OK... They ran on a plan of fiscal responsibility and lowering the deficit. They have railed and complained about how the Democrats have ran up a huge debt. They have blamed us. They have told people that WE are the problem. They have the uneducated populous convinced that Democrats are giving their hard earned tax money away to anyone and everyone with their hand out.
This is a lie. Plain and simple. It is not a fact. It is not true. They are lying. How much plainer can I be?
The Republicans instituted the Bush tax cuts which were not paid for. That blew a gigantic hole into the balanced budget that the Clinton administration had worked very hard to establish. Then we add in the wars that we are fighting simultaneously and needlessly. So yeah, we're in a pretty big hole. Then here comes tarp and bank bailout - yep, that started under Bush too.
So - somehow, all of their expenses are the Democrats fault. How do we fix the problem? Well, if you're a Republican, apparently you think that adding over $700 billion to the deficit will make the deficit smaller. Yes, I know - I am confused too.
Let me get this right - if you have something and you add 700 billion other somethings to it, it gets smaller? Maybe it's because I went to college at a state funded university, but I am pretty sure that doesn't shake out right.
So, the Republicans plan for shrinking the deficit is to add $700 billion to it? No wonder I am confused. No wonder the Bush administration and his followers ran us into the ground. No wonder we are in the situation that we are in. If you can't see that 5 + 700 billion = more than what you started with, I think I see where the issue is.
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