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Re:U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP by ethbr1 on Thursday April 30, 2026 @12:53PM (#47965229)
Slight note that Bush Senior also got tossed out of office in part for being fiscally responsible.

We probably want to fix that quirk, if we want politicians more reliably doing the fiscally sound thing.

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Re:U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP by zorak8me on Thursday April 30, 2026 @04:52PM (#47968079)
Absolutely. One note though - it wasn’t just the raised tax, it was that he very explicitly promised to not raise taxes. Maybe doesn’t get elected without that promise but I really don’t know enough about politics before Clinton/Newt Gingrich.
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