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To: VA Voter
Trade is not our problem, debt is

Uhhhh....US workers who lose their manufacturing jobs to overseas competition don't pay the taxes on what they would've earned. They collect government freebies. That adds to debt. Then there's that nasty trade imbalance which has caused the DEBT we owe to Japan and China. Now let's add in the taxes and economic activity those manufacturing operations would generate if they were in the US.

The anti-Trumps are getting irrational in their rantings.

7 posted on 06/19/2015 3:00:45 PM PDT by grania
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To: grania

Uhhhh....tax revenue aside, the only thing that adds to the debt is gov’t spending. When your income changes, you adjust accordingly.


20 posted on 06/19/2015 3:18:11 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: grania
Then there's that nasty trade imbalance which has caused the DEBT we owe to Japan and China.

Trade didn't cause our government to overspend.

30 posted on 06/19/2015 3:46:20 PM PDT by Toddsterpatriot ("Telling the government to lower trade barriers to zero...is government interference" central_va)
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To: grania

“The anti-Trumps are getting irrational in their rantings.”

When you’re taking flak, you’re over the target.


45 posted on 06/19/2015 4:48:46 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat ( The ballot is a suggestion box for slaves and fools.)
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