Allow me to make an audacious suggestion. Albeit one that's a bit tardy.

[struth]

He applied what his MAGAt parents taught him.

If that were true he wouldn't of been radicalized by the left

so, once again, you ignore reality

 

[otto105]

Who blamed just the house? Nobody

You seem to be very confused

People just informed you that it wasn’t Reagan alone, just like they informed you that the current fiscal year isn’t trumps

Why, when this conversation comes up, do all maga fuckups cute that spending originates in the Hiuse?

Heil Shitler! owns this budget and you know it. What the hell was doge? Tariffs? We’re tariffs in Biden’s budget?

Yes or no?

 

[berg80]

While ideology would guide Stockman in his new job, he would be confronted with a large and tangible political problem: how to resolve the three-sided dilemma created by Ronald Reagan's contradictory campaign promises. In private, Stockman agreed that his former congressional mentor, John Anderson, running as an independent candidate for President in 1980, had asked the right question: How is it possible to raise defense spending, cut income taxes, and balance the budget, all at the same time? Anderson had taunted Reagan with that question, again and again, and most conventional political thinkers, from orthodox Republican to Keynesian liberal, agreed with Anderson that it could not be done.

The Education of David Stockman - 81.12

Atlantic Unbound: The Atlantic Monthly Magazine Online

www.theatlantic.com

 

[struth]

Why, when this conversation comes up, do all maga fuckups cute that spending originates in the Hiuse?

Heil Shitler! owns this budget and you know it. What the hell was doge? Tariffs? We’re tariffs in Biden’s budget?

Yes or no?

because it does....

What budget? Next years? yes, I'll give you that.

This year isn't over yet, with that said he did have an impact on it, as we already noted his policies are bringing in more revenue, and he's in fact brought the deficit down 9 percent from August 2024 to August 2025. Sounds like Xiden's deficit for the year is going to actually be lower then what was expected thanks to Trump's policies.

 

[otto105]

At the time before 1980 election even George Bush senior called Reagan’s economic plan voodoo economics.

 

[otto105]

because it does....

What budget? Next years? yes, I'll give you that.

This year isn't over yet, with that said he did have an impact on it, as we already noted his policies are bringing in more revenue, and he's in fact brought the deficit down 9 percent from August 2024 to August 2025. Sounds like Xiden's deficit for the year is going to actually be lower then what was expected thanks to Trump's policies.

Tracking the Federal Deficit: August 2025
The federal government’s cumulative deficit for fiscal year 2025 was $2.0 trillion at the end of August—1% higher than the same time last year after adjusting for timing effects. Revenues increased by 7%, and outlays increased by 5% from fiscal year 2024.

 

[berg80]

You are mistaken

Reagan jumpstarted our economy

But congress spent more than it should have, which Reagan did go along with

In early January, Stockman and his staff were assembling dozens of position papers on program reductions and studying the internal forecasts for the federal budget and the national economy. The initial figures were frightening -- "absolutely shocking," he confided -- yet he seemed oddly exhilarated by the bad news, and was bubbling with new plans for coping with these horrendous numbers. An OMB computer, programmed as a model of the nation's economic behavior, was instructed to estimate the impact of Reagan's program on the federal budget. It predicted that if the new President went ahead with his promised three-year tax reduction and his increase in defense spending, the Reagan Administration would be faced with a series of federal deficits without precedent in peacetime -- ranging from $82 billion in 1982 to $116 billion in 1984. Even Stockman blinked. If those were the numbers included in President Reagan's first budget message, the following month, the financial markets that Stockman sought to reassure would instead be panicked. Interest rates, already high, would go higher; the expectation of long-term inflation would be confirmed.

 

[struth]

At the time before 1980 election even George Bush senior called Reagan’s economic plan voodoo economics.

Cool

 

[struth]

Tracking the Federal Deficit: August 2025
The federal government’s cumulative deficit for fiscal year 2025 was $2.0 trillion at the end of August—1% higher than the same time last year after adjusting for timing effects. Revenues increased by 7%, and outlays increased by 5% from fiscal year 2024.

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/us-august-deficit-falls-345-billion-tariff-revenues-rise-2025-09-11/#:~:text=US%20August%20deficit%20falls%20to%20$345%20billion,outlays%20reach%20records%20for%20August%2C%20fiscal%20year%2Dto%2Ddate.

9 percent lower

 

[Lesh]

All of that is true.

