This week has seen some hot takes, and here’s a piping hot offering from “conservative” Max Boot in response to a WSJ article about Jerry Brown:
When Jerry Brown took office in 2011, California had a $27b deficit and was considering auctioning buildings for cash.
He retires after paying down a wall of debt, investing in education, and presiding over a sustained boom that yielded $16b of reserves. https://t.co/OEocyw2dVQ
— Warren Bass (@warren_bass) December 14, 2018
Democrats are more fiscally conservative now than Republicans. https://t.co/sFDUTLGOwc
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) December 14, 2018
As Boot’s become quite good at doing, he caused a lot of eye rolls:
Man, I want whatever he's on. https://t.co/7i3Q2KK42A
— ℂ????????, ?? ? ????? ???? (@pipandbaby) December 14, 2018
No. It obviously causes brain damage.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) December 14, 2018
This tweet is the product of a disease and/or drug-addled mind. I have no idea what to say about the replies. https://t.co/VqC71zZxNn
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) December 14, 2018
Speaking of some of the replies, Democrats and others most certainly agree with “conservative” Boot:
Max, it's been like that since at least Reagan. Republicans increase the debt and Democrats decrease. The exception is Obama because the government was facing major shortfalls in revenue in the wake of the Great Recession.
— Dean Steitz (@theminorchords) December 14, 2018
Max Max Max. The @TheDemocrats have been more fiscally conservative than the @GOP for a long time. We just approach the problem differently and …. very clearly…. much more effectively. #VoteBlue2020
— Gustavus Adolphus (@gustav_adolphus) December 14, 2018
They've always been more fiscally responsible. You can keep your conservative label, as it hasn't stood for smart econ policies for generations.
— W Stiles (@plaidtattoo) December 14, 2018
@PhysicsGeek has an interesting thread on this topic, starting this way:
One party wants to raise taxes and increase spending while the other wants to cut taxes and raise spending. Raising taxes <> fiscally responsible.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) December 14, 2018
Since neither party GAF about the debt or the deficits, I'll opt for the one that reduces drag on the economy i.e. reduces taxes.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) December 14, 2018
BUT-BUT-BUT CLINTON LOWERED THE DEFICIT!!
Well, it did go down while he was in office, contrary to the projections of him and his economists, who predicted 200+ billion deficits as far as the eye could see.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) December 14, 2018
So when did the deficit start to decrease? Did anything or anyone change in government around that time? Like, say, the party in control of the House, which controls the purse, switched,
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) December 14, 2018
The rest here.
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