President Trump Asks All Cabinet Department to Cut Budgets by 5%

[bodecea]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

Defense too?

 

[easyt65]

You remember that time Obama asked his people to do the same thing?

Yeah, cause it never happened...

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

Defense too?

No because the defense of our country is outlined in the US Constitution. Planned Parenthood funding, food stamps, welfare, and NPR--PBS funding is not.

 

[deanrd]

Clearly, there is only one thing we can do.

We must cut taxes again for billionaires. The only thing that works. Republicans proved this again and again. Needy billionaires must be fed.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD HIGH, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Ya dumbfuck!!!
Barry was the one who ran up the deficit and made no cuts in spending.
We now have record tax income now we need to cut costs.

The deficit got smaller for 6 straight years under Obama.


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The problem with that is the Republicans took over the House in 2010, and that's when the deficit started to shrink. You can't give DumBama credit for something he fought against:

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Well, if that is the case then one cannot blame Obama for the 9 trillion added to the debt

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

Defense too?

No because the defense of our country is outlined in the US Constitution. Planned Parenthood funding, food stamps, welfare, and NPR--PBS funding is not.

The majority of what our military does has nothing to do with defense of our country.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

I suggest we should cut 5% above the cuts we need to balance the budget.

There is no reason we can’t run a balanced budget. Put the 5% to paying down the debt

Baby steps...you cannot eat an elephant in one bite.

No. But we aren’t eating an elephant we are cutting waste

I apologize, I forgot that allegories are far over the IQ level of many of you on the forum. I will try and keep their use to a minimum for you folk that are dumber than a box of rocks.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD HIGH, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Ya dumbfuck!!!
Barry was the one who ran up the deficit and made no cuts in spending.
We now have record tax income now we need to cut costs.

The deficit got smaller for 6 straight years under Obama.


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That’s after he boosted the shit out of it his first two. If he was such a deficit hawk how did the debt double during his time in office?

I did not say he was a deficit hawk, I pointed out a fact, something you partisan sheep seem to be allergic to.

 

[eagle1462010]

Another campaign promise he’s trying to keep. If Congress doesn’t block him as usual.

Earlier Wednesday, during an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said cutting the budget is "not as tough as you think, and frankly there’s a lot of fat in there."

He attributed a recent spike in federal spending to the needs of the military.

"You know we’re doing a lot of things, a lot of great things," he said. "But now I’m going to also do some cutting of the budget."

This year's deficit could have been higher, Treasury said, but the timing of certain payments was shifted.

Earlier this week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested that the rising deficit was the "dire consequences of irresponsible and unnecessary spending.”

But a report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, released earlier this month, said tax cuts Congress approved last year partially led to the deficit jump.

More @ President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

Its a start. Now Liberals who suddenly found fiscal religion will bitch about budget cuts.

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD HIGH, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Ya dumbfuck!!!
Barry was the one who ran up the deficit and made no cuts in spending.
We now have record tax income now we need to cut costs.

The deficit got smaller for 6 straight years under Obama.


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What GG says is correct, 6 years in a row Obabble cut the deficit. Sounds impressive, doesn't it!

But wait! How big were the deficits? Well, between GW and Obabble, they were awful, and Trump isn't starting out to good either!

But here is the key------------> If Obabble could spend, spend, spend because we were in recession while proclaiming tarp 1, tarp 2, and porkulus, then I guess Trump can spend because he has to rebuild the military that Obabble took from. The only question is-------> is the 5% CUT a cut, or is it a cut from the rate of growth?

And finally, I have a pertinent question about spending-------------> If 100% of the working taxpayers are contributing to Medicare and only 15% of the population is on that program; and that program is projected to go broke by 2026...…………………….then how can we put 100% of the population on it, without MASSIVELY raising taxes on working Americans, putting or economy into a tailspin, which is what the Democrats are running on!

