Republicans: Big Spenders and Big Talkers
Reminder: I’ll be speaking at the JFK Lancer conference and also at the CAPA conference. The Lancer conference is being held on November 22-24 in Dallas. The CAPA conference is now being held online. There is also another excellent JFK conference on the same weekend sponsored by the JFK Historical Group. All three of them are fantastic JFK-assassination-related conferences. I highly recommend registering for all three and then picking and choosing which sessions you would like to attend at all three conferences. The registration prices are moderate and it’s a great way to support three great conferences. I will have some of my JFK books at my presentations at the Lancer conference to autograph and sell at a discounted price. I hope to see you all there!
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Why am I so certain that Donald Trump and his merry band of Republicans will not reduce federal spending and debt? Because they are Republicans. Republicans, by definition, are big spenders and big talkers. They always talk a big game about getting rid of “waste, fraud, and abuse” but then end up increasing federal spending and the federal government’s debt load.
“This time, things will be different, Jacob! This time the Republicans will really drastically reduce federal spending and debt. Donald Trump will force them to do so.”
Really? Like the last time that Trump was president? Correct me if I’m wrong but I do believe that the last time around, Trump promised to reduce the national debt and instead increased it. In fact, according to a January 14, 2021, article on propublica.org, “The national debt has risen by almost $7.8 trillion during Trump’s time in office. That’s nearly twice as much as what Americans owe on student loans, car loans, credit cards and every other type of debt other than mortgages, combined, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It amounts to about $23,500 in new federal debt for every person in the country.”
Moreover, wasn’t it Trump who began the process of sending out all those “free” Covid stimulus checks to everyone? In criticizing the federal government’s response to Covid, why do Trumpsters forget about that?
“But he’s changed, Jacob! This time Donald Trump really means it. This time he really is going to slash federal spending and debt. Why, he’s even appointed Elo
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