillion
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:20 am to Odysseus32
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:20 am to Odysseus32
Oh I know. I’m just fricking with the posters who would post “Bidenomics” no matter what happened or whose fault it was 
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Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:11 am to RLDSC FAN
So who do we owe this money too? Ourselves? How could a sovereign country be in debt to itself?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 10:54 am to RLDSC FAN
Thanks Obama!
*Are we still blaming him for everything?
*Are we still blaming him for everything?
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:30 am to LSUDad
quote:you're talking pennies compared to this problem. some of you people, I don't know how you get through life at all.
The Failure of Obamacare from the start, didn’t help.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:48 am to faraway
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you're talking pennies compared to this problem. some of you people, I don't know how you get through life at all.
I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 11:57 am to SOSFAN
lol that is a drop in the bucket.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 12:59 pm to TeddyPadillac
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Interest to who? The govt?
Every large corporation on the planet owns treasury securities.
But even when it’s government to government, how does that change anything? If random government agency (as opposed to Amazon) “owns” a t-bill, interest is still being paid and it’s not fantasy money. It is your tax dollars. Again, there is a line item in the budget for it and the bigger the debt, the bigger that line item will be.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:16 pm to fightin tigers
quote:
What free stuff have we taken away?
Everything under the USAID umbrella.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 1:27 pm to Sams Crow
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Everything under the USAID umbrella
They just redirected to groups that donated/elected Trump.
$2B is going "faith based" outreach groups
Posted on 8/20/26 at 4:26 pm to Rainier Fog
quote:
DOGE tried to take away $2 trillion
Posted on 8/20/26 at 5:57 pm to NawlinsTiger9
It’s disappointing the amount of people in this thread who truly believe it is the government’s job to provide employment.
That is not and has never been a duty of government.
You are *harming* productivity if you hire 2 people to do the job one person could do.
It’s basic economics
That is not and has never been a duty of government.
You are *harming* productivity if you hire 2 people to do the job one person could do.
It’s basic economics
Posted on 8/20/26 at 7:48 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
Ask current fed employees.
They have unlimited OT.
Did we save money?
No
They have unlimited OT.
Did we save money?
No
Posted on 8/20/26 at 7:57 pm to Tdogg78
In a vacuum, a 10% reduction in federal workforce absolutely saves money
But that isn’t the most important positive externality of federal workforce fine-tuning
As we saw in the 90s, federal layoffs free up labor that can then go towards growing private sector industry
The dot com and tech boom of the 90s was fueled in part by Clinton’s federal workforce reduction. A lot of those folks were in military tech, and they went on to work for booming tech industry
But that isn’t the most important positive externality of federal workforce fine-tuning
As we saw in the 90s, federal layoffs free up labor that can then go towards growing private sector industry
The dot com and tech boom of the 90s was fueled in part by Clinton’s federal workforce reduction. A lot of those folks were in military tech, and they went on to work for booming tech industry
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:02 pm to TigerintheNO
You are a fool if you believe either one is these is actually funded to begin w/ get the money printing machines running
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:05 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
quote:
Clinton
Best president ever.
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:12 pm to RLDSC FAN
Thanks Obama!
Posted on 8/20/26 at 9:39 pm to Tdogg78
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Ask current fed employees. They have unlimited OT.
Elaborate please. What is this unlimited overtime you speak of?
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:37 am to RLDSC FAN
This thread has been a good reminder of how so many Trump supporters are completely brainwashed.
This is a guy who has now been president for over 6 of the last 10 years and they still don't want him to take any blame for this country's problems.
He's an embarrassment to this great country and all they can do is make excuses for him like the easily manipulated, feeble minded cucks they are.
If they had any self awareness, they'd be embarrassed for thinking and feeling how they do for the president. One of the most American things that we can do is be skeptical of the president and call them out on their bullshite. These people aren't true patriotic Americans, they're Trump cucks.
ETA - he's now responsible for over 20% of this country's massive debt. Nothing about this president makes America great. It makes him and his friends a lot of money, though.
This is a guy who has now been president for over 6 of the last 10 years and they still don't want him to take any blame for this country's problems.
He's an embarrassment to this great country and all they can do is make excuses for him like the easily manipulated, feeble minded cucks they are.
If they had any self awareness, they'd be embarrassed for thinking and feeling how they do for the president. One of the most American things that we can do is be skeptical of the president and call them out on their bullshite. These people aren't true patriotic Americans, they're Trump cucks.
ETA - he's now responsible for over 20% of this country's massive debt. Nothing about this president makes America great. It makes him and his friends a lot of money, though.
This post was edited on 8/21/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:45 am to fightin tigers
That's a pittance compared to the $50B that was going to USAID.
Posted on 8/21/26 at 11:47 am to N2cars
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That's a pittance compared to the $50B that was going to USAID.
That's just part of the $50B. The money is still being sent out there just isn't a department monitoring or managing it.
There was no reduction in spending. It has only increased.
You said:
quote:
That's a pittance compared to the $50B that was going to USAID.
This post was edited on 8/21/26 at 2:41 pm
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