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LonePirate

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12. It was canned back in 2021, I think.

Tue Oct 11, 2022, 01:32 PM

Oct 2022

Eliminating the debt ceiling altogether is the best move. Not sure if that would require a filibuster but raising it to an astronomical level would have the same effect and that can be done without a filibuster.

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GOP planning 'catastrophic default' if Democrats refuse to cut Social Security and Medicare [View all] Nevilledog Oct 2022 OP

Let them force the default and see how long it lasts scarletlib Oct 2022 #1

⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ THIS ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ ⇧ spanone Oct 2022 #2

Definitely This Rebl2 Oct 2022 #57

This many times! BobTheSubgenius Oct 2022 #82

Nailed it!! PortTack Oct 2022 #5

Agree ! Do it! Point directly at them and call their bluff. Grins Oct 2022 #26

If they want to hold their senior base hostage so they can hurt their senior base, okay I suppose.nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #31

Do that ... ancianita Oct 2022 #53

time to make them own is now, before the election. ougtha be the dems #1 issue, cuts to SS and msongs Oct 2022 #37

How many months without a Social Security check will it take for voters to be screaming? Lonestarblue Oct 2022 #75

not so sure..... they have 1500 radio stations to blame it on democrats, working all day for free certainot Oct 2022 #78

THIS, DAMMIT! calimary Oct 2022 #87

Tax cuts! More tax cuts for the poor RICH PEOPLE! calimary Oct 2022 #88

Dems can raise the debt limit at any time and by any amount. They should do so now. LonePirate Oct 2022 #3

They could just eliminate it entirely Jerry2144 Oct 2022 #6

There's no filibuster for that? pnwmom Oct 2022 #11

It was canned back in 2021, I think. LonePirate Oct 2022 #12

Just DO IT, Dems! calimary Oct 2022 #35

Why before the election? pnwmom Oct 2022 #40

It's a critically important problem to address. calimary Oct 2022 #43

But we'll still have the votes during the lame duck session. pnwmom Oct 2022 #44

Oh yes! ALL the more reason to do it BEFORE. Dispel discouragement! calimary Oct 2022 #46

That's a great analysis, calimary! Thank you. To add to your thoughts, pnwmom Oct 2022 #47

OF COURSE they wanted somebody else to clean it up! calimary Oct 2022 #48

By the way, my friend, I think we should all be kicking these ideas around. calimary Oct 2022 #50

McCain/Palin markodochartaigh Oct 2022 #71

The way I read it 3auld6phart Oct 2022 #55

I sure hope they lose the upcoming elections! calimary Oct 2022 #59

The debt limit can be raised with a simple majority through reconciliation. tritsofme Oct 2022 #39

Maybe Dems should codify the debt limit Marthe48 Oct 2022 #4

Yes, this ridiculous political stunt is really getting old already PatSeg Oct 2022 #21

These people are just asking for it. On top of the pandemic, inflation, Ukraine, and... keep_left Oct 2022 #7

How much are they willing to raise taxes on the obscenely wealthy? Martin Eden Oct 2022 #8

Attack on SS should be heavily played up by the Dems captain queeg Oct 2022 #9

+1000 n/t MarcA Oct 2022 #15

... waiting for the Dems to jump on this.... IcyPeas Oct 2022 #28

Absolutely insane that they haven't. Ace Rothstein Oct 2022 #64

... Lucinda Oct 2022 #10

:) Good. Spread the word. Less than a month to election day. Hortensis Oct 2022 #13

That's what I'm talkin' about. Let Joe name names and show their faces on prime time TV! Samrob Oct 2022 #18

If he sees it as serious enough and valuable enough to play...... jaxexpat Oct 2022 #33

This just goes to show how much Republicans hate poor people Buckeyeblue Oct 2022 #14

They shut down the government every chance they get ToxMarz Oct 2022 #16

They had no problem raising it for TFG. SergeStorms Oct 2022 #17

SSDD. n/t malthaussen Oct 2022 #19

Let them grab that proverbial 3rd rail packman Oct 2022 #20

I'll be 62 soon & plan on collecting as soon as I can. oldsoftie Oct 2022 #22

From a friend who was an employee of SS - she advised I apply for SS 3 months before asiliveandbreathe Oct 2022 #32

Thank you I didnt know that oldsoftie Oct 2022 #45

Bring it. Fucking scumbags. The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2022 #23

It bogs my mind why older republicans Tree Lady Oct 2022 #24

They believe every lies the FOX hate-entertainers catapult out of their TV set. Justice matters. Oct 2022 #29

They don't believe it. Demobrat Oct 2022 #34

If there is a MAGA shutdown... mwooldri Oct 2022 #25

Sounds like a good reason to Vote Blue, no matter who! Wounded Bear Oct 2022 #27

GQP can only tear down, not govern. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #30

All ANYBODY needs to know is this: calimary Oct 2022 #36

They want to help the rich iemanja Oct 2022 #38

Exactly! The reminder message is: calimary Oct 2022 #42

Earwig you say? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #83

Get ads started up and keep them up until election day Scalded Nun Oct 2022 #41

They won't be cutting fucking shit if we GOTV Takket Oct 2022 #49

The GOP has a death wish Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2022 #51

The solution to Social Security crisis is obvious.. raise the taxable maximum. honest.abe Oct 2022 #52

Maybe they Rebl2 Oct 2022 #58

SS cuts are usually future cuts to people who haven't received them yet. Ace Rothstein Oct 2022 #66

Actually they are talking about means testing which would affect current social security recipients. honest.abe Oct 2022 #74

Not likely. Mariana Oct 2022 #76

Waiting 10-15 years to implement a fix will be too late. honest.abe Oct 2022 #86

Wait, wait, wait...haven't they made threats like this every time anyway? How is this new? NullTuples Oct 2022 #54

Then, the only option would be to allow default. David__77 Oct 2022 #56

K n R ! Thanks for posting! JoeOtterbein Oct 2022 #60

Yet another reason why the GOP should not be trusted with The House, Senate, DemocraticPatriot Oct 2022 #61

"Any means necessary." They mean it. czarjak Oct 2022 #62

GOTV Meadowoak Oct 2022 #63

Defaulting on Social Security and Medicare is a winning proposition? Martin68 Oct 2022 #65

Please let our side use this in ads. Please, please, pretty please. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #67

Do none of them have mothers or older sisters or brothers PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #68

They really hate America, don't they? Hekate Oct 2022 #69

They really hate Americans. Mariana Oct 2022 #77

Pretty much Hekate Oct 2022 #81

If we have video of any of them saying it OR television news reports on what they said, summer_in_TX Oct 2022 #70

These fucking idiots understand nothing lonely bird Oct 2022 #72

Two Words... PXR-5 Oct 2022 #73

We have learned that republicans mean what they say. Why would old folks in Fla and elsewhere vote Pepsidog Oct 2022 #79

It is not necessary to limit the 1st A at all -- limit monopolization of media Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #84

Guess we'll find out if this is a winning strategy for them Mad_Machine76 Oct 2022 #80

Because their RW SCOTUS justices overturning Roe Deminpenn Oct 2022 #85

us Grannies and graqndpas will take to the streets to get our SOCIAL SECURITY & Medicare Trueblue1968 Oct 2022 #89