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WSHazel

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11. The deficit is massive

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 10:25 AM

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The economy is this terrible despite massive deficits. Slashing taxes for the super rich does not boost economic activity with very narrow exceptions.

Subsidies for big business also does not boost economic activity. Basically the two key pillars of Trump’s State Capitalism are utter nonsense.

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