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Trump Suggests He’s Considering ‘DOGE Dividend’ Checks For Americans

There are budget and economic scenarios where this is true. If we were close to a balanced budget then sure. If we had room for GDP growth without inflation then sure.

But face facts, the amount of GDP growth required to achieve a balanced budget is astronomical. It is simply not feasible. The GOP has preached this mantra since Reagan and I believed it for years, but the reality is far far different. We cut taxes to the point where you cannot overcome the deficit with growth. You must find other, more certain ways to raise the revenue.

The GOP just doesn’t want to admit that it has gone too far for their old policies to work.
Are you forgetting about tariff money? 😉
 
Agreed. Musk has already been through most departments and agencies. If he had a whale, he would have announced it by now. Meanwhile, Trump has already spent $10 million. On golf. In less than a month.
Has DOGE really been through “most departments and agencies” yet?
 
Sure you do. LOL!! And, I have already provided you the bone. Unless you either passed over that post or didn't read it all the way through.
So you're claiming I respond to every one of your posts which is demonstrably false. I did respond to your "bone" nonsense post with befuddlement given its obvious you don't know what "bone" means in this context.

I'm not sure any other poster struggles as much as you do.
 
A small portion could go to Ukraine for their defense against Russia's illegal invasion. Oops, scratch that, it will never happen since Trump did a 180 this week and now blames Ukraine for the war.
 
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Does anyone understand that if you "save" a trillion dollars while operating at a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit, you haven't "saved" jack shit. It's not possible to pay down anything on the debt when you're adding to it at the same time.
 
Does anyone understand that if you "save" a trillion dollars while operating at a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit, you haven't "saved" jack shit. It's not possible to pay down anything on the debt when you're adding to it at the same time.
Does anyone understand if you don't save a trillion dollars while operating at a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit, you have a 2.9 trillion dollar deficit??....basic math for the libs..2 plus 1 equals 3....rounded for simplicity for the libs on board...
 
If they had actual evidence of fraud, DOJ would be prosecuting it...

Well, they are trying to redefine the word "fraud" to mean "things we don't like money being spent on" or more specifically, "things money is spent on that doesn't directly benefit me". They love it when the government spends money on them, though.
 
So you're claiming I respond to every one of your posts which is demonstrably false. I did respond to your "bone" nonsense post with befuddlement given its obvious you don't know what "bone" means in this context.

I'm not sure any other poster struggles as much as you do.
I feel for you, as you clearly have trouble following any normal post. And again, for someone who seems to never log off of here, I would think you would have gotten better at that. Alas, clearly not the case.

Now, please show me where I said you respond to EVERY one of my post.
 
Does anyone understand that if you "save" a trillion dollars while operating at a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit, you haven't "saved" jack shit. It's not possible to pay down anything on the debt when you're adding to it at the same time.
And getting rid of our income tax, will surely bankrupt the country. That happens the market will drop like a rock and the country is in deep shit, jobs lost, ect.
 
Does anyone understand if you don't save a trillion dollars while operating at a 1.9 trillion dollar deficit, you have a 2.9 trillion dollar deficit??....basic math for the libs..2 plus 1 equals 3....rounded for simplicity for the libs on board...
I guess I'll have to make it simple for at least 1 con on the board. If you "save" nothing while operating at a 1.9 trillion deficit you have a 1.9 trillion deficit. If you "saved" 1 trillion the deficit would be .9 trillion. How the hell do you add 1 trillion to the 1.9 trillion deficit by saving nothing?

I responded to those who think that any saving should be applied to the debt. We can't be paying down the debt until we have a balanced budget as a starting point.
 
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I guess I'll have to make it simple for at least 1 con on the board. If you "save" nothing while operating at a 1.9 trillion deficit you have a 1.9 trillion deficit. If you "saved" 1 trillion the deficit would be .9 trillion. How the hell do you add 1 trillion to the 1.9 trillion deficit by saving nothing?

I responded to those who think that any saving should be applied to the debt. We can't be paying down the debt until we have a balanced budget as a starting point.

Again: We last had a balanced budget with 20% of GDP tax receipts.

Cutting taxes on the richest Americans, to below 16% GDP will never work.

And, we have LOTS of infrastructure that is 'aging out' and will need replacement soon; taxes MUST increase to support that work, or things keep crumbling.
 
He wants to do it. It is just terribly hypocritical. Republicans will certainly try to stop him. I think he will do it. He has a long history of poor decision making.
 
Again: We last had a balanced budget with 20% of GDP tax receipts.

Cutting taxes on the richest Americans, to below 16% GDP will never work.

And, we have LOTS of infrastructure that is 'aging out' and will need replacement soon; taxes MUST increase to support that work, or things keep crumbling.
I agree, tax cuts will just make the deficit worse. I don't give a shit how many times the cons keep saying that the tax cuts will grow the economy by enough to more than cover the lost revenue. Too many people have swallowed that load of crap over the last 40 years.

There is no way spending cuts alone will balance the budget either. How much of the current budget is discretionary spending? Would it cover the 1.9 trillion estimated budget deficit this year? How big will the national debt have to get before Republicans will admit that taxes have to increase?
 
I am against it. It's a stupid idea democrats would come up with. Time to get serious about the USA. The fed needs to stop playing Santa Claus. It's stupid.
 
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