Chris Hayes is usually smarter than this

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3. I don't believe he is saying that, but rather that once the GOP have ballooned the deficit and are

out of power, we're going to jump back in the cycle of "Oh ok, we must make cuts" like the past has no memory.

You should have a listen to his latest podcast episode

Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes

Can We Tax the Rich? with Jesse Eisinger

Why is it so hard to raise taxes on the rich? From freshmen firebrands to Presidential hopefuls, taxing the wealthy has become the Congressional conversation du jour of 2019 that has no signs of slowing down. But before even getting into the policy debates and the ideological disputes, there’s one important and fundamental question that has to be answered: Do we have an IRS that has the capacity to do such a thing? ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger has done stellar reporting to uncover the scandalous hidden story of the ways the Republican Party, corporate interests, and big donors have all succeeded in gutting the IRS of its ability to do the one thing it exists to do: collect taxes to fund the United States government.

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/why-is-this-happening/e/58730094?autoplay=true