> Voted-in Conservatives: we are the party of fiscal responsibility.
Conservatives are provably not. See[0].
> Voted-in Libs: We were voted in to undo all this f*kery... gotta spend those $$$
This is a common misperception, fostered in large part by the effectivity of the "Two Santas" political strategy.
0 - https://www.investopedia.com/us-national-debt-by-year-749929...
Both private and public dept have been rising rapidly since the 70/80's and the introduction of neoliberal policies. Real wages have stagnated, so Americans go into debt. Tax cuts for the rich, so the US has to borrow.
I’m just talking about what they say rather than reality.
I’d have edited for clarity but I missed the window.
The last year in office Trump was spending $8 trillion a year and Biden left office spending $6.7 trillion.
The opposite of that play is:
Voted-in Conservatives: we are the party of fiscal responsibility. We shall reduce govt spending by running services into the ground.
Voted-in Libs: We were voted in to undo all this f*kery... gotta spend those $$$
Conservatives: Didn't we say you can't trust those libs with the $$$?
For the record - I think society needs both parties alternating in power to function properly. Either one in power forever is a mistake