I responded to "the tax cuts went straight to the debt". If tax revenues went up and the debt increased, then it was because of spending increases, which I what I said.
And that is where you are wrong. The correct answer is: If tax revenues went up and the debt increased, then it was because of a combination of spending increases and the tax breaks. This is because, even though tax revenues went up, they didn't go up as much as they would have without the tax breaks. Come on man.
You also said "So, the debt increases were a result of spending increases, not because of the "hated" tax cut."
This implies that none of the debt increases were due to the tax cuts, i.e. they paid for themselves. They didn't (which is what the article says).
The entire economy had been goosed by the trillion dollar tax cut that all went right into the debt.
Except tax revenues went up after the tax cut, as predicted by many conservatives. So, the debt increases were a result of spending increases, not because of the "hated" tax cut.
Not quite: Did the 2017 tax cuts and jobs act pay for itself
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