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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf the House GOP is getting hysterical about the $31 trillion Federal Debt,
let them rescind the Trump Tax Cuts. Let them vote to take Trump's expenditures out of the next Budget.
They can find other ways to "balance the Budget" without touching Social Security, Medicare, and/or Medicaid.
Emile
(22,923 posts)Galraedia
(5,027 posts)Botany
(70,584 posts)Lets start calling the debt ceiling exactly what it is: paying Donald Trumps bills. Its not allowing for new spending,
its paying for much of what Trump and @SpeakerMcCarthy recently spent.
https://mobile.twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1616201202894573589
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217575431#post1 great graph posted in that thread
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CrispyQ
(36,518 posts)czarjak
(11,289 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,176 posts)The deficit is the yearly shortfall of revenues vs. expenditures.
The debt is the cumulative result of deficits.
The deficit actually went down under Biden, but the debt still went up.
Despite my nitpicking, I agree with you in principle.
no_hypocrisy
(46,191 posts)Trueblue Texan
(2,440 posts)A lot of folks confuse the debt and the deficit which makes for chaos during political discussions. Thanks for the clarification.
EYESORE 9001
(25,984 posts)and then figure out how to deliver that message without help from corporate media.
wnylib
(21,611 posts)can get the message out through the flyers that they send to their constituents telling about their achievements. Say what they are doing to right the wrongs.
Individual citizens can do the same. "Here is what your Democratic House Member (or Senator) is doing for you and why it's necessary "
soldierant
(6,926 posts)through email ... but yeah, they probably have USPS addresses for all constituents, but not emails.
On the other hand, you can lead a Republican to information, but you can't make them read it (and if you could, they wouldn't believe it anyway.)
librechik
(30,676 posts)Really, having an IQ at all is almost as good as being woke in that crowd.
housecat
(3,121 posts)newdayneeded
(1,959 posts)They have an uncanny ability to manipulate people at will.
housecat
(3,121 posts)million.Tfg has an uncanny ability to manipulate millions of people, but he is far from being smart.
OMGWTF
(3,975 posts)housecat
(3,121 posts)paleotn
(17,962 posts)and "no college loan forgiveness for you! Pay your damn bills!", we've got to pay it off. By their logic that is. Thus...raise taxes. No other way around it. They simply can't cut enough to pay that down. And don't even think about cutting SS. It's a self funded program and NOT part of the 31 trillion.
On Edit.... Remember Iraq and Afghanistan operations the reich was so in love with back in the 2000's? Well, that's a big part of the 31M.
Grins
(7,229 posts)And the Bush tax cuts of 2001...
And the Bush tax cuts of 2003...
Neither of which were wanted or necessary.
rubbersole
(6,727 posts)Top marginal tax rate from 70% to 25%...neo-liberal piss-on-your-head economics. And don't forget Ronnie's chief of staff - Don Regan, the CEO of Merrill Lynch. RR - "America is open for business." Open for a Wall Street/1% royal fuckin'.
housecat
(3,121 posts)JHB
(37,162 posts)Any time they talk about cuts, they're trying to steal from you.
summer_in_TX
(2,752 posts)I like it!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)housecat
(3,121 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)modrepub
(3,503 posts)cut their federal allotment to what they are paying in federal taxes.
And if they're worried about SS, then why not calculate the SS tax receipts by state then distribute them to all the recipients in that state?
I mean, it's only fair that you get back what you put in, right?
StClone
(11,686 posts)Social Security cannot add to long-term deficits because it is prohibited from borrowing. Republicans lie, and change the slant to get what the rich backers desire.
keithbvadu2
(36,912 posts)Dick Cheney said deficits don't matter.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=cheney+debt+does+not+matter&form=ANNTH1&refig=52b2c04b43184fe88b1cf26ee42afa05&pc=ENTPHB
Blue Owl
(50,505 posts)Namely, unpaid debt .