The GOP won't live within its means. They saddled us with $1.5 TRILLION in debt because they are extravagant. Whassup with that?

Well m'dear ya gotta understand. The GOP sucks up to the wealthy so whatever they do for the obscenely wealthy is fine and dandy. Social programs, on the other hand, are for the poor, the old, the young, the ill, the typically average. Nothing there to benefit them so we are all expendable. Ain't it GREAT? Thank you for you reply PeaPod! :)  Sometimes reality sucks bigtime doesn't it? :(

If you pay attention for most deficits only matter when the other party is in power. 

Well yes and no. under some presidents it goes down, eg Obama. Under others it goes up eg: Bush and Trump

To be fair, factors beyond the president's control affect both deficits and the debt, but factually, Obama had the highest deficits to date.

https://www.thebalance.com/deficit-by-president-what-budget-deficits-hide-3306151 This post was edited by Bozette at December 22, 2017 7:13 PM MST

That is a problem here in Denmark too. Experts on both sides give very different *Expert Opinions'

FROM; https://www.exponentialimprovement.com/cms/bushdeficit.shtml
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It helps when doing direct comparisons, does it not?  My link gave the dollar amounts, yours gives the deficit/GDP.  We could play with numbers all day, but my point stands.  

So under Clinton the GDP grew a lot faster than the deficit ? :-))

Under Clinton there were four years each of deficits and surpluses, for a net decrease of 1%.  You made a factually inaccurate statement, Jakob,  which I corrected with the caveat that many factors come into play, several of which are beyond the president's (whomever that may be)  control.  Your statement was actually inaccurate by two measures.  Not only did Obama have the largest deficits to date, but not a single deficit is as yet attributable to Trump.  Own it. 

Our National debt has not went down under any Preside t in the last 40+yrs and probably longer than that. Trust me Obama did not cut our debt.

Obama actually increased it by quite a lot.

That's the new loony tune they croon. Before? Republicans were DEFICIT HAWKS. Things change. Now there is little doofus don aka donjohn who controls the entire game. Ain't it a shame? Thank you for your reply JakobA! :)

The GOP usta be DEFICIT HAWKS and swoop down and claw the eyes outta anyone who increased it. My oh my how the times have changed!. They are all spineless wimps being controlled by the little donjohn who is the obedient  little puppet of The Vlad Putin.. A fine kettle a fish this is! Thank you for your reply JakobA! :)

And there will be more chickens than anybody can eat in every pot in the US

If you are good you may even get some watermelon too. This post was edited by JakobA the unAmerican. at December 22, 2017 12:57 PM MST

Swear to God? On a Bible? On the lives of your children if you have them? OK. I am going to hold you to that Kg. Better deliver. Thank you for your reply! :)

Ok.. might have to wait for that to happen some time during his second term though. Ha ha

Bite yer tongue! Second term my a**! Doofus don is gonna be impeached soon and if he isn't all he** will break loose. We the people will descend on D.C. like locusts. Thank you for your reply Kg! :)

You are aware that a 0% unemployment rate is impossible to achieve, I assume?  Then again, perhaps I assume too much.

People who cannot find work could become self employed somehow -selling Avon or Tupperware or something. 
Yes, 'course there would be some who are muchly unemployable for some reasons. 

One reason is because they prefer welfare over working for a living.

Perhaps but NOT EQUALLY. The advent of the little donjohn screwed everything up, skewed everything, flipflopped everything, destroyed everything of value and is replacing it piece by piece bit by bit by WHATEVER SERVICES THE OBSCENELY WEALTHY JUST LIKE HIM! It wasn't the Dems who put him forth as a prez candidate It wasn't the Dems who voted for him to be president.  Almost 3 MILLION MORE DEMS voted for Hillary. She won the POPULAR VOTE and the loser little donjohn by a fluke of electoral college madness gets to sit in the oval office and play the role of prez. He was a bogus candidate and he is a bogus prez. Not the fault of Dems unless you blame them for  backing Hillary, not Bernie. Do you? Thank you for your reply Zack and Happy Friday! :) So would YOU have voted for Bernie?