1 trillion

[horseofcourse]

I think a large problem with the deficit was fighting multi-multi billion dollar wars across the planet while trying to pay for it by cutting taxes massively for the wealthiest Americans. There is a bit of a disconnect with logic there. Of course these wars were also never included in the budget of the previous administration, so it was all very magical. Somehow the ultra-conservatives never have discovered that the combination of mega-expensive military excursions across the globe and massive tax cuts for the rich is actually deficit spending to the extreme...and creating deficits to the extreme...and also extremely un-patriotic. If this war on terror was so brilliantly important, all Americans should be taking part in it...not just the military. The last administration, did not think this however. Again, they felt the best way to pay for the war on terror was gigantic tax cuts for the wealthy. Yes, it all makes perfect sense??? Of course, the current administration is no better, but I'm unclear as to how the conservatives all of a sudden magically care about deficit spending. That is after all...their clear calling card...deficit spending as a cure to everything until they are no longer in charge...then it magically becomes very bad.

(ummm...like it or not,tax cuts are deficit spending.)

We're screwed regardless of who is running things. they're idiots...the entire lot of them.