@Rolexeo
These markers are tracked by the UN and economists. The U.S. is slipping in developed world rankings by multiple indicators... wealth inequality, maternal mortality, education, etc.

A lot of our issues are only found in those places.


Developing country is a classification based on things like wealth distribution, health outcomes, and infrastructure. This is what I've alway meant.

Yes good for you that you don't take it seriously. Regardless, the trajectory will continue because we don't seem to care either way. Sorry but facts.


First off, Trump came right out and did a whole bunch of propaganda that he wanted his reign to be the next gilded age. A bunch of republicans are on board with it and said likewise.

When politicians push policies that dismantle labor protections which is already being done and idolize the Gilded Age, an age notorious for exploitative hours and conditions, that’s the logical outcome. The poor have to make up the gap somehow, they have to. Who else would do it??

This time period was great for the rich, it was very bad for the poor.


I’m not calling you an apologist to insult you. It’s just that whenever Trump is criticized, you seem to jump in defending him. That pattern comes off as apologism to me. Normally people who have issues with what Trump is doing wouldn't fight so hard for him.

But when people say "cancel culture on both sides, " it often overlooks scale and impact. Republicans have been behind hundreds of book bans across multiple states. If Democrats were banning books at that level, it’d be just as concerning, but that’s not what’s happening right now.

Let me know when Democrats ban the big book of cats and thousands of other books.

The scale and impact is not the same thing.


It's not that at all, it's because this is what happens to people affected by trump's decisions. These are real people and real stories. There's tons like that. These are the real consequences and I feel like it's important people know.

@Reason10 🔎 Why would it raise national debt?

➡ Because the government still spends the same (or more), but collects less revenue.

Imagine your household:

Income: $5,000/month

Expenses: $5,000/month

New tax cut (less income): Now you earn $4,000/month

Expenses stay at $5,000/month ➡
You borrow $1,000/month ➡
Your debt increases.

📊 Actual impact of the 2017 tax cuts
The Congressional Budget Office projected it would increase deficits by ~$1.9 trillion over 10 years (CBO Report).

There was no offset through spending cuts or alternative revenue increases.

Proponents argued it would pay for itself through growth. In practice, economic growth increased slightly but not enough to

⚠ Long-term effect on middle class and economy

Rising debt can lead to higher interest payments, reducing money available for public programs.

Future governments may raise taxes or cut services to manage debt.

Excessive debt can also affect economic stability and interest rates long-term✨

Summary (simple)

✅ The bill lowered taxes ➡
✅ Less money coming into the government ➡
✅ Spending stayed the same or increased ➡
✅ Government had to borrow to cover the gap ➡
✅ Debt increases.

Let’s unpack what other policies in “the Big Beautiful Bill” could raise debt, assuming we’re talking about:

🇺🇸 Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) + associated policies

1. Corporate tax cuts
Reduced rate from 35% to 21%.

Meant to stimulate business growth and investment.

Result: Less corporate tax revenue ➡ higher deficits if growth doesn’t offset the loss.

🔎 2. Individual income tax cuts
Reduced tax rates across brackets.

Increased standard deduction.

Result: Immediate reduction in government revenue.

🔎 3. Repatriation tax holiday (international profits)

Companies allowed to bring back overseas profits at a lower tax rate (one-time).

Result: Short-term revenue boost but reduced long-term potential tax intake from these profits.

🔎 4. Increased military spending (under Trump budgets)

The tax cuts were passed alongside budgets that increased defense spending significantly.

More spending + less revenue = higher deficits and debt.

🔎 5. Limited offsets or spending cuts
The bill did not include spending cuts significant enough to balance the revenue loss.

Without offsets, the government borrows to cover the difference

🔎 6. Expanded interest payments on debt
Higher deficits increase national debt.

Debt carries interest payments, so as debt grows, interest payments also grow, taking up a larger portion of the federal budget.✨ In simple terms:

✅ Lower taxes (less money coming in)
✅ Increased spending (more money going out)
✅ No major spending cuts to offset it
➡ Result: Larger annual deficits ➡ growing national debt⚠ Why some argue it’s okay
Proponents claim that:

Tax cuts stimulate economic growth.

Growth expands the tax base and eventually increases revenue.

⚠ Why some argue it’s okay
Proponents claim that:

Tax cuts stimulate economic growth.