Under their own plan, it would cost 30 TRILLION dollars for the 1st 10 years, and to get to that lowly sum, they are cutting payments to hospitals and doctors by 40 percent. What they DO NOT tell you is---------------> If a doctor or hospital takes just medicare today as payment, they are already LOSING money.

Sooooooooo, knowing you are all thinking individuals, what do YOU think would happen if the Far Left got its way to hospitals, and doctors...……….along with YOUR ability to get medical care?

The Great Obama was trying to provide economic stimulus for an economy headed for Depression

Crooked Donnie tells us he has a massive economy......why does he need to borrow?

King of the one liners trolling away........anyone buying your BS anymore........

Stir the pot.....

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

It's a good start. If we just cut spending by a few percent each year while the economy grows, we can get to a balanced budget.

OMFG. you are fvcking kidding, right?

The GOP & Trump are telling the WORLD that the economy is on FIRE but the deficit is at a SIX YEAR RECORD HIGH, because of the tax cuts & Trump is blaming the Democrats.

If you actually believe any of this crap coming from Trump, or the GOP, then there is NO HELPING YOU.

Ya dumbfuck!!!
Barry was the one who ran up the deficit and made no cuts in spending.
We now have record tax income now we need to cut costs.

The deficit got smaller for 6 straight years under Obama.


Sent from my iPhone using USMessageBoard.com

The problem with that is the Republicans took over the House in 2010, and that's when the deficit started to shrink. You can't give DumBama credit for something he fought against:

View attachment 223226

Well, if that is the case then one cannot blame Obama for the 9 trillion added to the debt

Sure you can because that's what he and the Republicans constantly fought about. That's where the Sequester came in, that's how we lost our Three Star credit rating for the first time in history, that's why the government was finally shutdown.

Now that might still have been in control of the Republican Congress if not for the MSM constantly bashing them about it. Blaming the Republicans for the government shutdown, always reporting the the Republicans are obstructing Obama on every level. So they did what they could without too high a risk of losing leadership again.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Sure you can because that's what he and the Republicans constantly fought about. That's where the Sequester came in, that's how we lost our Three Star credit rating for the first time in history, that's why the government was finally shutdown.

Now that might still have been in control of the Republican Congress if not for the MSM constantly bashing them about it. Blaming the Republicans for the government shutdown, always reporting the the Republicans are obstructing Obama on every level. So they did what they could without too high a risk of losing leadership again.

Yes, if you are a partisan sheep, you can.

But anyone that tries to maintain even a small amount of consistency in their views cannot give the Repubs credit for lowering the deficit but not blame for the debt. The two are tied together.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Sure you can because that's what he and the Republicans constantly fought about. That's where the Sequester came in, that's how we lost our Three Star credit rating for the first time in history, that's why the government was finally shutdown.

Now that might still have been in control of the Republican Congress if not for the MSM constantly bashing them about it. Blaming the Republicans for the government shutdown, always reporting the the Republicans are obstructing Obama on every level. So they did what they could without too high a risk of losing leadership again.

Yes, if you are a partisan sheep, you can.

But anyone that tries to maintain even a small amount of consistency in their views cannot give the Repubs credit for lowering the deficit but not blame for the debt. The two are tied together.

If DumBama had a Democrat Congress he would have went through 15 trillion instead of 10. They could hold him back only so far, so yes, you can give them credit for doing that and still blame DumBama for the deficit and debt. For crying out loud, the Republicans stopped him from adding another trillion with his big idea of a secondary stimulus package.

 

[eagle1462010]

Secrets of the Federal Budget Revealed

The only area they can cut is discretionary spending..........mandatory spending is set in stone by law.........which is dramatically increases with the unfunded liabilities ............

This entire issue is up for public debate a few weeks before the election............

Will disappear right after the election.........

 

[eagle1462010]

The Fed after the crash gave out loans at virtual 0% interest to the Too Big to Fail Banks from the back door........All the while everyone was saying they are saving us from a total economic crash..............TARP's were put up...........LOL.........kinda like FEMA after a hurricane...........Keep your eyes on the dancing ball citizens..........don't look behind the curtain................where the 0% interest loans are going out by the trillions..............

