Economists Blame $40 Trillion Debt Milestone on Two Things: GOP Ineptitude and Tax Cuts for the Rich

Congressional Republicans have seized upon news that the US national debt reached $40 trillion to bash what they described as " unaffordable socialist policies " and out-of-control spending . But economists and policy analysts say Republican policy decisions—from massive tax cuts for the rich to disastrous wars of choice in the Middle East—are primarily responsible for the explosion of the…