Deficit increasing under Trump

[ElmerMudd]

The deficit is increasing under Trump. In a growing economy with low unemployment we should see the deficit decreasing. The tax cuts are resulting in the increasing deficit. Our children will be paying off the debt that is benefiting many today; the very richest the most.

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
$458 $1,413 $1,294 $1,295 $1,087 $679 $485 $438 $585 $665 $779

 

[kyzr]

The tax cuts expire January 1st 2025, so hopefully the economy will still be strong and more taxes will be paid. That's still 5-years out, so not helpful for short term deficits.
A Look Ahead at Expiring Tax Provisions | Tax Foundation

Hopefully the dems will reduce spending with the 2020 Budget to help lower the deficit.

 

[Oddball]

Spending needs to be drastically cut, and that's not gonna happen with the Kleptokrats in control of the HoR.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Spending needs to be drastically cut, and that's not gonna happen with the Kleptokrats in control of the HoR.

It did not happen with your Repubs in control of all of Congress and the White House either...but you give them a free pass...you savior in the White House adds 1.48 trillion dollars to the debt in one year and you are silent as a church mouse.