My impression is that GWB and DJT delivered some very large tax breaks and that the “more” taxes would be more accurately described as a return to normal taxation levels, provided how much one agrees that post-Reagan establishes the level of normalcy.

I do agree though that the spending could be improved. That position varies group by group.

“normal taxation levels” - a word salad without peer.

Those tax breaks happened to catalyze massive tax receipts nonetheless, but taxes are politically justified by who they poleaxe, not by the consequences that result.

Better that spending them golfing in your golf courts while grifting tens of millions per year by forcing the secret service to stay there paying an exorbitant price...

If you’re arguing our elected officials receive exorbitant benefits on the taxpayer dime, you’ve got a friend in me. But unfortunately that is but a drop in the bucket of the grift involved in entitlement fraud, tax fraud, foreign aid fraud, military-industrial hustle, and the Trillions of other ways our “representatives” by favor and votes with other people's money.