The U.S. national debt has topped $40 trillion. What should Washington do about it?
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion, putting pressure on lawmakers to make long-deferred choices about federal spending and taxes.
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How much would we save if we didn't 1) gold leaf everything, 2) demo things before we had planned, saved and budgeted for the rebuild, 3) didn't target tax payers for deportationbased on biases (racism?) and sweeping generalizations, 4) didn't get into trade wars with our allies, and/or 5) didn't get wade into a middle east war without a imminent threat or exit plan?
Congress needs to Freeze ALL Trump's white house & DC construction projects immediately. Why the HELL do we need a new GRANITE driveway at the White house & WHY a granite helipad? Quite wasting OUR money. ASK Congress if you think it's worthwhile & let them approve.
Yes! Feeling less and less like the people's house and more like the palace of a dictator. It's one thing if the changes are easily reversible (e.g., gold gilding), it's another if it's major new structures
When the debt is growing faster than GDP, that's a real problem. We at least need to get closer to a balanced budget, and that will take change in both spending and taxes.
do both" sounds tidy until you say which spending gets cut and whose taxes go up. if you picked it, name one program you'd shrink and one group you'd bill.
Cut ICE. Tax coprprations consistently and fairly - there seems to be a lot of flexiblity in what they pay