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How Trump and Kamala Both Plan to Destroy America

by Breaking Point 2024

Trump or Kamala. It doesn’t matter.

America is in big trouble. And neither presidential candidate is even talking about the single biggest problem facing the country. 

According to The Wall Street Journal, former President Donald Trump’s economic plan (tariffs, military expansion, and tax cuts) will cost $7.5 trillion in additional deficits over only four years. The newspaper says that’s twice as much as Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan for our country. 

But… what no one has figured out yet these estimates are all based on increases to the rate of government deficit spending.

These numbers don’t mean that the national debt is going to grow from $35 trillion to $42 trillion under Trump. Or maybe to “only” $39 trillion under Harris.

What no one will say out loud is that these figures are in addition to the ongoing surge in mandated transfer payment spending. And those obligations mean the U.S. is already on track to rack up at least $22 trillion in new deficit spending over the next decade.

This combination of out-of-control, unfunded, and legally mandated spending (on Social Security, Medicare, etc.) along with the new spending programs proposed by both Trump and Harris mean that more than $30 trillion in new debt will be added over the next decade. That’s  more or less double the amount of debt we owe today. Measured against the size of our economy, America’s debt level is going to soar past all previous records, including during the Civil War and World War II.

America is $35 trillion in debt already. These debts are already so large, there’s no legitimate market-based way to finance the astronomical growth in transfer payments that lies ahead. 

I’m not talking about a crisis in 2040. I’m talking about a crisis by 2026. And still, that’s also not the biggest problem…

As dependency grows and the baby boomers age, there are fewer workers to support the system. Today there are 134 million full-time workers in the U.S. That sounds like a lot, but it’s only about 40% of Americans. And it includes the 25 million people who work for the government.

When you look at these numbers more closely, you see a looming disaster – a civil war in the making. Do the math. There’s the fully dependent (67 million Americans). There’s the people who don’t work, but could (24 million). There’s the people who work for the government (25 million). All of these people (116 million in total) depend on taxing the 134 million Americans who are fully employed. But… wait… there’s a huge catch…

Our tax system is so highly progressive that most people, even most full-time workers, don’t pay any (or barely any) federal income taxes. In fact, 1% of taxpayers account for nearly half of all income taxes. And 10% pay 76% of all income taxes. When you study the numbers, you’ll discover that only 70 million Americans pay any federal income tax at all. And, really, it’s only about 20 million Americans who pay for the vast majority (90%) of all income taxes.

That means, what we’ve really got is an election where 116 million people who derive material benefits from government spending have the opportunity to vote against the 70 million who have to pay for it. And really, this is a contest between about 20 million taxpayers and everyone else. So, guess what’s going to keep happening?

And then there's this. As of this year, there are now 52 million immigrants in the country. That’s 15% of the population. That's the most ever. We’ve just seen the largest two-year wave of immigration, of all time, into America. You'll never guess who they are going to vote for…

This latest wave of immigrants was paid to come here by a group of elitists seeking to maintain control of our government by tipping the balance of power in swing states. This is legalized voter fraud. And it is going to spark an unprecedented wave of violence against these newcomers.

What comes next for America will be a long period of suffering. And more violence between those who benefit from the regime and those who suffer from it. They won't stop shooting your candidate. They won't stop censoring your speech. And, sooner or later, they will steal your property and throw you into a hole.

And meanwhile, neither Trump nor Harris is acknowledging the $35 trillion elephant in the room.

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