Brian Preston
1 min readFeb 21, 2025

Once again, and consistent with the historical patterns of my 80 years, the HOP promises debt reduction with tax cuts. BS. Look at how the debt changes with GOP vs DEM administrations. The majority of national debt has accrued during GOP administrations. The only balanced budget in my lifetime came under Clinton, with careful targeted cuts to fed spending. Cuts taxes is the GOP mantra and then the economy will have such a stimulus that the cuts will
Pay for themselves. They never have, but today we have the greatest come inequity ever, and this proposal continues that GOP mission; enrich billionaires and let the rest of us be stuck with decreased standards of living. That working folks keep having faith in the GOP shows the success of right wing media, a series of smooth talking politicians promising wonderful thing for middle class and working class voters, and delivering wealth the the already rich and more federal deficits. Every time and every GOP administration—more and more debt. Then in the next election cycle they scream at Dems for wanting to pay for what the rest of us need in services. What a system!

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Brian Preston
Brian Preston

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A retired educator with an interest in furthering progressive ideals

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