How will Harris, Trump pay for promises?

To the editor:

When it comes to paying for promised tax reductions, both Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump remind me of the old Popeye character Wimpy.  He was fond of saying, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today,” or, in this case, a series of tax cuts.

Neither Harris nor Trump have explained how they would balance future federal budgets with significant reductions in revenue due to tax cuts. Diogenes is still searching for an honest presidential candidate who will explain in detail which government program spending will be reduced, or frozen at current levels, in coming years to pay for the goodies they are promising voters.

As Wendy’s spokesperson Clara Peller said, “Where’s the beef?”

Larry Penner