What will be the first thing they cut?

[maryellen99]

Medicare, SS,Unemployment, failing to raise the debt ceiling?

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Unemployment

the debt ceiling with all the bluster... worry about Rand Paul...

[meegbear]

5. +1

[kysrsoze]

23. self-delete.

[QC]

31. BINGO! n/t

[arbusto_baboso]

2. If history is any guide, they'll cut nothing.

In fact, they'll shamelessly INCREASE pork-barrell spending in their own districts, but it will all be directed to large comanies and will have no benefit to the average person.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Republicans can TRY to cut anything - but they're still outnumbered 2-1

Senate and Obama's veto pen.

[Naturyl]

18. Something tells me the ink in that pen is going to last a long time.

Housekeeping staff at 1600 Penn Av better have the Dirt Devil ready to dust that veto pen...

[TygrBright]

4. "Attempt" to cut, you mean.

I doubt they'll actually manage to cut bupkiss... unless you count paper cuts.

ironically,
Bright

[the redcoat]

6. Rich and corporate taxes nt

[DFab420]

7. Their noses

Just to spite their faces

[Denninmi]

8. I say let them cut it ALL.

There was a Volkswagen commercial recently that had the tagline "Give the people what they want."

I think we should let the population have a taste of life in Teahadistan.

Cut it all. Except for "welfare for the rich" of course.

See how the "voting public" likes that.

Somehow, I think people just don't understand what prior generations went through to win the kind of rights and benefits that the Teahadis want to take away.

Sometimes, you only learn the hard way.

[End Of The Road]

9. I wish they'd cut AFGHANISTAN!

What a waste of money.

[flamingdem]

21. I'd go along with THAT! Maybe Rand will promote that?! nt

[maryellen99]

10. cutting medicare is a big thing for me

my husband has FSGS,which is the filters in his kidneys are damaged and is spilling protein. He will go into ESRF in about 5-10 years.I know he can go on Medicare..He is 41.

[Deep13]

11. Just a reminder, all appropriations originate in the House.

Their fucked-up priorities will be the starting point for any appropriations bill.

[ColesCountyDem]

12. They'll filibuster the debt ceiling.

They won't 'cut' anything, is my bet.

[Drale]

36. Rand Paul

will try and filibuster the debt celling but in the end he was lose or he will be arrested as a terrorist trying to bring down the world markets. If the republicans don't put an end to you, you better believe the UN will step in and take care of it. People tend to forget that we are still part of the world, and there are alot of powerful countrys in the UN now not just the US like it used to be.

[ipaint]

13. medicaid, housing for the homeless and food stamps and unemployment. nt

[Naturyl]

20. Correct

Anything that helps the poor is "government waste" and will go first.

[laughingliberal]

14. Medicare and SS. nt

[Jamastiene]

15. The Medicaid Expansion n/t

[Naturyl]

16. Anything to do with the poor.

Medicaid, SSI, school lunches - whatever they can target that involves "government waste," meaning poor people.

Those with the least are always targeted first.

[emulatorloo]

17. "across the board discretionary spending" is the Robotic Talking point. My guess is unemployment

benefits is the first thing they will try to cut.

[Gamow]

19. Thought. nt

[frazzled]

22. Fool

They'll cut fool. Trust me.

[pacalo]

24. They'll try to make cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, & Social Security because

those who depend on these aren't wealthy enough or young enough to include them on their perpetual campaigning radar. Bullies pick on the weaker.

And they will try to raise the retirement age to 70 -- those who do manual labor & depend on the strength of their bodies to bring home a paycheck will be damned; when their bodies can no longer perform the work 10 years or more before they can retire, will their unemployment checks continue before their retirement pension takes effect?

What a mess.

[devilgrrl]

25. I hope they cut Medicare and give the seniors who voted them a nice dose of GOP medicine.

eom

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

26. Defense by at least 50%.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Hepburn]

27. Social Security, both retirement and disability, and then Medicare.

Next will be VA benefits. This will be closely followed by aid to Medicaid, Student Loans, Unemployment and Medical Research.

Fuck them...fuck them all. :mad:

[ixion]

28. They don't cut. They privatize

the whole "limited government" meme is a bunch of BS, and the only reason they're able to get away with it is the enabler MSM.

[socialshockwave]

29. Medicare, Unemployment, food stamps.

You know, because that "welfare" money makes people lazy. What a crock of shit.

I feel for you, Americans. We went through the same thing back in the mid 90's.

[GoCubsGo]

30. Don't you mean, "What will be the first thing they ATTEMPT to cut?"

Nothing will get cut--unless, of course, the Senate lets them AND the President doesn't veto it.

[AlinPA]

32. 1. Medicaid 2. Food Stamps 3. Dept. of Education 4. EPA

[WinkyDink]

33. I hope Obama reads up on "signing statements."

[Old and In the Way]

34. Last time the Republicans were the majority Party in the House,

they pretty much rubber stamped anything and everything George and Dick told sent to them. They covered each other's backsides. They won't have that play this time. Time to put up or shut up. Lets see your budget priorities and see how that reconciles to economic reality.

[WhiteTara]

35. food to poor children. n/t