[arthurus]

Do you think reducing the deficit a couple of triolioin in 10 years is enough to get us back to the Republic? When they talk about 10 years reductins they are not serious. Same with reducing the subsidies to education, etc. Yes the bar is high. that is not justmy bar. That is the reality. Reduce everything without eliminating it will leave the structure intact and it will rapidly grow again. I am not optimistic at all.

[enumerated]

I’m not very optimistic, but I wouldn’t say ‘not at all’.

While not good, the outlook is far better with Team Trump than with the Democrat/RINO alternative - and it’s important we acknowledge that.

The swamp is not going to be drained under Democrat or RINO leadership, and even under solid MAGA leadership - it’s not going to happen all at once.

The first step is to earn back some public trust so that come 2026 there are fewer Democrats, fewer RINOs, and more honest representation in congress.
We need elected representatives who understand the vast administrative state has grown way out of control and who are serious about reining it in.

It’s true the cuts over ten years are ‘vapor’ - because future congresses and future administrations are not beholden to any of it.

That’s why the focus needs to be on improving our representation going forward.

It’s an iterative process - it may be close to impossible - but saying it’s hopeless is not helpful.

[dragnet2]

Are you suggesting all Trump’s done was to save a freight train full of tax payer dollars?

Would you like to see a complete list of what Trump has done compared to the corrupt Republican posers and frauds who’ve been entrenched in D.C. for 70 years while the country declined in every direction? Lemme know!