deanrd
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Under Bush, when the GOP cuts taxes on the wealthy and ran two completely unnecessary wars, Republicans were able to create an enormous deficit where there weren't any before.
Then, when Obama became president, using the very instrument they created under Bush, the Bush Tax Cuts, they were able to create even more deficit and make the wealthy wealthier by blackmailing Obama into extending the Bush Tax cuts, thereby removing the way to create revenue which would keep the deficit from going up while blaming it all on Obama because he was president.
Unemployment benefits: not until Bush tax cuts pass, Senate GOP says
Republicans cut taxes by trillions, blocked ways to bring in revenue, put two wars on credit card, and then handed the entire sordid mess to Obama and then for the next eight years, blamed it all on him.
And now, Republicans have another insidious plan to double or triple the deficit in the guise of "tax reform" which we all know really means "more tax cuts for the rich". Republicans had some idea of offsetting their tax cuts by taking away healthcare for tens of millions of Americans, except, for now, that has fallen through.
There other option is to just increase the deficit. Double or triple it. This is how it works:
First, give tax cuts to the super rich and corporations. Fool the GOP base into thinking it's all about creating jobs when there are 6 million unfilled jobs now.
U.S. has record 6 million job openings, even as 6.8 million Americans are looking for jobs
Then, go ahead and put the Harvey Hurricane of destruction and the wall on credit card. Then cut taxes, thereby removing the way to bring in revenue to pay at least a little for that stuff.
When the deficit doubles or triples, blame it all on Obama. That's how all works. Republicans don't have to fool everyone, only the GOP base. It worked before. They believe it will work again.
Then, when Obama became president, using the very instrument they created under Bush, the Bush Tax Cuts, they were able to create even more deficit and make the wealthy wealthier by blackmailing Obama into extending the Bush Tax cuts, thereby removing the way to create revenue which would keep the deficit from going up while blaming it all on Obama because he was president.
Unemployment benefits: not until Bush tax cuts pass, Senate GOP says
Republicans cut taxes by trillions, blocked ways to bring in revenue, put two wars on credit card, and then handed the entire sordid mess to Obama and then for the next eight years, blamed it all on him.
And now, Republicans have another insidious plan to double or triple the deficit in the guise of "tax reform" which we all know really means "more tax cuts for the rich". Republicans had some idea of offsetting their tax cuts by taking away healthcare for tens of millions of Americans, except, for now, that has fallen through.
There other option is to just increase the deficit. Double or triple it. This is how it works:
First, give tax cuts to the super rich and corporations. Fool the GOP base into thinking it's all about creating jobs when there are 6 million unfilled jobs now.
U.S. has record 6 million job openings, even as 6.8 million Americans are looking for jobs
Then, go ahead and put the Harvey Hurricane of destruction and the wall on credit card. Then cut taxes, thereby removing the way to bring in revenue to pay at least a little for that stuff.
When the deficit doubles or triples, blame it all on Obama. That's how all works. Republicans don't have to fool everyone, only the GOP base. It worked before. They believe it will work again.