Suozzi: They’re claiming the cuts will pay for themselves. But they won’t. And how do we know that? Because Republicans are putting an increase in the debt ceiling into this bill—allowing the president to borrow $4 trillion.
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Has there ever been an instance when tax cuts for the rich have paid for themselves? Seems like they have been using this justification since before I was born and the national debt just keeps going up. Yet people still vote republican after at least 40 years of the same lie.
Yeah, I know, but what I could never figure out how they convince people they are better on the economy and don’t even have one single data point that shows their economic policies work. Even if they lie better, how is it possible to keep the same lie going for such a long time?
Well there seems to be a for sale sign on our country under Trumpism, perhaps the Saudis will simply purchase our debts and own the entire country outright?
That is because it is convenient. Convenient liars think they can do so because there is no way to dispute. But, they overlook the obvious. It is called "Records" in various forms of proof that includes the media.🤸
Thank you @tomsuozzi.bsky.social
I campaigned for you even though I had to travel from CT because I know how purple your district is and what a dedicated public servant you are 💙
Correct, which is the argument @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social, @schumer.senate.gov and @housedemocrats.bsky.social should be making. If the billionaire tax cuts will pay for themselves then there should be no reason for a debt increase. However the R's know this has never happened.
when a government is acting in ways that undermine the people's rights, they have a responsibility to try to reform it through peaceful means before resorting to revolution.
They are also trying to transfer responsibility to pay for the fed contribution to Medicaid onto states along with other things now that the feds are obliterating food assistance, fema assistance, research etc. How can a budget be made when economy is screwed up?
Exactly, why do i need to pay taxes? Why do they need more money for the debt? Don't understand if they're saving all this money on tariffs and the cuts they're implementing
Trump complained about the debt ceiling and now he is raising it?That is NOT what MAGAs elected him for. He was supposed to LOWER the debt! Another promise broken!
How do we know the cuts won’t pay for themselves? Because Republicans say that EVERY TIME they cut rich people’s taxes, and they have NEVER paid for themselves.
B/C Chas follows you - Pls empahasize this, or post about it. Re: Iowa Town Hall: When asked about the SAVE Act Pete B. blew this one. Didn't explain issue with birth name not matching legal name for spouse, trans, LGBT+ marriages, etc. Answer needed to be PRECISE here. (For future reference).
Remember: Every Dem President in the last 50 years left office with deficits the same or lower when they took office.
Every GOP President over that time left office with far higher deficits and debt: Reagan tripled the debt; GW Bush turned a surplus into a deficit; Trump exploded deficit rates.
I like to put a little differently.
Reagan created the largest deficit in the history of the world.
Clinton turned it into a surplus.
Bush created the largest deficit in the history of the world
Obama saved the economy
Trump created the largest deficit in the history of the world.
Biden left us w
And yet every election flip flop to the other side when democrats have a surplus. Like as if they are gluttons for punishment. Same as this past administration, Biden great economy and then Trump comes in and 💩s all over the place. Will they ever learn?
The lyrics from a 80’s song come to mind when the president and his sycophants are speaking.
That's not honest
Nothing you've said
Why don't you tell someone
Who'll believe you instead?
'cause i got this feeling
Is it what they call deja vu?
I'm nodding my head yeah
But i don't believe you
Beware! The cruel and corrupt Republicans in Congress are attempting to decimate and destroy Medicaid, the ACA, social programs and the economic safety net in order to give massive tax cuts to the selfish wealthy and greedy corporations. Shameful and vile! They must be stopped!
It’s quite ridiculous that they want to add 10% to the overall debt in a year - and that’s just fine and ok
On the other hand, all of these devastating cuts that are being made across the entire federal government are justified because “America cannot sustain this current level of debt any longer”
Trump promised last time the debt would be paid down in 8 years, that we would have 4%- 6% GDP growth (he never hit 3% annual GDP growth) that corporate reinvestment would soar (80% was stock buybacks as predicted) that it would pay for itself, yet CBO projected it would cost up to $10 trillion. 🖕
Glad Suozzi is finally speaking up about one of the crazy things this administration is doing. I see many democratic congressman and senators denouncing what's going on, but I haven't seen him pounding the pavement
If you march at a busy intersection, use the crosswalk and erupt in thunderous noise as you cross. Then, let cars go, wait for the next signal to erupt again. Repeat
Blocking traffic gives police an excuse to stop you, _and_ letting cars go gets the word out to more happy drivers!
