The Trump administration seems to be wasting no time getting its financials in order. Just a few weeks into Donald Trump’s term, Trump tweeted that the debt had been lowered by $60 billion. Reports are also circulating that Trump’s first budget will oversee the largest reduction of the federal workforce since WWII.
So we know how Trump plans to save money. But how will he make it?
He certainly doesn’t seem to be willing to raise taxes very much. While he has suggested that he might be okay with a small tax increase on the rich, most of the government’s extra income seems contingent on a growing economy, not higher tax rates.
But that’s not their only plan.
The Trump Administration also seems to be eyeing unpaid debts held by foreign governments — some going back half a century.
Read about how the U.S. is demanding repayment for Cambodian bombings on the next page:
That is more than Cambodia is worth.
It always makes sense to demand money back from countries we bombed into oblivion, destroyed their government and triggered a genocide that killed 2.5 million Cambodians. Are you people imbeciles or just totally without a conscience, memory or morality? Cambodia did not ask us to destroy their country. Way past “sad”.
It’s a business man probably would settle for a much smaller amount but will start to hold other countries accountable for debt.
Good for him
They’re imbiciles without conscience, memory, or morality.
How was bombing Cambodia helping them?
We bombed them.
Trump has never considered the average citizen as anything more than customers. He’s a salesman. He’ll sell anything, like the idea that countries we’ve bombed 40+ years ago should pay us for the bombs. Good for him, there’s a sucker born every minute.
I doubt Cambodia would consider being bombed a “freebie”.
Right, being bombed is such a free ride.