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by gadders 1362 days ago
Tax cuts aren't debt funded. Tax cuts are free. The (arguably excessive) government spending is what is debt funded.
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Potato potahto.

Money comes in money goes out, the difference is made up with debt. Tweaking either the income or the outgoing knobs impacts the debt required. So a tax cut requires extra debt to make up the difference.