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Wally Firkins's avatar

Thank you Tara. Ronald Reagan certainly had a way with words. It seems only yesterday that he spoke those words about the USA being a trillion dollars in debt. I believe that I remember that we were something like 8 trillion dollars in debt during GW Bush's presidency and now we are more than 36 trillion dollars in debt some 16 years later. A 7 trillion dollar government is unsustainable. God bless DOGE. May it be very successful and sustainable.

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Patty's avatar

President Reagan’s words hit home! He considered $1 trillion a financial disaster. What would he say about $35 trillion? His warning wasn’t heeded and now we have a major financial crisis. Praying the Trump administration can clean up the fiscal pit created in the past even though they are working against strong headwinds. Our children and grandchildren will bear the burden if they aren’t successful.

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Jim's avatar

Exactly Right Patty ✅️ 👏 👌 💯 👍

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Samuel Vanderburg's avatar

An amazing post of fiscal truth!

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Johnny Baker Jr. MLA's avatar

The US government has been in red for all but a few minutes on January 8, 1835.

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Charlie Kendall's avatar

In the red and beholding to the “REDS”. May DOGE dismantle the fiscal misfunction….

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

Wouldn't he be surprised that the national debt is about $36.5 trillion these days! (BTW, that stack is now 2445.5 miles high!)

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Will Southcombe's avatar

He was not wrong. Pity our children and grandchildren. Thank you for the sober reminder, Tara Ross.

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Paula's avatar

History repeats..

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Timothy Randol's avatar

Scary

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Brooks Richardson's avatar

May the truth prevail and guide the Nation whose moto is In God We Trust. 🙏🇺🇸

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Jim's avatar

On Point Tara for sure, I remember a picture in school where someone in Europe takes a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread 🍞!!! 🤷

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Bill Hoeft's avatar

The need to stop out of control spending and waste is here. Now, not tomorrow.

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Judy Kannady's avatar

We are now the children and grandchildren our parents pitied.

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Jody's avatar

Good Tacos Tuesday morning Tara Ross!💯🇱🇷🏴‍☠️❤️

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Richard Best's avatar

It took 150 years to get $1 trillion in debt, and only 45 more years to reach almost $37 trillion in debt. The interest on the debt is more than the cost of government in Reagan's day.

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Edward Jones's avatar

Brilliant words from my favorite President. Drain the swamp and destroy the Democratic Party and all RINOS.

❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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Ermal Neil Summers's avatar

The last budget to show a surplus was President Bill Clinton.

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