If they could do 0% loans for the Banks........then why can't we do it for the countries debt.......

Oh........I know........so the banks can loan us money and get 100's of billions in interest every year.........lovely huh.......

Enjoy the show...

Awe.........isn't that cute.

 

[eagle1462010]

Sure you can because that's what he and the Republicans constantly fought about. That's where the Sequester came in, that's how we lost our Three Star credit rating for the first time in history, that's why the government was finally shutdown.

Now that might still have been in control of the Republican Congress if not for the MSM constantly bashing them about it. Blaming the Republicans for the government shutdown, always reporting the the Republicans are obstructing Obama on every level. So they did what they could without too high a risk of losing leadership again.

Yes, if you are a partisan sheep, you can.

But anyone that tries to maintain even a small amount of consistency in their views cannot give the Repubs credit for lowering the deficit but not blame for the debt. The two are tied together.

If DumBama had a Democrat Congress he would have went through 15 trillion instead of 10. They could hold him back only so far, so yes, you can give them credit for doing that and still blame DumBama for the deficit and debt. For crying out loud, the Republicans stopped him from adding another trillion with his big idea of a secondary stimulus package.

Yeah.......let's give them more money......so they can hand it out to their buddies.............Solar power projects and high speed trains........People like Feinstein thank you for lining their pockets..............choo choo.

Hubby got a big wind fall out of that in California.........and now that project has exploded to 100 Billion in cost.........

 

[kyzr]

Its a start. Now Liberals who suddenly found fiscal religion will bitch about budget cuts.

The deficit got smaller for 6 straight years under Obama.


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What GG says is correct, 6 years in a row Obabble cut the deficit. Sounds impressive, doesn't it!

But wait! How big were the deficits? Well, between GW and Obabble, they were awful, and Trump isn't starting out to good either!

But here is the key------------> If Obabble could spend, spend, spend because we were in recession while proclaiming tarp 1, tarp 2, and porkulus, then I guess Trump can spend because he has to rebuild the military that Obabble took from. The only question is-------> is the 5% CUT a cut, or is it a cut from the rate of growth?

And finally, I have a pertinent question about spending-------------> If 100% of the working taxpayers are contributing to Medicare and only 15% of the population is on that program; and that program is projected to go broke by 2026...…………………….then how can we put 100% of the population on it, without MASSIVELY raising taxes on working Americans, putting or economy into a tailspin, which is what the Democrats are running on!

Under their own plan, it would cost 30 TRILLION dollars for the 1st 10 years, and to get to that lowly sum, they are cutting payments to hospitals and doctors by 40 percent. What they DO NOT tell you is---------------> If a doctor or hospital takes just medicare today as payment, they are already LOSING money.

Sooooooooo, knowing you are all thinking individuals, what do YOU think would happen if the Far Left got its way to hospitals, and doctors...……….along with YOUR ability to get medical care?

The Great Obama was trying to provide economic stimulus for an economy headed for Depression

Crooked Donnie tells us he has a massive economy......why does he need to borrow?

Because he has to rebuild the military that Obama ignored!

Then don't cut taxes for the top rate.

Hey, BULLSHIT! Did you see your BLOOMBERG report? That less than 1500 people pay MORE than the bottom 50%? You guys are pathetic!

Bloomberg Report? This one? Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

IMHO the wealthy people that own the companies should pay more than the truck drivers and other workers. Tell me you believe that "only little people pay taxes"?

Concentrated wealth is not what we want, so paying a progressive tax schedule is a good thing, not a bad thing.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Sure you can because that's what he and the Republicans constantly fought about. That's where the Sequester came in, that's how we lost our Three Star credit rating for the first time in history, that's why the government was finally shutdown.

Now that might still have been in control of the Republican Congress if not for the MSM constantly bashing them about it. Blaming the Republicans for the government shutdown, always reporting the the Republicans are obstructing Obama on every level. So they did what they could without too high a risk of losing leadership again.

