Guidance on Hillary's Deficit and/or spending plan, please

[MANative]

I searched her website but couldn't find something that tied it together in a way that I could understand. My CFO, formerly a Trump supporter, has finally said that he will grudgingly (Don't care!) vote for Hillary, but he was railing over her "lie" last night that nothing she plans would add to the deficit.

How can I effectively counter this to a numbers guy when I am SOOO not a numbers lady?

[yallerdawg]

1. Hillary is not a deficit hawk, but...

she knows when we do better, we should do better together!

This is how we need to generate more revenue - not "cutting taxes and services."

One example:

Unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has put forward credible plans to pay for her proposals without adding to the national debt. She will pay for her proposals by making sure the wealthy, Wall Street and corporations pay their fair share, and spending reductions that make sense, like ending overpayments to drug companies in Medicare. She’ll invest in key priorities, like creating good-paying jobs, expanding Social Security, and providing new tax relief for middle-class families and small businesses.

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factchecks/2016/10/19/hillary-clinton-would-pay-for-her-proposals-whereas-trump-would-run-up-the-debt/

[MANative]

2. Thank you! This is really helpful!

[tonyt53]

3. Bingo. By even maintaining spending at current levels, the increased revenue will really help.

The more money average people make, the more they spend. Every dollar spent in a local economy turns over an average of six times. Everybody wins.

[yallerdawg]

4. Bill Clinton managed to cut the deficit, and move into surplus!

And that was after NAFTA destroyed America!

Working with Bill and Obama - who both fixed the economy - Hillary has some damn good role models, for sure!