david robertsJan 22, 2023

Republican administrations have been such a disaster for this country.

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Since 2001 the federal debt has increased from $6 trillion to $31 trillion. More than half of that $25 trillion increase resulted from launching and waging long wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11, and from repeatedly cutting taxes for two decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/business/economy/federal-debt-history.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/KBAndersen/status/1617143988321980417

How the U.S. Government Amassed $31 Trillion in Debt

Two decades of tax cuts, recession responses and bipartisan spending fueled more borrowing — contributing $25 trillion to the total and setting the stage for another federal showdown.

The New York Times
Show threaddavid robertsJan 22, 2023
Remember this study? Showed that Republican policies quite literally kill people. Everyone just shrugged and moved on. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/12/16/politics-health-relationship/
Can politics kill you? Research says the answer increasingly is yes.

The toxicity of partisan politics is fueling an overall increase in mortality rates for working-age Americans, new studies show.

The Washington Post
Show threadReese Witherfork
@drvolts
Friend: "I don't do politics"
Me: "Well politics is going to do you"
Jan 23, 2023 at 12:21amWeb