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Trump wants the Fed to lower rates — and risk another inflation spike — for much the same reason Democrats did four years ago: so lawmakers can continue to spend money that Washington doesn’t have, in this case, via lower debt service costs. On the one hand, it’s possible to have some sympathy for those trying to clean up the hangover caused by Democrat overspending. On the other hand, if lawmakers didn’t and don’t want to make tough choices, they shouldn’t have run for office in the first place.

[Source](https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/27/no-the-federal-reserve-shouldnt-monetize-the-national-debt-again/) > Trump wants the Fed to lower rates — and risk another inflation spike — for much the same reason Democrats did four years ago: so lawmakers can continue to spend money that Washington doesn’t have, in this case, via lower debt service costs. On the one hand, it’s possible to have some sympathy for those trying to clean up the hangover caused by Democrat overspending. On the other hand, if lawmakers didn’t and don’t want to make tough choices, they shouldn’t have run for office in the first place.

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This all started with "Too Big to Fail!"...that was when I realized both parties were the same, because both sides were screaming basically the same thing.