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Posted on: April 15, 2017 at 13:13:28 CT

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stop going out for dinner. That won't pay down your debt. Paying down your debt pays down your debt.

Ronald Reagan faced with huge debt when he became Gov of CA increased tax rates to pay down the debt. GOP's own guy did it.

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And now, today's bad news. Chances are - GA Tiger MU - 4/15 10:11:03

Then increase taxes and don't be broke- that is easy - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 10:43:00

Decades of tax cuts? Wow. Just....wow.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/15 11:19:24

RE: Decades of tax cuts? Wow. Just....wow.(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 11:51:58

Taxes increased under Reagan - pickle MU

- 4/15 11:54:00

Reagan cut income tax rates across the board. - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/15 12:07:31

No he didn't. Taxes increased under Reagan (nm) - pickle MU

- 4/15 15:01:05

You are so brainwashed that you'll believe any big lie - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/15 15:19:55

Now that's irony. Read and learn - pickle MU

- 4/15 15:48:01

Some absolutely were cut - voodoo economics as Poppy sd(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 15:13:26

Taxes as a whole increased as did spending - pickle MU

- 4/15 15:48:51

Yes he did - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 12:25:47

He did not (nm) - pickle MU

- 4/15 15:01:15

Tax cuts energized the economy. - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/15 15:00:30

MAJOR SPENDING is what got the economy going as is always - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 15:14:36

People having more of their own money to invest or spend - Alferd Packer MU

- 4/15 15:39:38

That is a myth and it is a myth - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 16:06:51

Keynes was a fraud (nm) - pickle MU

- 4/15 16:27:48

Are you suggesting Reagan increased the rates of taxes that - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 11:56:03

you are ignorant of everything - pickle MU

- 4/15 11:02:21

I love you so much too Pickle(nm) - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 11:54:03

2 trillion in entitlement spending, yet no cuts? - RHAYWORTH MU - 4/15 10:51:50

We have been cutting spending year after year after year - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 11:23:59

Lol spending increases year after year - pickle MU

- 4/15 11:41:46

You need to distinguish better - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 11:53:36

Lmfao - pickle MU

- 4/15 11:57:51

Can't answer the question huh? - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 12:00:46

you didn't ask me a question (nm) - pickle MU

- 4/15 17:16:06

No, spending has not been cut, quit lying out your behind. - RHAYWORTH MU - 4/15 11:34:26

RE: No, spending has not been cut, quit lying out your behind. - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 12:05:03

You pathetic clown. Look at the first chart here. - GA Tiger MU - 4/15 11:34:22

Honey vs Vinegar, thanks - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 11:59:24

Without research I would imagine all of that.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/15 12:05:13

Hold page one. Lib says raise taxes and cut defense. Did - hokie VT - 4/15 10:51:29

It's their standard formula: Raise taxes, cut defense, - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:57:29

buying dem votes with republican money. It's worked for them - RHAYWORTH MU - 4/15 11:01:00

Tax increases won't solve anything - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:44:23

On a positive note... although the odds - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:23:07

You don't like to pay your way? - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 13:11:28

Say I am in big time debt - do you think the answer is to - raskolnikov MU - 4/15 13:13:28

Our out of control spending isn't as bad as dems! - JG MU

- 4/15 10:30:01

lol - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:34:48

the out of control spending is a consequence of - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:31:58

also multitrillion dollar wars and massive increases - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:35:50

you forgot to use the words neocon, deep state, and - Ferg STL - 4/15 11:04:12

You are confused - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 11:04:55

Pentagon: we can not and we will not account for our spendin - JG MU

- 4/15 10:33:42

Defense is 20% of the budget. - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:36:00

57% of discretionary - JG MU

- 4/15 10:38:22

it's all discretionary - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:42:27

Yeah we went down this rabbit hole before and agreed - JG MU

- 4/15 10:44:30

I don't have a party - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:46:46

Stop raglying - JG MU

- 4/15 10:47:50

not even a sexy party? - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:47:14

And we would have a huge surplus if we halved def - Badird MU - 4/15 10:38:16

no, defense spending was $521B, deficit was $587B - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:45:24

That's the appropriated amount - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:38:03

Thats $1.2T over 7 years - Badird MU - 4/15 10:42:45

And we didn't even get shirts - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:43:35

cash in some food stamps for a shirt - Ferg STL - 4/15 10:47:51

I'll need to ask your mom for those - SatoriTiger JC - 4/15 10:49:03