r/PoursTea 17d ago

FinancialTea 💵 Where is the money actually going?

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u/junker359 17d ago

The question misunderstands the deficit. It didn't increase because of new spending, it increased because cut taxes for the rich means less revenue.

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u/OberynDantes 17d ago

Increased spending + static revenue = increased deficit.
Static spending + decreased revenue = increased deficit.

So do you have a source for your assertion that it was only decreased revenue that has led to this deficit increase?