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I think it will depend on the stimulus, candidly.  The Democrats can solve an awful lot of self-inflicted problems under the rubric of a blowout stimulus -- essentially what Pelosi was gambling on, initially.  Frankly, I think it's a pretty good idea.  As Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel said "You never let a serious crisis go to waste.  And what I mean by that: it's an opportunity to do things that you couldn't before."  COVID crisis = save lots of underfunded/nonfunded Democratic projects.  Sounds like it's time to do that.  With a $27 trillion debt, what's another $2 trillion?


https://www.worldometers.info/us-debt-cl...ary%202020.

Pelosi gambled on capturing the senate and presidency and (barring something unexpected in Georgia) lost.  As a consequence, she will have to deal with Mitch McConnell who appears to have rediscovered his party's fiscal prudence.  I would be surprised if the stimulus breaks the $1 trillion mark, and will require some serious concessions to Republicans.

BC

[BostonCard]

I think it will depend on the stimulus, candidly.  The Democrats can solve an awful lot of self-inflicted problems under the rubric of a blowout stimulus -- essentially what Pelosi was gambling on, initially.  Frankly, I think it's a pretty good idea.  As Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel said "You never let a serious crisis go to waste.  And what I mean by that: it's an opportunity to do things that you couldn't before."  COVID crisis = save lots of underfunded/nonfunded Democratic projects.  Sounds like it's time to do that.  With a $27 trillion debt, what's another $2 trillion?


https://www.worldometers.info/us-debt-cl...ary%202020.

Pelosi gambled on capturing the senate and presidency and (barring something unexpected in Georgia) lost.  As a consequence, she will have to deal with Mitch McConnell who appears to have rediscovered his party's fiscal prudence.  I would be surprised if the stimulus breaks the $1 trillion mark, and will require some serious concessions to Republicans.

BC