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notfromheretoday at 4:00 PM2 repliesview on HN

No they wouldn’t. A balanced budget would be incredibly unpopular with everyone as you’d have to raise taxes and cut spending.


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liuliutoday at 4:16 PM

Well, it is a "platform of Balancing Budget", you don't need to actually work on that or do anything. The harder part is just letting people believing in miracles. Look no further than the current administration. Lying has no consequences so far.

thesuitonymtoday at 4:27 PM

If only there were some minority with an overabundance of wealth we could use.