https://mtholder.github.io/notes/notesenContents © 2026 <a href="mailto:mtholder@gmail.com">Mark T. Holder</a> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:30:36 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://mtholder.github.io/notes/posts/gop-tax-cuts-perm/index.htmlMark T. Holder<p><img src="https://mtholder.github.io/notes/images/projections-sans-bush-trump-tax-cuts.jpg"></p> <p>From this <a href="https://xcancel.com/BBKogan/status/2049871190840254746">tweet by Bobby Kogan</a> based on data cited in the image. Tweet text: "Your perennial reminder that, had the Bush and Trump tax cuts never been enacted, debt/GDP would be declining indefinitely instead of rising (dashed blue is above dashed orange).</p> <p>Yes, this graph first assumes a patched AMT at Clinton tax code."</p>federalbudgethttps://mtholder.github.io/notes/posts/gop-tax-cuts-perm/index.htmlSun, 07 Jun 2026 17:47:41 GMThttps://mtholder.github.io/notes/posts/us-federal-deficits-over-time/index.htmlMark T. Holder<p><img src="https://mtholder.github.io/notes/images/deficits-by-presidential-terms.png"></p> <p>From "macrobond" via this <a href="https://xcancel.com/PatrickHeizer/status/2051975751713378706#m">tweet by Patrick Heizer</a>. Arrows slightly unfair to DDE, but making that modification of the text of the tweet "Every Democrat since Carter has decreased the federal deficit. Every Republican since Eisenhower has increased the federal deficit" doesn't change the larger message much.</p>federalbudgethttps://mtholder.github.io/notes/posts/us-federal-deficits-over-time/index.htmlSun, 07 Jun 2026 17:31:00 GMT