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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Banksy 🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: BBB passes
Date: 07/01/25 1:43 PM
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Dope1: And democrats should be happy with this bill: The Senate version adds some $400 billion to the deficit every year.

Reality check...
Don't like massive debt and deficits? Don't vote for the GOP.

George Bush (41) took the deficit to -$300 billion per year.

Clinton got it to zero. During his presidency, Clinton managed to zero out the deficit and end his term with a +$128 billion per year surplus.

Lil' Bush (43) went from a surplus to -$1.4 trillion per year.

Obama halved it to -$600 billion per year.

Trump then ramped the deficit up to an unheard of -$2 Trillion per year!

Finally Trumps BBB will bankrupt America. Game over, we had a hell of a run. (For my MAGA friends who failed economics see Ferguson’s Law.)

"Trump is a @#$%ing moron!" ~Rex Tillerson
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