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Title: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: rangerrebew on January 15, 2020, 06:25:32 pm: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
What is this, 2008?

Matt Welch | 1.14.2020 11:20 PM

Most moments in Democratic presidential debates this cycle can be classified in one of three ways: 1) Let's raise all the taxes! 2) Let's spend all the money! Or 3) Let's squabble endlessly over the dreamy-time details of the tax/spending increases on Medicare for All. That, and whatever stupid slap fights the moderators want to egg on.

So color me flabbergasted that not one but two of the six candidates on stage tonight, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Dâ€“Minn.) and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg saidâ€”out loud, evenâ€”that they intend to reduce the deficit. Klobuchar, who used to make noises about deficit hawkery back when George W. Bush was president, went first, asking viewers to check out her plan online. And here it is!

https://reason.com/2020/01/14/did-we-just-hear-three-democratic-candidates-talk-about-reducing-deficit-and-debt/?fbclid=IwAR1kkIg9FLlZfITcn_u0MEBLVxN6c0fPgNr3LsteFDpUpdWviBH33p4m6BY
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: rangerrebew on January 15, 2020, 06:26:54 pm: Their global warming policies alone would drive the budget totally out of control. More lies. :#@$%:
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: truth_seeker on January 15, 2020, 06:49:37 pm: Both parties, "talk"

The usual result, a standoff then settlement, with increased deficits to cover both Guns and Butter
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: DB on January 15, 2020, 07:13:37 pm: We are way past managing debt... The long term destruction continues unabated with absolutely no one actually doing anything about it.
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: LMAO on January 15, 2020, 07:21:02 pm: It wasnâ€™t that long ago when then candidate Trump had a â€œplanâ€ to reduce the deficit and debt in eight years
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: roamer_1 on January 15, 2020, 07:23:36 pm: Quote from: DB on January 15, 2020, 07:13:37 pm
We are way past managing debt... The long term destruction continues unabated with absolutely no one actually doing anything about it.

By design, I think... Neither side wants the strict austerity it would take to actually turn this thing around.
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: Cyber Liberty on January 15, 2020, 10:07:26 pm: "Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?"

"No, you just heard Three Democratic Candidates LIE About Reducing Deficit and Debt."
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: GtHawk on January 15, 2020, 10:46:33 pm: Quote from: LMAO on January 15, 2020, 07:21:02 pm
It wasnâ€™t that long ago when then candidate Trump had a â€œplanâ€ to reduce the deficit and debt in eight years
And they said Trump wasnâ€™t a politician I called BS on that the second I heard it....... both the politician part and cutting the deficit. We elect Presidents not kings or Monarchs no matter what the dims say about Kennedy or Barry.
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: LMAO on January 16, 2020, 07:22:30 pm: Whenever somebody running for office says â€œI have a plan forâ€¦â€ I instinctively cringe
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: libertybele on January 16, 2020, 07:51:14 pm: Quote from: LMAO on January 15, 2020, 07:21:02 pm
It wasnâ€™t that long ago when then candidate Trump had a â€œplanâ€ to reduce the deficit and debt in eight years

Well, obviously that did go as planned.
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: Fishrrman on January 17, 2020, 12:12:55 am: I wouldn't believe any democrat-communist regarding "the debt".
Not a word from any of 'em.
Title: Re: Did We Just Hear Three Democratic Candidates Talk About Reducing Deficit and Debt?
Post by: roamer_1 on January 17, 2020, 01:37:24 am: Quote from: Fishrrman on January 17, 2020, 12:12:55 am
I wouldn't believe any democrat-communist regarding "the debt".
Not a word from any of 'em.

Me neither. The difference is, I don't believe the Republicans either.