Yes, if you are a partisan sheep, you can.

But anyone that tries to maintain even a small amount of consistency in their views cannot give the Repubs credit for lowering the deficit but not blame for the debt. The two are tied together.

If DumBama had a Democrat Congress he would have went through 15 trillion instead of 10. They could hold him back only so far, so yes, you can give them credit for doing that and still blame DumBama for the deficit and debt. For crying out loud, the Republicans stopped him from adding another trillion with his big idea of a secondary stimulus package.

“If”... otherwise known as partisan make believe.

Yes, you can do that if you are a partisan sheep that care not at all for being logically consistent


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[Ray From Cleveland]

What GG says is correct, 6 years in a row Obabble cut the deficit. Sounds impressive, doesn't it!

But wait! How big were the deficits? Well, between GW and Obabble, they were awful, and Trump isn't starting out to good either!

But here is the key------------> If Obabble could spend, spend, spend because we were in recession while proclaiming tarp 1, tarp 2, and porkulus, then I guess Trump can spend because he has to rebuild the military that Obabble took from. The only question is-------> is the 5% CUT a cut, or is it a cut from the rate of growth?

And finally, I have a pertinent question about spending-------------> If 100% of the working taxpayers are contributing to Medicare and only 15% of the population is on that program; and that program is projected to go broke by 2026...…………………….then how can we put 100% of the population on it, without MASSIVELY raising taxes on working Americans, putting or economy into a tailspin, which is what the Democrats are running on!

Under their own plan, it would cost 30 TRILLION dollars for the 1st 10 years, and to get to that lowly sum, they are cutting payments to hospitals and doctors by 40 percent. What they DO NOT tell you is---------------> If a doctor or hospital takes just medicare today as payment, they are already LOSING money.

Sooooooooo, knowing you are all thinking individuals, what do YOU think would happen if the Far Left got its way to hospitals, and doctors...……….along with YOUR ability to get medical care?

The Great Obama was trying to provide economic stimulus for an economy headed for Depression

Crooked Donnie tells us he has a massive economy......why does he need to borrow?

Because he has to rebuild the military that Obama ignored!

Then don't cut taxes for the top rate.

Hey, BULLSHIT! Did you see your BLOOMBERG report? That less than 1500 people pay MORE than the bottom 50%? You guys are pathetic!

Bloomberg Report? This one? Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

IMHO the wealthy people that own the companies should pay more than the truck drivers and other workers. Tell me you believe that "only little people pay taxes"?

Concentrated wealth is not what we want, so paying a progressive tax schedule is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Stealing money is what we want? You want them to pay more? Then don’t complain about low wages and no healthcare benefits. Don’t complain when they move their industries out of the country.


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[Ray From Cleveland]

Sure you can because that's what he and the Republicans constantly fought about. That's where the Sequester came in, that's how we lost our Three Star credit rating for the first time in history, that's why the government was finally shutdown.

Now that might still have been in control of the Republican Congress if not for the MSM constantly bashing them about it. Blaming the Republicans for the government shutdown, always reporting the the Republicans are obstructing Obama on every level. So they did what they could without too high a risk of losing leadership again.

Yes, if you are a partisan sheep, you can.

But anyone that tries to maintain even a small amount of consistency in their views cannot give the Repubs credit for lowering the deficit but not blame for the debt. The two are tied together.

If DumBama had a Democrat Congress he would have went through 15 trillion instead of 10. They could hold him back only so far, so yes, you can give them credit for doing that and still blame DumBama for the deficit and debt. For crying out loud, the Republicans stopped him from adding another trillion with his big idea of a secondary stimulus package.

“If”... otherwise known as partisan make believe.

Yes, you can do that if you are a partisan sheep that care not at all for being logically consistent


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Yep, and partisan make believe is in every one of you replies.


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[ColonelAngus]

So happy.