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![BasedMikeLee Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1551266822460162051.png) Mike Lee [@BasedMikeLee](/creator/twitter/BasedMikeLee) on x 601.9K followers
Created: 2025-06-27 18:18:27 UTC

Here’s how it happens:

It’s easy for Congress to spend 

Without limit

It’s hard to cut

So spending tends to happen 

Cutting tends *not* to happen

Hence the $XX trillion debt


XXXXXX engagements

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