How is this a victory?
Spending is out of control in Congress, and not only has Trump not managed to reign it in - when many were counting on him to impose some sort of financial discipline, or at least change the prevailing mentality - but now, there’s a “new acceptance” of high spending again, just what the country DOESN’T need.
It is.
The Tax bill could bring much investment back to the US, which (assuming it increases the GDP) mitigate the gravity of higher deficits. ie, If I make 100K, but owe 500K, not good. But if I make 1 million, and I owe 500k, not so bad.
One step forward with tax reform; three steps backward with this spending bill.
When The Wall comes up for dicussion, it will be “ooops, no money left”. Idiots all.
It’s a loser to cut budgets. Every time it is tried the communists take control of DC.
The people simply don’t give a sh*t about the national debt. They say they do but then demand spending.
Trump never promised any fiscal discipline. He’d be perfectly fine with a Federal budget triple its current size, as long as it was all spent on Americans.
It’s only until March 23
“Spending is out of control in Congress, and not only has Trump not managed to reign it in - when many were counting on him to impose some sort of financial discipline, or at least change the prevailing mentality - but now, there’s a “new acceptance” of high spending again, just what the country DOESN’T need.”
Trump never ran as a deficit hawk. I don’t know why you expected he would be one.
Trump believes in “growing the economy” method of balancing the budget.
Some people, (the same people) are all or nothing when it comes to the deficit and immigration.
“Kick ‘em ALL out!!!” “Cut ALL spending!!!”.
It’s not REALITY. You make the best deal you can (for now). Maybe circumstances will improve in the near future, maybe they will get WORSE and the current deal may look GREAT in retrospect.
Trump is a master deal maker. He knows when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em, when to raise and when to bluff.
You can only bake what you have the ingredients for, there is no “pie in the sky”.
Trump is doing just FINE so far. (WAAAAAYYYYY better than fine), give him a chance. This is ONLY the FIRST year.
Myself, I will reassess after FOUR (4) years. I am VERY optimistic.
Two steps forward, one step back.
Dang, man, in the Revolutionary War it was a whole bunch of steps back before we took any steps forward.
Trump is only a step.
WE must keep our eyes on the prize even if others do not. ULTIMATE MAGA: RESTORING OUR FREE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC.
Many steps forward to go.
This was not a victory. It was a McConnell sell out:
See:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3630955/posts
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“Mcconnell makes deal not to kill Obamacare with the Dems.”
McConnell Bows to Schumer: Budget Contains No Reconciliation Instructions for Obamacare Repeal
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