“According to an analysis by the Tax Policy Center, Donald Trump`s tax plan is going to increase the national debt by more than 50 percent over ten years.” YearsPlansPolicyTrumpTenTaxesPercentIncreaseDebtAnalysisNational Debt Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“The [Donald] Trump plan would increase the national debt a little over a $1 trillion a year, the Trump plan would reduce taxes at all income levels with, of course, the biggest tax cuts going to the richest taxpayers as they always do.” YearsLittlesCoursesLevelsCuttingPlansTrumpTaxesIncreaseDebtIncomeTaxpayersTax CutsNational Debt Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Donald Trump got himself very far to the left. When he was considering running for president in 2000, he was for a 13 percent wealth tax on wealthy people to retire the national debt.” PeopleRunningLeftPresidentWealthTrumpTaxesPercentDebtWealthyRetiringConsideringNational Debt Author:Chris Hayes
“Donald Trump refused to outline a health care plan. And they just kind of moved on, instead of pressing him on it. He gave a ridiculous answer on the national debt. And they moved on without pressing him on it. No other candidate could have gotten away with that. So, I think there's a weird bias here in the media rooting for Donald Trump, because they know he's the easiest Republican to beat.” ThinkingKnowsKindCareAnswersPlansMediaTrumpRepublicanBeatsMovedDebtRidiculousHealth CareCandidatesBiasOutlinesMoved OnNational Debt Author:Marco Rubio
“It's not right that Donald Trump can ignore his debts, but students and families can't refinance theirs.” StudentsTrumpDebtRefinance Author:Hillary Clinton
“Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump basically share a policy of brute military strength. And both, I think, make a lot of Americans uneasy about our foreign policy going forward, which needs a frank discussion. Likewise on the issue of student debt and the future of our younger generation.” ThinkingNeedsIssuesGenerationsShareMilitaryPolicyStudentsTrumpClintonDebtDiscussionForeign PolicyFrankBrutesUneasyYounger Generation Author:Jill Stein
“We have a very robust set of plans. And people have looked at both of our plans, have concluded that mine would create 10 million jobs and yours [Donald Trump] would lose us 3.5 million jobs, and explode the debt which would have a recession.” PeopleJobsLosesMillionsPlansMinesTrumpDebtRecessionsRobust Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have proposed I would not add a penny to the debt and [Donald Trump] plans would add $5 trillion to the debt.” PlansTrumpAddDebtPennies Author:Hillary Clinton
“Independent experts have looked at what I've proposed and looked at what Donald's [Trump] proposed, and basically they've said this, that if his tax plan, which would blow up the debt by over $5 trillion and would in some instances disadvantage middle-class families compared to the wealthy, were to go into effect, we would lose 3.5 million jobs and maybe have another recession.” IfsSaidJobsLosesClassMillionsPlansMiddleEffectsTrumpTaxesIndependentBlowDebtInstanceExpertsMiddle ClassWealthyDisadvantagesRecessionsMiddle Class Family Author:Hillary Clinton
“You [Donald Trump] call yourself the King of Debt. You talk about leverage. You even at one time suggested that you would try to negotiate down the national debt of the United States.” TryingStatesUnitedUnited StatesTrumpKingsDebtOne TimeNational Debt Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald trump] was steamed about [Hillary] Clinton's suggestion that he might not be as rich as he says. So he ditched the email stuff and instead spend a couple of minutes defending the greatness of his income, his company, his debts, his bankers, his buildings - and then sort of forgot what he was talking about and wandered off into a riff about how terrible our infrastructure is.” MightStuffCompanyTalkingRichMinutesGreatnessBuildingTrumpCoupleTerribleClintonDebtIncomeSuggestionsEmailInfrastructureBankers Author:Kevin Drum
“Mike Pence did ask this question about debt and the debt explosion on the [Donald] Trump plan is much, much bigger than anything on the [Hillary] Clinton side.” AsksSidesPlansTrumpBiggerClintonDebtMikeExplosions Author:Tim Kaine
“What Donald Trump is proposing with these massive tax cuts will result in a $20 trillion additional national debt. That will have dire consequences for Social Security and Medicare.” SocialResultsCuttingSecurityTrumpTaxesConsequenceDebtMassiveSocial SecurityMedicareTax CutsNational Debt Author:Hillary Clinton
“As well as, we know, as a real estate developer, [Donald Trump] has hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, in loans.” KnowsWellsRealMillionsTrumpDollarsDebtEstatesLoanDevelopers Author:George Stephanopoulos