19 TRILLION dollar deficet...how do dems defend that..?

Obama and the Democrats have pushed America's debt from 7 Trillion to 19 TRILLION in only 7 years..

How does any Obama lover defend that?

The Democratics led by Obama have destroyed America's future, there is no repaying that much money...it's impossible

 

Then don't worry about it

 

Uh..what

 

Did you just forget about the worst recession in 80 years?

And, congress controls spending. What has the republican controlled congress done about spending?

 

Who holds the power of the purse again? Oh yeah, the house which if I recall has been GOP held for about 6 years now. I think your question should be directed to them. How do any of THEM defend the debt?

 

Reagan doubled the debt.

Bush doubled the debt.

Roses do not grow from the butts of Republicans when it comes to the debt.

But thank you for making a thread that criticizes Obama on a genuine issue.

 

That's the great thing about deficit spending, the two political parties get to hammer each other over the increasing spending when they are both part of the problem. More often than not its nothing but political rhetoric.

 

How did Republicans defend the debt when it went from $5 trillion to $10 trillion in 7 years?

How about when it went from $999 billion to $2.6 trillion under a Republican?

 

They defend it by pointed out the Dems did worse, which of course is BS since BOTH parties have successfully increased the debt and neither is really serious about doing anything about it. Instead both parties just point fingers to the other and say they aren't willing to cut the debt, while their other hand is spending on their own sacred programs.

 

To you Obama lovers..

Was it worth it?

Was it worth selling out America's future, your kids furure?

Half of every dollar the IRS steals from Americans now just go to service the debt!..that's insane!

19 TRILLION dollars debt and there is still 44 MILLION people on food stamps!

The poor got poorer!...we sank the ship for nothing, absolutely nothing!

 

And everyone seems to ignore the FACT...that we DON'T "repay" that debt. Never have.

We only pay the interest on it and we can well afford to do that

We still carry the entire debt from WWII in that bundle of trillions and it's practically meaningless because inflation ate away at it's value (cost).

But hey...continue with your hand wringing.

Remember...when Republicans get their hands on the purse strings again..."deficits (and thus the debt) won't matter" anymore

 

Not just Dems. The Power of the Purse is in Congress and more specifically the House of Representatives. We have run up a whole lot of Debt while the GOP has held the House. And it needs to stop!

We were very close in the 80's to Convention of the States to draft a Balanced Budget Amendment, but we were talked out of it by Gramm-Rudman. What different future we would have had if would have carried through.

Oh well, we are still on a few states short of calling for a convention to draft a Balanced Budget Amendment. We probably ought to do it!

 

Oh I agree with that...lots of rinos on the right

I truly believe Trump is our last shot...he doesn't care who he pisses off....he's already made his billions...time to save the country

If Trump can't do it, we are done!

 

we don't have a $19 trillion deficit.

 

You're right..the debt is 19.2 TRILLION..!

Thanks

http://www.usdebtclock.org/

 

Sorry to break this to you but Trump is not running for Emperor. And even if he had the power, if you think a narcissist who craves adulation
is going to really significantly tackle the debt problem, then you are sadly mistaken.

 

Nope! Our strategy of primarying the establishment, kicking them out, and replacing them with those dedicated to Constitutional restraints is a strategy still bearing fruit.

Cantor, Boehner, and you can be damn sure everyone else has noticed. The guy without a chin? McConnell? That SOB, if we can't beat him in the primary, we will cross party lines and vote for his Democrat opponent in the general if that is what it takes to defeat him.

There will be no knockout, this is a steady grind. Trump is just one tool in the toolbox and its just one or two terms.

Also cooking behind the Tea Party strategy is the Convention of the States. Congress may not be able to get this together, my goodness, we are trying everything. But, if need be, through Constitutional Amendment we can get greater involvement of the State Legislatures, acting collectively, at the Federal Level.

The States lost their House of Congress with the direct election of Senators, and the States wanted to make that change, so I'm not a proponent of going back. Once you moved on, there were reasons you moved on, and if you don't like where you are you should probably go on to something else; for example, the Recall of Senators on a Majority Vote of the State Legislature of the State they represent. Right now a US Senator won't even take the phone call of State Legislator. Make that change and they will pick up the phone next time it rings.

Balanced Budget Amendment.

That's probably enough. Make few changes, deal with unexpected effects, re-examine, see if what you have done has truly helped, give the changes time to bear fruit, then consider further steps.

But those are two that I think would be worth doing at once.

But Trump's a wildcard. We have to prepared for him losing and prepared for him winning and being a massive disappointment.

I read something the other day that was encouraging: In the 30 years before the current GOP Congress, Federal spending increases averaged something link 6.5% a year. Since this new Congress, it's under 2%. Not enough, but we may have made more ground that we have given ourselves credit for.

 

You post said it's impossible to pay back so don't worry about it.
It must be an presidential election year because that's the only time you hear about the debt.

 

Well I've been talking about the debt for since Obamas 1st year in office..

When Bush pushed it.from 2 to 7 Trillion that was for two HUGE wars that actually provided jobs (pro tip: war makes.money)

Obama pushed it from 7 to 19 TRILLION for what?...

You tell me what it was for?...The poor in this country have never been more poorer as under Obama reign..

Obama cares more about shutting down American companies and trannies in bathrooms than he does the American worker

So....you seriously do not care about a 19 TRILLION dollars debt?..doesn't concern you huh?

 

Yet you forget that Democrats were in control of Congress for four years causing the Recession/Depression that we have yet to recover from thanks to the failed leadership of Barack Hussein Obama.

 

economies take longer than 4 years to fall apart. The crash that happened was over a decade in the making. And of course we have recovered. Unemployment is under 5%. The stockmarket has tripled since Obama took office. All this in SPITE of an obstructionist GOP congress.

 

So Ronald Reagan doubled the deficit when he was in office, George Bush doubled the deficit when he was in office, and Obama doubled the deficit when he was in office. Now, how many of them are Dems and how many are GOP'ers?

 

Why are you blaming the president for a REPUBLICAN controlled congress that controls spending?

 

You're correct, the seeds of the Housing Bubble debacle were sown during the Clinton administration and nurtured and fed by Barney Frank, Raines, Holder and Gorelick.

 

why are you blaming a president for a republican controlled congress's policies?