right now I suppose we can blame the Democrats. Arnt both parties responsible for increasing the national debt, however?
Actually, the real explosions of our debt occurred primarily under two administrations: Reagan and Bush 2.0.
Yes, both sides contributed, but those two did the most damage.
And i also wonder whether Ryan, Trump and company will push for cutting government services in the interest of paying the debt bill?
Cut what? The three main programs that cost the country the most are Social Security, Medicare, and the Military. And they have already said they want to increase military spending.
I never voted for Trump, but since the Republicans have the mandate and the clout, I am cautiously optimistic that they will help older people like me without taking every spare penny we have.
Oh, they may throw a token amount of money at things, but there will be no fundamental changes. In the past, there were very high poverty rates for seniors in our country. Social Security changed that. And it is on its way to insolvency. What Republicans want to do is privatize it. Which will invariably lead to a situation where the wealthy can 'hoard' their portion of their contributions at the expense of those who don't make as much money. And the disconnect between rich and poor will just get worse.