Economy 53,090 Posted November 1, 2024 Share Posted November 1, 2024 7 minutes ago, PartySick said: No sis I know you don't support him I just thought it was kinda funny how you agree that he's right in pointing out a problem but your solutions to that problem would probably be rational while his would be horribly destructive In other words my joke flopped Ah ok. I also thought that could have been one of the angles of ur joke but i just wasnt entirely sure what u meant. Thanks for clarifying makes sense On a serious note: Military budget and Corporate and capital gains taxes all being at more reasonable levels... all 3 combined alone would do wonders for the budget Not sure it would balance the budget and bring debt burden down or not, thats hard to calculate because offsetting factors are notoriously hard to estimate. But if it at least brought deficit down to 2% of GDP to match long term economic growth, at least it would be sustainable even if not entirely ideal. The issue is the interest is so high on debt now and so much money is bled there, that solutions that under more reasonable circumstances might otherwise balance the budget while providing more money for social safety nets, healthcare, infrastructure etc... Now those same solutions might force u to pick ur battles and choose what resources to prioritize cuz those 3 things would no longer eliminate deficit AND cover everything i mentioned. The US would probably need to pick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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