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BComplex

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23. Democrats are the only ones who have ever left a surplus for the next administration: Bill Clinton

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 04:44 PM

Jan 2025

Republicans always binge on a credit card, make the economy falsely appear like everyone's doing great, and then wait for the dems to clean up after them. The media has always ALWAYS credited them with the party they create, and never with the hole the republicans dig the country into.

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House GOP's Budget Hawks Now Want A $4 Trillion Debt Limit Hike [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 2025 OP

flip-floppery is a republicon speciality BoRaGard Jan 2025 #1

So. They want to have their cake and eat it too. Good luck with that. nt CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2025 #2

How soon will you and I have to begin paying that off? Or do we leave it for the grand kids? mpcamb Jan 2025 #29

It's like clockwork with these people. Scrivener7 Jan 2025 #3

Yep, they fuck things up so bad that Democrats can't fix them in 4 short years..... groundloop Jan 2025 #7

The "Two Santa Claus" problem... keep_left Jan 2025 #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 2025 #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 2025 #5

Democrats are the only ones who have ever left a surplus for the next administration: Bill Clinton BComplex Jan 2025 #23

The simple answer neohippie Jan 2025 #6

I don't care what the statement reads Pototan Jan 2025 #8

And that is what Jefferies has said....that it won't pass without dem help. I believe him PortTack Jan 2025 #15

the Party Of Fiscal Responsibility RainCaster Jan 2025 #9

Rescind tax cuts for over 1million yankee87 Jan 2025 #10

Oh wow! Im bowled over by all slightlv Jan 2025 #12

No Nasruddin Jan 2025 #13

No no. No no n no do not spend our money!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Jan 2025 #16

Increasing the deficit, raising the bond yield, increasing mortgage rates. erodriguez Jan 2025 #14

Who benefits and how. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #19

of course Quanto Magnus Jan 2025 #17

There They Go Again DallasNE Jan 2025 #18

Of course they do. A republican is about to become president so deficits don't matter anymore. Ray Bruns Jan 2025 #20

At the same time they are demanding - TAX CUTS! Grins Jan 2025 #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 2025 #22

And the MAGA Morons won't know the difference. travelingthrulife Jan 2025 #24

For the billionaire tax cuts Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2025 #25

Question. If they insist on "dollar for dollar" spending cuts, why do they need to increase the debt ceiling? Midnight Writer Jan 2025 #26

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Fiscal conservativism, what a joke C_U_L8R Jan 2025 #30

An instant $4 trillion debt hike with mythical spending cuts is fiscal conservatism? keithbvadu2 Jan 2025 #31

Right on fucking cue Blue_Tires Jan 2025 #32