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re: U.S. budget deficit swells to almost $2 trillion for fiscal 2026, up 12% in a single year
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Trump signed the spending into law. The President has just as much ownership of the spending as Congress
bullshite
He can either sign something or be accused of "shutting down the government"'
Then you would whine about that.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:14 pm to j1897
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Doge will fix it i'm sure.
Tell us ANYTHING democrats have tried, other than cutting cops and the military,
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:15 pm to moneyg
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Doge faced constant headwinds.
If by headwinds, you mean Trump, himself, shutting it down
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:15 pm to j1897
Not good which is why tinkering with interest rates has very minimal impact outside of a rate that would cripple the economy and anyone with debts
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:17 pm to theunknownknight
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If by headwinds, you mean Trump, himself, shutting it down
Maybe you can tell us - what are the workable big ideas to fix it since then?
Let's elect democrats!
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:17 pm to 3down10
Correct
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:20 pm to RohanGonzales
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Maybe you can tell us - what are the workable big ideas to fix it since then?
Let's elect democrats!
What a dumbass. The WORKABLE big idea was Trump and the republicans cutting spending via DOGE. Trump AND the republicans aligned to backtrack on it.
Spineless lying weak-arse republicans. That is what elects democrats.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 6:56 pm to SlowFlowPro
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It wasn't off topic.
How was it on topic?
What was the topic?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 7:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
It's too far gone to fix it. Just on interest alone. But if you think democrats are gonna fix it. God bless.
Expand Medicare, Medicaid, universal Healthcare, open back up us aid, nick Shirley act, forgive student debt and on and on
Expand Medicare, Medicaid, universal Healthcare, open back up us aid, nick Shirley act, forgive student debt and on and on
Posted on 10/16/26 at 7:26 pm to bayouvette
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Posted on 10/16/26 at 7:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
It's too far gone to fix it. Just on interest alone. But if you think democrats are gonna fix it. God bless.
Expand Medicare, Medicaid, universal Healthcare, open back up us aid, nick Shirley act, forgive student debt and on and on
I remember sitting beside two economics professors at a luncheon thing a few months before the last presidential election. I asked them which candidate would be better for the economy.
One of them said something to the extent of "the economy would grow more under Trump. But would it be good longterm growth?"
I don't know enough about economic and fiscal policy to know exactly what that meant, but I just thought it was interesting.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 7:36 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
this is why the Filibuster will always be in place. It protects both sides from the real blame and SOS will continue.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 7:40 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
We can’t grow our way out of this, eventually when the interest payments on the debt become the largest expenditure it will be the end regardless of the party in power
Posted on 10/16/26 at 7:52 pm to j1897
Thanks for posting this link. I look at the 3-year comparison in every category and 2 things really jumped out.
DHS-Customs and Border Protection
All of 2024 - 10.582B
All of 2025 - 12.747B
To date 2026 - 156.053B
Federal Salaries (EFT)
Tracking about 2% higher than last year and 4% higher than 2024.
I thought we slashed 10s of thousands of government jobs.
DHS-Customs and Border Protection
All of 2024 - 10.582B
All of 2025 - 12.747B
To date 2026 - 156.053B
Federal Salaries (EFT)
Tracking about 2% higher than last year and 4% higher than 2024.
I thought we slashed 10s of thousands of government jobs.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 8:20 pm to Doak Walker
Reagan cut the top tax rates by more than half and the deficit exploded.
We didn’t see a budget surplus for 20 years until the tail end of Clinton.
Bush 2 passed a massive tax cut and the deficit exploded. The annual deficit didn’t start going back down until the tail end of Obama.
Trump has now passed 2 massive tax cut bills that have caused trillion dollar annual deficits even in years our economy is good.
30 trillion added in the last 20 years and the middle class has shrunk, birth rates have declined, infrastructure has decayed, and cost of living has soared.
It’s time to tax that money at the top back into the public coffers.
We didn’t see a budget surplus for 20 years until the tail end of Clinton.
Bush 2 passed a massive tax cut and the deficit exploded. The annual deficit didn’t start going back down until the tail end of Obama.
Trump has now passed 2 massive tax cut bills that have caused trillion dollar annual deficits even in years our economy is good.
30 trillion added in the last 20 years and the middle class has shrunk, birth rates have declined, infrastructure has decayed, and cost of living has soared.
It’s time to tax that money at the top back into the public coffers.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 8:48 pm to ned nederlander
You're and idiot. Tax revenue is up almost 4% over last year and much more over the year before. The growing deficit is entirely due to increased spending primarily due to higher interest on the debt service.
Posted on 10/16/26 at 8:49 pm to theunknownknight
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What a dumbass. The WORKABLE big idea was Trump and the republicans cutting spending via DOGE. Trump AND the republicans aligned to backtrack on it. Spineless lying weak-arse republicans. That is what elects democrats.
I regret that I have only one upvote to give
Posted on 10/16/26 at 9:16 pm to j1897
Federal politicians are idiots
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:21 pm to SlowFlowPro
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and non-fraud programs like USAID
Holy shite, you must be a complete retard.
You have any idea how deep the USAID cuts have been to you and your people?
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:53 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:SS and Medicare are the only places meaningful cuts can come from. Though in a few years debt interest will make those look like small items.
Where would you propose we “start”?
This post was edited on 10/16/26 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 10/16/26 at 10:55 pm to j1897
Take out all of the fraud, waste and abuse and comeback with what the actual deficit is. The deficit is fake as frick which is why nobody in DC gives a shite about it because they are all in on it
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