Proponents of deficit reduction argue that governments who do not control budget deficits and debt are at risk of losing their ability to borrow money at affordable rates. Opponents of deficit reduction argue that government spending would increase demand for goods and services and help avert a dangerous fall into deflation, a downward spiral in wages and prices that can cripple an economy for years.
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@B65Q62H2mos2MO
No unnecessary cuts to social welfare programs and essential government services and no unnecessary spending increases
@B642FS43mos3MO
Cut unnecessary spending but no unnecessary cuts to social safety net programs or essential government services
@B5PYWDVAmerican Solidarity 3mos3MO
No unnecessary spending increases and no unnecessary cuts to social safety net programs and essential government services
@B635GFG3mos3MO
No unnecessary spending and no unnecessary cuts to social welfare spending and essential government services
@B635GFG3mos3MO
No unnecessary cuts to social welfare spending and essential government services and no unnecessary spending
@B62MG8C3mos3MO
No unnecessary increases and no unnecessary cuts to social safety net programs and essential government services
@B5RMCMR4mos4MO
Cut unnecessary expenses and prohibit Trump from gutting social safety net programs and essential government services
@B5PG8QD4mos4MO
Cut unnecessary spending, but no cuts to social safety net programs nor essential government services
@B5NJBMJ4mos4MO
Cut unnecessary spending but impeach Trump for gutting social welfare programs to fund huge tax cuts for billionaires
@B5LGJVP5mos5MO
Yes, for unnecessary programs, but impeach Trump for gutting social safety net programs and essential government services
@B5L7HKM5mos5MO
Only for unnecessary programs, but no cuts to social safety net programs, and impeach Trump for gutting essential government services
@B5L68CM5mos5MO
Yes, but impeach Trump for gutting Social Security, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and essential government services
@B48ZGNN6mos6MO
To an extent. The tax burden should be shifted from the federal to state and local governments. This will greatly reduce entitlement spending, refocus allocations on needed state and local projects, while federal spending cuts reduce the national debt.
@B46VFV47mos7MO
Yes, but not to essential government services or the social safety net, and IMPEACH TRUMP for doing so
@B44LMSNAmerican Solidarity7mos7MO
Yes, but not to social programs like Social Security and Medicare nor to essential government services
@B2WDRBQ8mos8MO
Yes, but no cuts or privatization of entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid
@9GWQSCF2yrs2Y
Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional, like the Departments of Homeland Security and Education
@9FLM6Z92yrs2Y
Only cut useless partisan spending.
@8Y9S9SX4yrs4Y
No, increase taxes on corporations and wealthy people, and cut military spending.
@8Q68QKQ5yrs5Y
Yes, but eliminate tax evasion and government bloating
@8JJM7J65yrs5Y
I do not have enough information to give a opinion.
@8F8GS835yrs5Y
End tax evasion, end bloat programs and obsolete duplicate programs and see what cost savings occur.
@9CCCH7Z2yrs2Y
Reduce military spending, focus on tax evasion, increase taxes on the wealthy and multinational corporations.
@8FM32SX5yrs5Y
Legalize drugs, and use the resulting tax revenue to reduce the national debt.
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