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Andy Reed's avatar

You forgot to mention the additional impetus the Republicans, especially the billionaire, banker, and connected global, classes have in increasing the debt.

WHO FINANCES THIS $4 TRILLION IN NEW DEBT, and earns interest on those loans? Those same effing billionaires, bankers, and connected global investors from Russia, Saudi Arabia, China, and elsewhere who own the current $35 trillion in debt. THEY will collect interest every year to the tune of 8% to 10% of the $320 billion (the 8% of the budget).

That means that those corrupt crooks on the right will collect $32 billion every year for the duration of this budget -- unless Democrats

A) win the elections of 2026;

B) win the presidency and trifecta in 2028;

C) repudiate the entire budgetary philosophy of the right wing by re-instituting 50%, 75% and 90% marginal tax rates, as well as cutting the interest rate the nation will pay to 1% per annum, with all the debt held by the people -- so that interest payments will go into the treasury instead of Elon's and Peter Thiel's pockets.

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Evelyn Scolman Lemoine's avatar

Boy. This really nails it. They now have the gift that will keep on giving to limit the money that's available for programs that support the people. Despicable--and I'm sure right on plan for Vought.

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