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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 10 MIN

Mike and Mark battle their GOP friend Darren on the National Debt due to the recent Trump tax cuts

from Sledgehammer Libs · host david dunlop

One article stated that the rate of budget growth is reaching a tipping point. The last 3 presidents, including Trump 1, have averaged approximately 1 Trillion a year. Lately from October 1 2025 to Jan 1 2026, the debt increased by 1 trillion dollars in 3 months. Last week the CBO, non partisan congressional budget office, determined that the Trump tax cuts in the big beautiful bill is the primary driver is the increased rate of the deficit. Darren is arguing that the Trump tax cut is not significantly increasing the debt.

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