The #NationalDebt has doubled over the past decade — the U.S. now spends $3.8 billion each day just to pay the debt’s interest: “High levels of debt require the Federal government to spend more on interest payments, leaving fewer resources available for infrastructure, education, national defense, and social programs.” 👉🏻 thecentersquare.com/national…

Report: U.S. debt crisis will directly harm families, students, retirees

(The Center Square) – As the national debt quickly approaches $40 trillion, economists warn that skyrocketing deficits will distinctly impact Americans of all generations, including students,...

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Replying to @FrankLuntz
Gov debt is the private sector asset Econ 101
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
During his 2016 campaign, @realDonaldTrump claimed in a March 2016 interview with @washingtonpost that he could eliminate the national debt—which was roughly $19 trillion at the time—within eight years.
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Replying to @FrankLuntz @Kasparov63
Odd for a Republican to be concerned about the national debt when a Republican is in the White House. 🤔
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Have we tried cutting taxes on the rich one more time? It’s gotta work this time Right?
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Wait till all the strong principled fiscal conservatives who talked about it so much under democrat presidents who now control 100% of government find out. They will be outraged!
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Maybe ask the trailer trash in your polls if “they are more concerned about getting affordable healthcare, groceries, and jobs….or are they more concerned about a billionaire getting a sweet ballroom and brown people getting f’d up by ICE” …Its time. 💯
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Replying to @FrankLuntz @jandsmcw
They always have enough for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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It's almost like the trillions spent on social programs and bloated worthless departments is a bad idea.
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But hey, by all means, let's get rid of @DOGE (said only absolute morons and Democrats with TDS and irrational hatred of @elonmusk )
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
You masking #EpsteinTrump here(shame on you!).
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#CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
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Yeah fucktard why don’t you finish the story and talk about whose responsible for this mess 🤡🤡
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
The $40 trillion debt is a reflection of the ignorance of the American voter to understand finance and the dramatic impact on their cost of living and way of life. Voters elected Congress and White House, let the voters suffers their bad decisions.
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
The natural result of 40 years of believing that cutting taxes reduces deficits.
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But new ballroom?
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Very concerning. We should send more of our money to pay for Peruvian climate change programs, workplace gender equity programs in Mexico and West Africa, and migrant support in Malaysia.
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How much of it is Trump responsible for, Frank?
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Do you look at the national debt as something that will ever be paid down? Or is the national debt just a function the monetary system to preserve the confidence that gives those dollars their value?
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The government literally spends more than the cost to build a new pro sports stadium every day in interest expenses, for a reference. The new Buffalo Bills stadium was 2.2 billion, or about 14 hours of interest expense.
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In the 1980s, some politicians raised the alarm about the national debt. They quickly learned that voters don’t care about the debt but they do vote against cuts in spending.
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Up about 35 trillion since 2001
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Americans voted in a 6 time loser businessman who bankrupted 6 of his companies. This couldn’t happen to a more deserving country. You reap what you sow. Americans will be paying for electing Trump for many years to come.
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
The wrong question is, how will the politicians fix this? The right question is, what can I invest in to protect myself and my family?
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I’ve always struggled to explain to people why they should care about the debt. This makes it simpler. Every day we WASTE $3.8 billion to stay whole. It’s like carrying a huge balance on your credit card. Some people are forced to. But should do everything possible to eliminate
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
This is what happens when you have a country run by the wealthy. All of this debt went directly to the top 1% who now own even more wealth than the national debt.
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Replying to @FrankLuntz @Kasparov63
The fact “boys playing girls sports” is a top political issue for R’s (vs the mounting national debt) is illogical, irrational, and astounding.
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Depending how you calculate it 11 to 15 trillion of that debt is Trump. He gave a tax cut to the rich in 2017 that exploded the debt. Now Trump started a unfunded war like Bush.
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So stop paying interest. It’s a Jew thing anyway.
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You do realize who was in office 6 of those years huh. Please STFU on what you made happen. Revoke the tax cuts retroactively, that should erase at least $15T, if not more. Cowardly GOP would make the poor pay.
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But we really need steam catapults, Frank.
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Yep, sadly, no President of either party has implemented a plan to reduce the deficit by even one dollar. Eventually, this affects the value of the dollar. And inflation.
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Replying to @FrankLuntz @ScarboroughNow
In less than 6 years Trump is responsible for more than 28% of the total U.S. debt.
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Well, Frankie... I guess you're just going have to pay more. Look... this shi... crap ain't going to work anymore. YOU and your ilk drove us to this point and you and your ilk will pay to get us out of it.
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Jim Patrick
@JimPatrickTruth
Aug 20
Article

Congress’s Job Description: The $40 Trillion Debt and a Return to the Oath

The Treasury recorded $40,047,425,768,420 in total public debt this week. That number is the product of Congress authorizing more spending than revenue, year after year. Deficit spending at this scale
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Replying to @FrankLuntz
$5 trillion was wasted on Covid
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