lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

There's a great deal of fuzzy math being applied today, and I'm not smart enough to cypher the equations. If the country is doing better than it ever has before, under trump, how is that we've seen the largest budget deficits ever in recorded history? You know what a deficit is, it's where you spend money you don't have, living beyond your means.

The guy who says he's not profiting from being President, who donates his measly salary, and who claims to be America's greatest patriot - charges the Federal government for golf cart rentals, meals and lodging for his secret service detail, staff and probably friends, when he makes his weekly golfing trips. Now, I know that those exorbitant charges didn't cause the budget deficits, but it damn sure contributed to them. The GOP and trump crow about all the money they're saving taxpayers, by reducing the number of folks on food stamps and what not, but still manage to spend those savings and a LOT more money besides. So.................where the hell is all that money going?

Could it be that the evil Democrats are bypassing Congress and the WH, and spending money? That would look mighty poorly on Republicans if true, now wouldn't it. Or, could it be that we were fed a line of bull crap? You know, the huge tax reductions for the wealthy and mega corporations would pay for themselves with increased tax revenue from increased profits and all the other related propaganda. The claims are that the economy is doing better than it ever has in recorded history, so, if true.....................where is all the increased tax revenue?

Could it be, that the tremendous savings generated by massive regulatory reform, the massive increase in federal revenues generated by the huge tax reform bill.................... STILL left a massive, larger than ever in history, budget deficit? How does that kind of math work?