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    Grand Master Know It All eddiememphis's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by arbol View Post
    Does it even matter anymore, if the Democrats and Republicans in Name Only, take the White House?

    Do you understand that we are now at 31 Trillion Dollars, in national debt?

    We need Donald Trump, more than ever.

    -John
    It does matter. There are still significant differences between the two parties. Guns, abortion and the current trans madness are just a few of the many issues where there is a difference.

    I agree there are many Republicans that are not as conservative as many would like, but there is still a vast difference between AOC and Boebert.

    But Trump is no savior. Government spending during his administration was greater than Obama and Bush, despite his promise to balance the budget and pay off the entire debt.

    Trump- $7.8T 4 year term versus 8 for the other two
    Obama-$5T
    Bush-$6.9T

    $3.9 of Trump's was pandemic relief spending which may or may not have been necessary. It likely led to some of the inflation we are dealing with now.

    He pledged to repeal Obamacare and reform social security. He placed tariffs on China which raised prices on consumer products. He left office with the largest peacetime deficit in history and debt exceeding 100% of GDP for the first time since WWII.

    I realize that Presidents get more credit and blame than they often deserve since the federal government is a very complicated institution.

    This is my long winded way of saying I can't envision him doing anything to significantly reduce the debt.
    Last edited by eddiememphis; 11-17-2022 at 22:51.

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