No kidding he isnt. His actions as president made that clear
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What actions make you think he’s not for sound money?
He did cut taxes and increase the deficit, but the economy was starting to roar too. The next logical step after that is to try to cut government spending and bring things under control. It doesn’t all happen at once.
Seriously? Money printer go brrr. He said he loves deficit spending while he was in office. Where were you when he was spending us into oblvion?
The Covid scam turned on the money printer. That was all from the Socialist, not Trump - who was cutting 1000 of regulations and laws to free up business growth.
Regardless, I'm not defending Trump - but he had things rockin' before the Elites decided to introduce Covid.
Growth is what allows you to deficit spend. As long as your Economy is growing faster than the debt, you can sustain the debt - not that I think that's a good idea, but it's a fact.
He was printing long before. And covid is no fucking excuse
Stockman has written several books. He makes some great points but is off key on a lot of issues too. If you want to believe this article, be sure you follow up and read a few of his books so you can put things in perspective.
I'm coming across as defending Trump - I'm not. But contrary to popular belief, Trump had the right idea about many thing (border, regulation, taxes, etc...). I also believe he understands the problem with deficit spending, but if you are just turned off on Trump you can find clips, cherry pick, and make the case otherwise.
The problem with discussion about spending is you can't just look at spending, you have to look at spending, debt, deficits, and GDP growth at the same time to understand if/where/when there is a problem.
We are beyond the point if stimulating the economy with Government spending. Gov spending is crushing the private economy. But Gov spend has worked to simulate the economy in the past, the problem is Gov (BOTH parties) spend MORE after the economy is roaring (not less) and the entire Gov system gets bigger.
Biden is spending because that's all they can do to keep the shit show going - and he is the poster boy of the magnitude of the problem the last 50 years.
The reason BOTH parties don't like Trump? He's not in on the game AS MUCH as the insiders. No doubt Trump has worked the system to his advantage - you don't become a billionaire being system stupid.
Well what he said and what he did were two vastly different things. Words mean nothing. Actions do. And his actions helped fast track the mess we are currently in. What little good he may have done was erased by all the bad. And to think it will be different this time is to ignore reality and who/what he really is. Trump cares about Trump, nothing more and even in the face of all the undeniable evidence of harm, he still shilling for pharma and their death shot. His ideals are that of whoever gives him money. And he has a lot of pharma ties financially. He hired ex-CIA. He hired ex-banksters. He is playing a role. And we will ge fucked by biometric security of the engineered border situation. Problem-reaction-solution. And like The Patriot Act, the right will cheer it on cuz tribalism and brown people.