Comments by "Rune of Svalbard" (@vladimirofsvalbard9477) on "Forbes Breaking News" channel.

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  39.  @justaguy6100  Actually, that's false. True that SS is supposedly it's own fund, but the proceeds are put into the general fund so they can be converted into t-bonds for interest collection. This is why people have endlessly complained that SS has been used for other means; though Congress and the CBO office have denied it. The SS liabilities are more or less their own designated appropriation and must be paid out. As far as widening the gap vs cutting it. I don't see any evidence (other than circumstantial) when it comes down to the parties. From a historical perspective, stocks and economies have done better under Democratic Presidents for the last 50 odd years; though that omits quite a lot of factors at the same time. People can say what they want about tax cuts, but no deficit resulted from them; if that's what you mean. In the case of Covid spending (roughly $6T) over 24 months. You had mass inflation in every area of the economy, including your auto-pilot programs. If Social Security, Medicare, and Pensions are going to be inflated at a rate higher than businesses can push up wages and generate tax revenue with it (then naturally this creates a higher deficit). This is particularly why those programs can't maintain a surplus of funds; they're dwindling. As far as the economy being robust. I don't see it. Our top exports are oil and tech/aerospace patents. Sure, there's a lot of ways to make money, but not in a domestic sense. Consumers rely so heavily on imports. Wait till Trump puts up his tariffs and people will realize how vulnerable the US economy is.
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