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The Truth About the GOP and the Deficit: All They Do Is Raise It — They talk deficit reduction. But what they actually do—time after time after time—is raise it via corporate giveaways. Here’s the ...

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The Truth About the GOP and the Deficit: All They Do Is Raise It — They talk deficit reduction. But what they actually do—time after time after time—is raise it via corporate giveaways. Here’s the ... - Lemmy.world

They talk deficit reduction. But what they actually do—time after time after time—is raise it via corporate giveaways. Here’s the latest example.

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I’m all for solid government programs and incentives, but show me the money. Show me who wrote the legislation and who is putting money in people’s pockets for or against said bill.

These are all very much public record. While the 'donations' are a little harder to find. You can find the votes and everything else including sponsors on .gov websites like www.senate.gov, https://www.fec.gov/introduction-campaign-finance/how-to-research-public-records/individual-contributions/, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/Public_Disclosure/contributions_download.htm.

What you're requesting is journalism lmfao. And nobody wants to pay for it anymore, so you have to do it yourself or look for articles where journalists already have lol.

I've seen no real shift toward a balanced budget since the Clinton era

You're absolutely lying to yourself with the both sides bullshit. Democrats always balance their budgets. It's the point of the article you're not reading and has easily been verifiable since before Clinton lol.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/jul/29/tweets/republican-presidents-democrats-contribute-deficit/

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