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slightlv

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12. Oh wow! Im bowled over by all

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2025, 08:17 PM

Jan 16

This fiscal responsibility! /snark

4 trillion dollars for 19th and 20th century theories on border security, and money for all the wars they're planning. Hope the magas are happy, because it will be at the expense of Ss and Medicare... which is not part of the debt... and spending on food vouchers for the least among us.

How so utterly Christian of them. They do so have the moral high ground, eh? /snark.

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House GOP's Budget Hawks Now Want A $4 Trillion Debt Limit Hike [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 16 OP

flip-floppery is a republicon speciality BoRaGard Jan 16 #1

So. They want to have their cake and eat it too. Good luck with that. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jan 16 #2

How soon will you and I have to begin paying that off? Or do we leave it for the grand kids? mpcamb Jan 18 #29

It's like clockwork with these people. Scrivener7 Jan 16 #3

Yep, they fuck things up so bad that Democrats can't fix them in 4 short years..... groundloop Jan 16 #7

The "Two Santa Claus" problem... keep_left Jan 16 #11

Of course they do. They know they can't cut enough of the budget and keep Trump's stupid tax cuts without borrowing mon. Ray Bruns Jan 16 #4

Why in the hell they just simply do away w/ the debt limit? All this limit is, is something that both political parties SWBTATTReg Jan 16 #5

Democrats are the only ones who have ever left a surplus for the next administration: Bill Clinton BComplex Jan 17 #23

The simple answer neohippie Jan 16 #6

I don't care what the statement reads Pototan Jan 16 #8

And that is what Jefferies has said....that it won't pass without dem help. I believe him PortTack Jan 16 #15

the Party Of Fiscal Responsibility RainCaster Jan 16 #9

Rescind tax cuts for over 1million yankee87 Jan 16 #10

Oh wow! Im bowled over by all slightlv Jan 16 #12

No Nasruddin Jan 16 #13

No no. No no n no do not spend our money!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Jan 16 #16

Increasing the deficit, raising the bond yield, increasing mortgage rates. erodriguez Jan 16 #14

Who benefits and how. Irish_Dem Jan 17 #19

of course Quanto Magnus Jan 17 #17

There They Go Again DallasNE Jan 17 #18

Of course they do. A republican is about to become president so deficits don't matter anymore. Ray Bruns Jan 17 #20

At the same time they are demanding - TAX CUTS! Grins Jan 17 #21

So they will just give citizen's money to the wealthy regardless of how far in debt the country needs to go to do so. Martin68 Jan 17 #22

And the MAGA Morons won't know the difference. travelingthrulife Jan 17 #24

For the billionaire tax cuts Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 18 #25

Question. If they insist on "dollar for dollar" spending cuts, why do they need to increase the debt ceiling? Midnight Writer Jan 18 #26

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Fiscal conservativism, what a joke C_U_L8R Jan 18 #30

An instant $4 trillion debt hike with mythical spending cuts is fiscal conservatism? keithbvadu2 Jan 18 #31

Right on fucking cue Blue_Tires Jan 19 #32