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Apr 16, 2023
6:39:51pm

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The one that had the most medical technology advances

So that people 1) lived longer and 2) paid more for that life.

That’s the trade off.

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POLL: What generation is most responsible for the 31 Trillion dollar national debt?

CougarTailDevourer

4/16/23 6:00pm

Yes.

StarMan

4/16/23 6:02pm

The ones whining about not enough free stuff.

4/16/23 6:02pm

The ones that give out too much free stuff to whiners.

panacablue

4/16/23 6:06pm

Hey hey. Easy now

TNT

4/16/23 6:06pm

Good point. Objection withdrawn.

panacablue

4/16/23 6:06pm

This is the right answer. Sorry, TNT.

TailgateU

4/16/23 6:09pm

Why is a guy who devours cougar tails all day

Noodles Romanov

4/16/23 6:04pm

It really started with Bush, got worse with Obama and Trump

veddarhall

4/16/23 6:15pm

It started with Reagan, who believed that deficits didn’t matter. The Bushes

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:22pm

How could it be gen Z most of us can’t even vote?

BYU TO THE MOON

4/16/23 6:17pm

All of them. The deficit ballooned most under Reagan, Obama, Trump. Only Clinton

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:20pm

70% of gov spending is social welfare spending

veddarhall

4/16/23 6:25pm

Currently military spending is about 20% of federal revenue, and it was as high

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:36pm

It’s 12%, isn’t it?

veddarhall

4/16/23 7:35pm

20% per the link in the post you responded to.

Japan Coug

4/16/23 7:43pm

That is Wikipedia. It isn’t accurate

veddarhall

4/16/23 8:05pm

Friendly reminder: Clinton had a Republican House & Senate to work with. That

BleedCougarBlue2

4/16/23 6:27pm

Trump and Bush Jr. had GOP House & Senate to work with too. Only

Japan Coug

4/16/23 6:29pm

Yeah, Trump's 1st 2 years were a "huge" eye opener to me about the pathetic

BleedCougarBlue2

4/16/23 6:35pm

Followed by Mitt suggesting the government pay people to exist. Idiotic.

4/16/23 10:42pm

Continue didn't take a chunk out. It may have decreased slightly, but anyone

TailgateU

4/16/23 10:23pm

You can pooh-pooh it all you want, but the fact is that it was the only time in

Japan Coug

4/16/23 10:53pm

People give to much credit and blame to presidents. The economy in the nineties

TailgateU

4/17/23 8:08am

I don’t disagree that presidents generally get way too much credit & blame for

Japan Coug

4/17/23 9:13am

Congress doesn't get enough credit or blame for that. President can't sign a

TailgateU

4/17/23 9:49am

Agree.

Japan Coug

4/17/23 9:51am

It will always be whoever is currently in power

KingDave

4/16/23 6:37pm

The politicians

cougXor

4/16/23 6:38pm

The one that had the most medical technology advances

4/16/23 6:39pm

The one holding most of the government bonds

downtownchrisbrown

4/16/23 6:59pm

That would be China and Chinese investors.

Japan Coug

4/16/23 7:01pm

2/3 is domestically owned

downtownchrisbrown

4/16/23 7:13pm

Yes, I know. And actually the Japanese hold more US Treasury debt than the

Japan Coug

4/16/23 7:22pm

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