Why are Republicans so concerned about a balanced budget...........only when there is a democrat president?

If you haven't realized this yet, the minority party basically just tries to prevent the majority party from advancing their agenda. They look at everything as a zero sum game where any victory by one side is a defeat to their side. This behavior isn't limited to the republican party.

Why do Democrats want to increase military and war spending?

The last time there was a balanced budget, it was during the Clinton administration. We've had 12 years of republican rule since then and all 12 years were deficits.

Dems want a massive deficit each year and they could care less where the spending goes. Print and spend, print and spend. As we see with Ukraine, a ton of that foreign aid is funneled right back into the Dem Party, a legalized form of money laundering.

Republicans want a smaller but still ridiculous deficit each year too. They actually care where the spending goes though, only maybe 1/3 of the places that Dems freely waste money are acceptable to Republicans. Hopefully the Freedom Caucus can reign in spending over the next 2 years as we are on a debt spiral rarely ever seen in world history right now.

Newt Gingrich and the Repubs balanced the budget - not Clinton. He submitted a budget with a deficit but Gingrich instead worked to have a budget surplus. Learn the facts before making erroneous claims.

The difference is:

Both Dems and Reps want to spend too much

But

The Repubs increase spending AND give tax cuts at the same time.

While

The Dems increase spending but *don't* cut taxes

The result is that Dem budgets are much more responsible because Dems pay for more of the spending than Repubs and give money to poor and middle people, who need it. Rs give money mostly to rich people.

We all know how much better the economy does under Dem presidents. Massively.

Would be cool if the Republicans were open to tax hikes to help balance things. Somehow I think their concern only goes so far.

Great question.
Enjoy it before it gets deleted.

The GOP is just a party of naysayers now.
They have zero values. It's just all about power but funny enough they almost didn't get it done in the House the other day.

Now the Taliban 20 are ruling them.

What a great time to live!

William Jefferson Clinton was the president.

Sorry Trumpette, dem are the fax

GOP: "You see, cutting taxes on rich people and corporations always results in trickle down. Yeah, that's the ticket! The trickle down will create bigger paychecks and more spending so we will offset the deficits with trickle down stimulating the retail sector and, uhhhhhh, higher volumes of consumer spending and, uhhhhh oh yeah...more taxes collected!"

Thinking Citizen: "Why not just close some loopholes so that wealthy people and corporations pay the same effective rate as the average middle class earner? Just simplify the tax codes or go to a more equitable flat rate system."

GOP: "But...but...TRICKLE DOWN! Why do you hate America you filthy socialist?!"

They don't care about a "balanced budget," they just want to gut social security and medicare. I say go for it. It's time for old people to suffer some consequences for overwhelmingly voting for Republicans every election.

Los Angeles Times - LOL! too funny - try to do better.

There is some truth to it, and it drives a fiscal (and social) conservative such as myself crazy.

Surprised this thread isn’t deleted

how dare you call out republicans on letsrun

this is letsrun we only allow election conspiracy theories and misinformation