Originally Posted by
Ashliana
Both Reagan and George W. Bush had specific plans that their Congresses passed: Regressive tax cuts. Republicans, along with that minority of southern, conservative Democrats share the blame for going along with Reagan's ideas. George W. Bush's, however, you have solely the Republicans to blame.
Bush's 2001 tax cuts passed with 216 Republican votes for, 13 Democrats for to ZERO Republican votes against and 196 Democratic votes against.
Bush's 2003 tax cuts passed with 218 Republican votes for, 4 Democratic votes for to THREE Republican votes against and 199 Democratic votes against.
Those decisions -- particularly the post-Afghanistan invasion decision to further cut taxes during a time of war -- are the biggest reason for the exploding deficit.
The GOP had one-party control of the government for most of George W. Bush's tenure, and again, Greenspan, appointed by Reagan and chairman of the fed for two decades, oversaw the great recession.
Bush left office with record-setting deficits and a projected fiscal nightmare. Democrats are the ones -- and specifically Obama, who campaigned on the platform of ending the tax cuts for the rich -- who let the Bush tax cuts expire after the GOP repeatedly renewed them. They're the ones who, along with the newfound rediscovery of austerity among the Republicans, got the federal deficit under reasonable, pre-recession control.
Under control until...... Trump took office, upon which time it was to give a enormous, regressive tax break to the super-wealthy again.
Conservatives have absolutely zero credibility on the topic of fiscal responsibility. None. You threw it away, gleefully.
By all means, my reality-averse friend, try again. The devil's in the details, and you've demonstrated time and time and time and time again, you're absolutely allergic to them.