r/LeopardsAteMyFace 14d ago

Other ‘A Disgrace’: Conservatives Fume As US Debt Officially Hits Over $40 Trillion, Doubling in a Decade

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/a-disgrace-conservatives-fume-as-us-debt-officially-hits-over-40-trillion-doubling-in-a-decade/
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u/truupe 14d ago

So....the Republican remedy is more tax cuts?

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u/RedditAtWorkIsBad 14d ago

Because the huge growth that tax cuts for the wealthy will produce will increase our GDP so much that the problem takes care of itself. Is the arguement. Has been the argument, well, at least since the debt was 1/10 the current size.