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19. It wasn't so long ago that the Clinton-Gore administration had put the US on track to pay off

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:17 PM

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then national debt entirely...if no tax polices changed after 2000. But we all know how that turned out, with the supreme court deciding the election results wrongly, giving us Bush II, the Iraq War and a U.S. led global recession.

Something to remember when speaking to unserious voters thinking or certain they are backing GOP candidates in 2026.

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