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17. They convinced a percentage of people you're supposed to run the country

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2024, 08:46 PM

Dec 11

like you do a household....and nothing could be further from the truth.

Budgets, and spending all used to frighten people who see our debt as similar to a credit card debt.

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Why do people think Republicans are better for the economy? [View all] In It to Win It Dec 11 OP

Anybody who actually looked at the numbers could see Dems were wholly superior on the economy Blue_Tires Dec 11 #1

People think we're "tax and spend" Democrats wryter2000 Dec 11 #2

Exactly! And "fiscal conservatives" have cut taxes and spent. surfered Dec 11 #7

You mean, Trump's tax cuts added $7.8 TRILLION to the debt.... "with a T" Jack Valentino Dec 11 #13

Yes, correct $ 7.8 Trillion. surfered Dec 11 #18

What else should they do with the revenue? The Wizard Dec 11 #9

I have heard that for years from my republican family members, wryter2000. Diamond_Dog Dec 11 #10

because that is what their dittomasters tell them Skittles Dec 11 #3

Thanks. elleng Dec 11 #4

Adam Smith warned about them in his book Wealth of Nations. multigraincracker Dec 11 #5

Comes down to mass stupidity. nt yaesu Dec 11 #6

Because that's what grandpa told them Iris Dec 11 #8

Propaganda. ForgedCrank Dec 11 #11

When we Democrats are in office, we tend to talk about everything BUT the economy... PeaceWave Dec 11 #12

Because of Republican propaganda. W_HAMILTON Dec 11 #14

The media repeats ad nauseam they are Trenzalore Dec 11 #15

For some because right wing media tells them that and they believe it Meowmee Dec 11 #16

They convinced a percentage of people you're supposed to run the country Passages Dec 11 #17

Because Republicans chase wealth more than Democrats. haele Dec 11 #19