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America is great and everything is NOT Pres. Trump's fault thread

I agree with the title. America is a great and every problem is definitely not Trumps. The vasts majority of problems in this world are not Trumps fault and have nothing to do with him.

Trump is not making America great again because it already was and it keeps getting better despite him.

The world is becoming a better place slowly but surely. We are murdering less people and letting people live their lives how they want more and more. Trump is fighting the live their lives part but thats okay, it just means more people standing up for themselves and others.

I think Trump has been great for this country. He has caused more people to pay attention to politics and give a **** about things around them. More people are united and caring in spite of him and some because of him. His policies have set some stuff back but nothing that wont be undone when he is gone.

The only real thing he ****ed up badly is pushing a supreme court justice in that has a agenda and that is not what we need in that position. They should be more neutral and not someone who is going to try and push their parties agenda. But that goes both ways.

Its also weird how much we credit or blame we give the presidents for the Economy. They have very little impact on that. Yet its the main thing a lot of people judge them on. Also some of the changes they do make and the influence they do have is very delayed and often the wrong person is getting the blame or credit for the economy. The fact that we credit Clinton for how great the economy was and blame Bush is really just luck or unlucky for them.
 
"Republicans seem surprised by the unpopularity of their tax cuts, which were designed in part to win votes by putting more money in people’s pockets. A middle-income taxpayer will save about $780 per year from the tax cuts, on average, according to the Tax Policy Center. But the average 1-percenter will save nearly $33,000, which helps explain why roughly 46% of Americans disapprove of the tax cuts. Just 41% approve.

The federal deficit was $898 billion through the first 11 months of fiscal 2018, which ended in September. The deficit could easily top $1 trillion for the year, once the final tally is in. Last year, before the Trump tax cuts, the deficit was $667 billion. Overall, the national debt is about $21.6 trillion, which is more than the entire annual output of the U.S. economy.

That’s okay, for now, but Moody’s sees interest payments on U.S. debt rising from 8% of the federal budget now to 15% in a decade, which means there will be less money for government benefits. If current trends continue, a crunch is coming, with Uncle Sam either forced to slash benefits such as Social Security and Medicare, or raise taxes on the wealthy. As fractious as the Trump years have been so far, they might seem pleasant compared with what’s coming."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rich-poor-gap-getting-worse-trump-193238702.html
 
Federal health insurance premiums are going up at the lowest rate in over two decades. About time! We are seeing the same thing with Obamacare insurance policies.
 
str8line said:
"Republicans seem surprised by the unpopularity of their tax cuts, which were designed in part to win votes by putting more money in people’s pockets. A middle-income taxpayer will save about $780 per year from the tax cuts, on average, according to the Tax Policy Center. But the average 1-percenter will save nearly $33,000, which helps explain why roughly 46% of Americans disapprove of the tax cuts. Just 41% approve.

The federal deficit was $898 billion through the first 11 months of fiscal 2018, which ended in September. The deficit could easily top $1 trillion for the year, once the final tally is in. Last year, before the Trump tax cuts, the deficit was $667 billion. Overall, the national debt is about $21.6 trillion, which is more than the entire annual output of the U.S. economy.

That’s okay, for now, but Moody’s sees interest payments on U.S. debt rising from 8% of the federal budget now to 15% in a decade, which means there will be less money for government benefits. If current trends continue, a crunch is coming, with Uncle Sam either forced to slash benefits such as Social Security and Medicare, or raise taxes on the wealthy. As fractious as the Trump years have been so far, they might seem pleasant compared with what’s coming."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rich-poor-gap-getting-worse-trump-193238702.html
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Not surprising to me. Since most tax revenue comes from the rich, they'd benefit the most from tax cuts.
 
str8line said:
Of course, but it's disproportionate.
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Right, because tax cuts that mostly target the middle class would be minimal. They don't pay a lot of taxes. So by their nature, tax cuts mainly reduce the tax burden for high earners.
 
Alfalfa said:
Right, because tax cuts that mostly target the middle class would be minimal. They don't pay a lot of taxes. So by their nature, tax cuts mainly reduce the tax burden for high earners.
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Should I let someone else call BS on this?
 
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