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Re:The CDC waited 'it's entire existence for this moment.' W... by _-david-_ on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @05:30PM (#23409042)
>Tax cuts at any cost.

The revenue brought in from taxes increased after the tax cuts.

https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2019-11/55824-CBO-MBR-FY19....

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Re:The CDC waited 'it's entire existence for this moment.' W... by EdwardDiego on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:06PM (#23410072)
Are you implying a direct causative link?
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Re:The CDC waited 'it's entire existence for this moment.' W... by _-david-_ on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @11:17PM (#23411981)
>Are you implying a direct causative link

No.

The person I was responding to was making the claim that budget cuts were made to make tax cuts possible. I was trying to say that the tax cuts did not lower the revenue so budget cuts were not needed to justify the tax cuts.

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Re:The CDC waited 'it's entire existence for this moment.' W... by BlackNitrogen on Sunday June 07, 2020 @02:27PM (#23449432)
The per year deficit greatly increased though during that time. we reduced taxes, the economy grew a little more but the deficit really increased. the net is we borrowed from the future to make those tax cut (cause we'll have to back back the extra deficit over time).
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