[–] slwsnowman40 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So important question I've not heard or seen asked - is this 5% off the actual budget or 5% off the planned increases? Just making them work on a budget of say, $150 million for 2 consecutive years would be huge instead of $150 million for FY2018 and then $169 million for FY2019; assuming the budget would increase $19 million ($20 million minus $1 million, Trump's 5% cut).
Congress has done that before - reduced budget increases and called them "spending cuts" and the MSM pushed it as though budgets were actually reduced.
[–] DamnLiquor 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
He is showing that most previous presidents were fake and what a real one can accomplish.
[–] Are_we_sure ago
How has he kept this promise? Nothing happened yet. He's just making another promise at this point.
And the reason he needed to make this promise is because he is exploding the deficit. The government just released the figures
Some headlines.
Treasury: Budget deficit swells under Trump to largest in 6 years ...
Deficit balloons to $779 billion in Trump’s second year
Republicans' hypocrisy on the US deficit is stunning
Trump's tax cut didn't reduce the deficit – despite his many promises
Budget Deficit Jumps Nearly 17% in 2018
And how deficits are exploding in a relatively good economy. This is reckless.
Trump's tax cut was an irresponsible give away to businesses. Corporate profits have gone way up but wages have only gone up a little.
[–] TexasDeplorable1135 ago
How do you take down the Central Bank?
[–] Are_we_sure ago
why do you think that has anything to do with the deficit?