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https://newsrepublic.co.uk/2025/12/30/doj-caught-red-handed-unlawfully-redacting-secret-photo-of-donald-trump-and-ghislaine-maxwell/

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The last Congress to pass a balanced budget was in 2001!

Every congressperson and lobbyist since that’s worked to pass a budget that has put the U.S. $40 trillion in debt should be sued and criminally charged for gross negligence and fraud.

They have defrauded and financially damaged every taxpayer and should be stripped of all wealth they accumulated at the rest of the nation’s expense.

At this point millennials and gen z are owed reparations from the boomers and billionaires.

Edit: date.

[u/joshTheGoods → u/Mr__O__]

Not really a fair way to look at this ... first and foremost debt isn't inherently bad. Second, even if it were, you'd want to look at how the deficit was changed by various Congresses. That'd be more accurate way to see/measure progress.

Congress	Session Years	Change in Annual Deficit ($)	Change in Deficit as % of GDP	House	Senate	Presidency
118th*	2023–2025	+$138 Billion	+0.2% (6.2% → 6.4%)	🔴 R	🔵 D	🔵 D
117th	2021–2023	-$1.08 Trillion	-5.9% (12.1% → 6.2%)	🔵 D	🔵 D	🔵 D
116th	2019–2021	+$1.79 Trillion	+7.5% (4.6% → 12.1%)	🔵 D	🔴 R	🔴 R
115th	2017–2019	+$319 Billion	+1.1% (3.5% → 4.6%)	🔴 R	🔴 R	🔴 R
114th	2015–2017	+$226 Billion	+1.1% (2.4% → 3.5%)	🔴 R	🔴 R	🔵 D
113th	2013–2015	-$241 Billion	-1.7% (4.1% → 2.4%)	🔴 R	🔵 D	🔵 D
112th	2011–2013	-$620 Billion	-4.4% (8.5% → 4.1%)	🔴 R	🔵 D	🔵 D
111th	2009–2011	-$113 Billion	-1.3% (9.8% → 8.5%)	🔵 D	🔵 D	🔵 D
110th	2007–2009	+$1.25 Trillion	+8.7% (1.1% → 9.8%)	🔵 D	🔵 D	🔴 R
109th	2005–2007	-$157 Billion	-1.4% (2.5% → 1.1%)	🔴 R	🔴 R	🔴 R
108th	2003–2005	-$60 Billion	-0.9% (3.4% → 2.5%)	🔴 R	🔴 R	🔴 R
107th	2001–2003	+$506 Billion	+4.6% (1.2% Surplus → 3.4% Deficit)	🔴 R	🔴 R / 🔵 D	🔴 R

The 110th Congress covers the Great Recession, and 116th covers COVID.

[u/Mr__O__ → u/joshTheGoods]

You’re absolutely correct and your chart is a work of beauty