Growth expands the tax base and eventually increases revenue.

❌ Why critics disagree

Historically, growth rarely offsets the full revenue loss, especially when cuts are heavily weighted toward corporations or high-income earners.

📌 Summary

Other policies in the bill (beyond tax cuts) – such as higher defense spending and lack of budget cuts – compound debt increases. It wasn’t only tax changes, but the overall fiscal package that raised deficits and long-term debt.

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout yes, gahead. Chicken little is against us!

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout

Yes 👍👍

@Reason10 why Venezuela and not Denmark? Switzerland?
Very prosperous countries, under SOCIALISM

Ah but wait socialism = evil.


Evil is though what the U.S. did to Venezuela to destabilize it and basically destroy the very good economy and living they USED to have there. And now they want to cry that those people that the U.S. has basically been starving to death want to come here to work so they can feed their families….
Oh the horror, brown people that want to work to feed their children,

@houseonfire Overwhelmingly, the rapists and murderers are U.S. born citizens.
You mention the "fabric of our country". What does that fabric mean to you? How do you define it? For me it means civil rights, human rights, equality. It sure as hell does not mean a police state, dictators above the law, and racism.

@houseonfire She lives with me now as my caretaker and I was over there last year to visit the family.

@NerdyPotato one can't just say something is bad, that's all the media has been saying. I'm not going to parrot the media. This is why I'm taking the time to try to learn what it actually is and does or does not. Blaring headlines are extremely biased. I just want to understand it before I decide.

Remember how marketplace insurance was jammed down on us as a good thing? It wasn't. So, I want to really know what this does.

@Diotrephes eh, every president since Nixon has been overspending. It's a matter of what the economy does

Interesting that you bring Nixon into this. The last time the federal budget was balanced was in 1969, during the VIETNAM WAR. Defense was the largest item in the budget.

But Nixon is the one responsible. He signed the Budget And Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Basically that law put ENTITLEMENT SPENDING on automatic increase every year. And that is the reason why WELFARE is the LARGEST item on the federal budget today.

@calicuz now what? You nailed it. That's the bipartisanly acceptable plan, faced with things as they are! Nothing.
What would I expect? Lolz. Make me an offer.

@calicuz I actually did... I knew some destructive version would pass eventually, but thought it would be watered down at least a little more before both chambers agreed.

But I guess everyone was assured they wouldn't have to face the voters in a few months anymore.

@calicuz Under normally circumstances Republicans would absolutely hate this bill, it is the exact opposite of what they claim they fight for.

But I guess the Republicans have just admitted their cucks to Lord Trump and won't stand up for the American people.

@SunshineGirl The cuts to Medicaid, which may leave an additional 12m Americans without healthcare coverage, are not due to take effect until after the midterm elections, so the wretches who voted for this bill will evade responsibility for their actions.

Nope.

The 12 million who will lose healthcare coverage are ILLEGAL ALIENS. They aren't entitled to our WELFARE. They will be sent back to where they came from.

NO legitimate American recipient of Medicaid will lose ANY benefits whatsoever.

@Reason10 Totally incorrect. There will be a $1trn reduction in Medicaid over 10 years. The cuts are will be achieved by linking entitlement to new work requirements. So obviously this has nothing to do with "illegal aliens".

@Reason10

@Reason10 Yes, the richest country in the world providing healthcare for its citizens is despicable eh... Why do you hate Americans?

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout There’ll be plenty of MAGA tears too when Trump voters get kicked off their health insurance. But that’s okay, as long as you’re hurting liberals it’s all good.

@Reason10 Yeah, clearly you haven't paid attention to the bill and only focusing on one area while totally ignoring the parts where it raises the debt more than Obama or Biden did...

And stealing from the poor, and items that service the people, to pay the rich.

But you want to ignore reality and just blindly emotional attack those that you hate instead of waking up to reality that Trump is helping himself more than he's helping the American people.

Have fun paying more in taxes, and having the large increase in debt in American history, which you support, and the debt is now more Trump's fault than Obama or Biden.

@Pretzel she sure died that way! LolZ.

@EarthGirl Well, the second part of that setence is cause for optimism at least.

@Ferise1 To pay for war?

Actually, our military (A) prevents wars and (B) defends us from wars when DemoKKKrats screw up the foreign policy. The worst wars in this country's history were perpetrated by DemoKKKrats.