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WaPo realizes the national debt is a problem.

MAS 22843 posts Original UHND Member

Posted11:06 pm on Aug 10, 2026

BTW, Trump has been terrible on the entitlements. Even in his final two years, if he has a GOP Congress, he won't lift a finger to change anything.

I have always been amused at the Dems' opposition to means-testing entitlements. Some of you understand why.

Link: https://archive.ph/LaP2e

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Trillions for Billionaires…No SNAP for the ‘Lazy’ Poor…

TyroneIrish 25949 posts 3:27 pm on Aug 11, 2026

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And now we have to protect our creditors (e.g., Japan) lest we collapse.

NedoftheHill 47494 posts 2:29 pm on Aug 11, 2026

At some point, super-inflation will be required to just maintain the debt, much less pay it down.
But both parties will ignore the problem.

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

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I agree wrt Trump. He tried to cut waste (DOGE), but not spending - I think because he didn't want

BaronVonZemo 64301 posts 8:28 am on Aug 11, 2026

to take the political hit for it himself. He has disappointed in that regard.

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  Agreed.
  
  NedoftheHill 47494 posts 1:45 pm on Aug 11, 2026
  
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  Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.
  
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SS was and is a scam.

WestCoastIrishFan 17112 posts 7:08 am on Aug 11, 2026

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