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Rei
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Rei asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 2 years ago

Why does the budget deficit always increase under Republicans, and decrease under Dems?

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  • Anonymous
    2 years ago
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    Republicans are the tax cut and spend party. Democrats are the tax and spend party. That means Democrats raise more revenue than Republicans. More revenue means less of a deficit. Under Arnold Schwarzenneger, California has a huge budge deficit because he refused to raise taxes. Under Jerry Brown, California has a surplus because he convinced folks to raise taxes on rich people and raise sales taxes.

    Republicans also like to waste money on the military. Further Republican economic policy (supply side or trickle down economics) does not work. When the economy tanks, and taxes are cut for the rich, while military spending is increased, you end up with a huge budget deficit. It is a triple whammy.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Show some stats or gtfo.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Lying again, huh?

  • `
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    Little early to be hittin' the pipe, ain't it?

    The national debt DOUBLED under Obama.

    Lowering payments (deficit spending) only makes the debt worse.

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  • 2 years ago

    republikkklans just spend more than democrats

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Republicans tend to borrow more to make up the shortfall.

  • 2 years ago

    It does??? Do you have any objective evidence and remember "always" means from the beginning of our country.

  • 2 years ago

    The debt under Obama doubled from $10 trillion to $20 trillion.

    What’s more important the deficit or the debt?

  • RockIt
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Because Republicans make big investments that generate massive returns like the tax cuts and the booming economy that resulted, booming wealth creation for all classes, especially the lower class.

    Study economics and you will understand this.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    9 trillion added to our national debt under Obama. This is a fact.

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