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2021-06-12 Economy

US Budget Deficit for Current Year Hits Record $2.1 Trillion

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Posted by Fred 2021-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Clownshow

Debt's now what, $8 TRILLION?

But we / our kids / our grandkids don't need to pay it back because . . .
Modern Monetary Theory!!
Build Back Better! !
If we taxed the oligarchs, we would have an extra $20 billion!

/s

WE ARE RULED BY F--KING MORONS

Posted by Menhadden and Company6192 2021-06-12 00:10|| 2021-06-12 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ . . . morons who can't do basic arithmetic. The French tried a wealth tax, and FAILED -- failed so miserably, that describe the whole damn thing forthwith

Unbelievable that we are moving in one direction and the French in the opposite direction . . . and we're going back to their great mistakes and failures of the last 30 years

Posted by Lampedusa Omuting8925 2021-06-12 00:14|| 2021-06-12 00:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Just because the Biden administration wants a wealth tax does not mean they will get one.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-06-12 00:24|| 2021-06-12 00:24|| Front Page Top

#4 ...after all the exceptions and write offs their representatives will include in the package, the only people who will gain will be accountants and tax lawyers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-06-12 06:25|| 2021-06-12 06:25|| Front Page Top

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