OpinionOctober 2, 2021
The USA has a serious problem. Congress is a reflection of the USA, which everyone understands. The problem is Congress has the USA paying double for spending programs. For example, the current $3.5 trillion economic and social programs proposed by President Biden has huge tax increases proposed. ...

Spending problem

The USA has a serious problem. Congress is a reflection of the USA, which everyone understands. The problem is Congress has the USA paying double for spending programs. For example, the current $3.5 trillion economic and social programs proposed by President Biden has huge tax increases proposed. So this will have the USA paying $3.5 trillion for the programs and also paying for the increased taxes "to pay for the spending" which is the double whammy. And everyone wonders why the USA has a $30 trillion dollar national debt. This is why.

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Afghanistan politics

Most of y'all didn't care one bit about Afghanistan until it suddenly fit your political narrative. If you're that opportunistic then you're just as sad as our politicians.

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