Quote (Black XistenZ @ Mar 12 2023 11:29pm)
To the best of my knowledge, Reagan did.
Cutting spending on social programs doesn't imply more money available for Republicans' priorities unless they actually do care about keeping the deficit (at least somewhat) in check.
George H.W. Bush literally agreed to increase taxes at a time of ballooning deficits so that the budget could be balanced again. It ultimately cost him his reelection.
Reagan massively increased the federal government and was the reason for the insane deficit under Bush.
Dude you really don't know shit about American politics before 2016. Did you even know Bush came right after Reagan?
And God damn you have to go back 50 years to even find a bad example.
This post was edited by NetflixAdaptationWidow on Mar 12 2023 10:43pm