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To: Kevin C

Donald Trump appeared to change his stance on the federal debt Thursday, saying that, with interest rates low, the U.S. should borrow money to spend on infrastructure rather than lowering the $14 trillion federal debt.

“This is the time to borrow,” the Republican candidate said in an interview on CNBC Thursday morning.

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IIRC he said the same thing months ago.


29 posted on 08/12/2016 6:09:51 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Moonman62

He campaigned on paying down our debt, not increasing it.

But yes, he has been stating as well that he’s for more infrastructure spending.

Now we know how he intends to reconcile the two, which is to drop the former and adopt the full, traditional, Democrat position.


59 posted on 08/12/2016 8:49:11 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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