Balmer was described by his brother as a political independent until 2024, when he tried to convince his family members to vote for Donald Trump. In a warrant to search Balmer's possessions issued after the incident, state police stated in their search warrant that Balmer had targeted Shapiro based on "perceived injustices toward the people of Palestine". In a 911 call previously made by Balmer, he characterized Shapiro as a "monster" who should stop having his friends killed, put his people "through too much" and said that he would not take part in Shapiro's "plans" for Palestinians.

2025 Pennsylvania Governor's Residence arson - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And as for the Pelosi attacker...

In 2007, DePape started a personal blog, initially writing about topics such as spirituality and the natural psychedelic ibogaine. In the months before the attack, DePape resumed writing on his blog after a long hiatus, this time on conspiracy theories and alt-right politics. In posts on social media and at least two blogs, DePape espoused far-right views, promoting QAnon, Pizzagate, and other far-right conspiracy theories, as well as sharing far-right Internet memes.
...
Party affiliation records note DePape to be a Green Party member as of 2014; according to Taub, he was "more on the far left than the far right" during their relationship. Experts on extremism and terrorism say that such shifts in views – from left-wing fringe movements to the far-right – can be held as "side switching", a fairly common phenomenon among persons who are radicalized online, who shift between "mutually exclusive or hostile ideologies" through "bridging areas" such as antisemitism, anti-government stance, and misogynist beliefs.

Attack on Paul Pelosi - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Tried to convince his families members to vote for Trump…

 

[Mac-7]

In early January, Stockman and his staff were assembling dozens of position papers on program reductions and studying the internal forecasts for the federal budget and the national economy. The initial figures were frightening -- "absolutely shocking," he confided -- yet he seemed oddly exhilarated by the bad news, and was bubbling with new plans for coping with these horrendous numbers. An OMB computer, programmed as a model of the nation's economic behavior, was instructed to estimate the impact of Reagan's program on the federal budget. It predicted that if the new President went ahead with his promised three-year tax reduction and his increase in defense spending, the Reagan Administration would be faced with a series of federal deficits without precedent in peacetime -- ranging from $82 billion in 1982 to $116 billion in 1984. Even Stockman blinked. If those were the numbers included in President Reagan's first budget message, the following month, the financial markets that Stockman sought to reassure would instead be panicked. Interest rates, already high, would go higher; the expectation of long-term inflation would be confirmed.

The left has long believed that raising taxes is good for the economy

And that cutting taxes is bad

I see it the other way around

 

[berg80]

The left has long believed that raising taxes is good for the economy

Nice deflection away from your failed defense of Ronnie.

"The left has long believed raising taxes is good for the economy."

Can you prove it?

 

[Mac-7]

Nice deflection away from your failed defense of Ronnie.

"The left has long believed raising taxes is good for the economy."

Can you prove it?

Isnt lowering taxes the basis of lib objections to Reagan’s economic policy?

 

[otto105]

The left has long believed that raising taxes is good for the economy

And that cutting taxes is bad

I see it the other way around

So, tariffs hurt our economy then

 

[Eman623]

Tried to convince his families members to vote for Trump…

Palestinians for Trump?

Sounds like he, like Pelosi's attacker, was all over the political map.

 

[berg80]

Isnt lowering taxes the basis of lib objections to Reagan’s economic policy?

Don't answer a question with another question. Don't you have any idea what you're talking about?

 

[Mac-7]

So, tariffs hurt our economy then

In the short run perhaps

But they also contribute to domestic production in the long run

 

[otto105]

In the short run perhaps

But they also contribute to domestic production in the long run

Point to a time in history that assertion ever happened.

Did the Smot-Hawley tariffs work?

Did the Andrew Jackson tariff policy in 1890 work?

 

[Mac-7]

Don't answer a question with another question. Don't you have any idea what you're talking about?

I can word it differently if you like

Lower taxes is the basis of lib objection to Reagan economic policy

 

[Mac-7]

Point to a time in history that assertion ever happened.

Did the Smot-Hawley tariffs work?

Did the Andrew Jackson tariff policy in 1890 work?

You have your dates a little mixed up where Jackson is concerned

As for Smot-Hawley I dont know

It may have contributed to the slow recovery

But every country levies tariffs and has for several hundred years

Maybe past presidents should have imposed higher tariffs long before Trump came along

As well other measures to preserve our manufacturing base

If so its possible trump would never have run for president