# Biden must immediately pledge to never care about the deficit as president **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 22, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-must-immediately-pledge-to-never-care-about-the-deficit-as-president/850031 "2020-03-22T14:23:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-must-immediately-pledge-to-never-care-about-the-deficit-as-president/850031/21 "2020-03-24T18:26:14Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > ^^ I am 100% serious. If you want to Pit, go ahead. > > If one party is dedicated to running up debt/deficit (the GOP, as you say,) then we need a party dedicated to \*reducing \*debt/deficit. If \*\*\*both \*\*\*parties take an attitude of, “I refuse to scrimp and save just so my opponents can benefit,” then we are doubly screwed as a nation. > > A marriage in which one spouse is running up the credit cards and the other is tightening the belt, is already barely treading water financially; a marriage in which \*\*\*both \*\*\*insist on running up the credit cards is headed towards straight-up bankruptcy. > > Obviously, the ideal thing would be for both parties to be financially responsible, not just one. But if one is bad, the other must be good, for the sake of the nation. The problem is reckless spending on borrowed money feels good. It’s a lot more fun than saving your money, working overtime, and paying the bills. So a lot of people choose the easy financial policy rather than the responsible one. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-must-immediately-pledge-to-never-care-about-the-deficit-as-president/850031/22 "2020-03-26T22:07:56Z")
Sorry, I don’t mean to interupt but where is the thread regarding the harassment charges against Biden? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-must-immediately-pledge-to-never-care-about-the-deficit-as-president/850031/23 "2020-03-26T22:32:06Z")
Jeeze this is a stupid idea. It stands out as a bright shining Star of Stupid in a forum known for stupid ideas. It also would make Trump’s re-election easier. Biden’s already got an uphill battle. Portraying himself as fiscally incompetent is just handing ammo to the enemy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-must-immediately-pledge-to-never-care-about-the-deficit-as-president/850031.md?page=1)