In four hours of debate among Democratic contenders for the U.S. presidency, the word "deficit" was never uttered and the government's debt was mentioned only once. The reality is that Democrats are reluctant to make a campaign issue out of one of America's most vexing problems --
WASHINGTON - In four hours of debate among Democratic contenders for the U.S. presidency, the word"deficit" was never uttered and the government's debt was mentioned only once.
On their side of the political divide, Republicans are equally interested in keeping mum on the subject, having happily backed Trump's massive tax cuts and a surge in military spending - two key drivers of the deficit blow-out - after championing fiscal conservatism for years. It's like having termites underneath the porch, said Bill Hoagland, a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank focused on fiscal policy:"You step on the porch and everything's fine... Then one day, you fall through."
"The prospect of such high and rising debt poses substantial risks for the nation," the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said last month in its latest long-term outlook. Marlene Rush, a Marshalltown community organizer, said Biden was"the first Democrat I've heard actually mention the deficits."
"I hear that question, but where was that question when the Republicans and Donald Trump passed a tax bill that benefits the top 1 percent and the biggest corporations in this country?" Harris responded, as the other candidates on the stage stayed silent on the matter.
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