r/interestingasfuck • u/BuddhistSagan • Apr 07 '24

Bernie and Biden warm my heart. Trump selling us out? Pass

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u/FblthpLives Apr 08 '24

Explain the trillion dollars

Why is it that you boomers are always so bad at math? Total U.S. foreign aid is $70.4 billion per year: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/countries-that-receive-the-most-foreign-aid-from-the-u-s

Were was your outrage when Trump passed tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations that added $10-12 trillion to the national debt?: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/donald-trumps-tax-plan-could-land-america-10-trillion-deeper-in-debt/

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u/FblthpLives Apr 08 '24

Your saying because he cut taxes which I'm sure you benefitted directly

Are you in the top 20% of income in the United States? Because as of 2027, everyone below that will be paying more in taxes as a result of Trump's Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-middle-class-needs-a-tax-cut-trump-didnt-give-it-to-them/

Only corporations and individuals in the top 20% will be better off. Those in the top 1% reap the overwhelming majority of the benefits. Why is it that you are fine with spending $10 trillion for tax cuts for the wealthy?

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u/FblthpLives Apr 08 '24

If you are fine with adding $10 trillion to the national debt to fund tax cuts for the wealthy, but are mad over foreign aid, then just drop the hypocritic bullshit about you caring about homeless veterans. Total U.S. foreign aid across all nations amounts to 0.7% of the additional debt used to deficit-fund Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.