Trump’s real legacy

It drives me nuts that, of the last 4 ugly hits to the national debt, 3 of them occurred under Republican presidents. We're supposed to be the party that avoids this.

Zero concern for the next family who occupies that picnic spot.

Trump is the type of asshole who would guzzle down a canteen of water, and not share with his fellow soldiers.

Trump is the type of asshole who would blow through family savings rather than save some for his younger siblings.

The deficit is a huge problem on the horizon.

Leadership requires confronting the facts in an honest and constructive manner. Never going to happen on Trump's watch.

I happen to agree with you that the deficit is Trump’s only economic failing, but I also remember why.

The Dems have never seen a deficit that they didn’t like, and even with the GOP having a majority in the House and a razor thin majority in the Senate in his first two years, Trumps initial proposals for a tax cut with deficit reduction were torpedoed (as was his repeal of Obamacare).

Trump literally said, “Fine. I can’t do anything about fixing you, so screw it. I’m not going to go down after one term because of you”. He gave up on it.
One could argue that charging the economy first was a good plan, and that the deficit could be attacked with increased revenue I suppose. Either way, this is an issue that I do think will need to be addressed in the next four years quite seriously, and I doubt either candidate will run on it this election.
I will say that it is an issue whose fix is far more suited to a president in his second term given the impact that it will have on potential re election.

you've jumped on this train while paying no attention to it while Obama was in office.

I’m no fan of large deficits, but I’m not ready to hit the panic button. Admittedly, I’m not following closely, but I haven’t seen any decrease in investments or confidence of investors. I’ll wait and see what Trump does in the next 4 years. Maybe he’ll slow deficit spending? I don’t know yet.

We are all responsible because we refuse to reform retirement entitlements to reflect the tremendous increase in our longevity since they were passed. There is no politician in the country who dares to touch this subject. The tax cuts were a drop in the bucket and arguably have resulted in increased revenues because of the economic expansion. And finally, not only are very few complaining about the cuts, but most look forward to even more.

Link: https://www.thebalance.com/current-u-s-federal-government-tax-revenue-3305762