If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the Constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline. There is support, you don't have to go through with it. tel: 1-877-447-4487
We hear he wanted tanks in the streets for his birthday parade
so like:
• a cardboard tank with lovely comments for him
• lots of lovely tank-tops worn in the streets with fun words for him
• a dirty fish tank with one big orange fish swimming in filth
• gas tank
• 'tank'-ing the economy signs
...
They will pay for themselves because they are Magical Tax Cuts, you see. Any other tax cut would lose revenue, because *cut!* you know. But, *magic* , so it all works out!
1.R's give them selves or their billionaire donors big tax cuts.
2. They raise the debt ceiling
3. They borrow a lot
4. Because the deficit has increased, they cut programs that benefit the 99%.
Rinse and repeat.
This happens in many countries, but is blatant and brazen in the USA.
On the r/conservative subreddit, they're still screaming about 80,000 new ITS agents that would be out to get them, omitting that it was 87,000 added over 10 years, with a good portion replacing retirees. The IRS won't have enough employees to audit the wealthiest. 20,000 millionaires failed to file
You can’t cure stupid. They listen to what they are told by Trump and the right wing media and end it there. No curiosity to even try to find out if there is more to a story or if what they are fed is the truth. Pathetic humans.
It boggles the mind. Before I retired, our Friday morning work meetings during the pandemic, where Trump would claim it will be over next month. Our boss, total MAGA would say this and I would tell him no, it's going to get much worse. Of course my wife was on a COVID ICU. Later on he asked advice.🙄
MAGAts literally suspend all disbelief in order to worship this false god. They are, even the educated ones, totally brain washed. Hope your wife is ok.
Thanks. Yeah, she's normally a cardiovascular intensive care nurse, but the nursing shortage & her ventilator & ECMO experience earned her massive bonuses. I had to pick her brain to make sure she was okay after many 60 HR work weeks. I will say, I heard some horrible things that COVID did to organs
They never explain the methodology or the math that helps these pay for themselves. They pull this out of their hats. My 10 year old is better at this than trumps cabinet or the Repu legislature.
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I campaigned for you even though I had to travel from CT because I know how purple your district is and what a dedicated public servant you are 💙
National debt grows like Pinocchio's nose every time.🤥
For the same reason.
Why in the world do folks still believe such nonsense?
Another red herring Conservative dogma is dead.
Money power is here why conserve?
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript#:~:text=Prudence%2C%20indeed%2C%20will%20dictate%20that,absolute%20Tyranny%20over%20these%20States.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DITf50gPStU/?igsh=MTNyazB4ODlrZHd4NQ==
Authoritarianism is growing in USA & just like boiling a frog, the dumb GOP'ers & MAGA fanatics are happy with what is coming.
Well done America!!
We are all going to be truely f#cked over by Trump "The Appeaser" aka " Qatars Bitch"
CHOMP.
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for days now
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From this day forward there is NO SUCH THING AS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE REPUBLICANS. They are officially extinct.
Have funeral for that campaign promise already. It’s dead and buried!
And why is Walmart hiring illegals? And no one does anything about it?
STOP PAYING TAXES!!!!
https://youtu.be/cytIal8Iu4A
The glaring failure of this bloody budget is the core revenue stream remains the IRS yet; DOGE gutted this essential agency!
How can IRS collect money especially among the rich when they fired thousands of investigative agents?
Running up debt on the heads of the average American to give the ultra rich MORE tax cuts.
The Reverse Robin Hood.
Every GOP President over that time left office with far higher deficits and debt: Reagan tripled the debt; GW Bush turned a surplus into a deficit; Trump exploded deficit rates.
Reagan created the largest deficit in the history of the world.
Clinton turned it into a surplus.
Bush created the largest deficit in the history of the world
Obama saved the economy
Trump created the largest deficit in the history of the world.
Biden left us w
That's not honest
Nothing you've said
Why don't you tell someone
Who'll believe you instead?
'cause i got this feeling
Is it what they call deja vu?
I'm nodding my head yeah
But i don't believe you
https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/house-republican-budgets-45-trillion-tax-cut-doubles-down-on-costly
On the other hand, all of these devastating cuts that are being made across the entire federal government are justified because “America cannot sustain this current level of debt any longer”
a) the protests are working to make the most vulnerable nervous (keep calling and protesting)
b) they DO NOT want their constituents to realize they are set to cut $880 B from Medicaid and MORE
c) they are at odds with each other
Push Hard Now
Your calculus is now this; it's very simple
Move against the administration
The first ones to do so will be labeled 'courageous' and 'patriotic', while the last ones to do so will be primaried
You are in power, now
That U.S. Congressional switchboard number is
202-224-3121
If you march at a busy intersection, use the crosswalk and erupt in thunderous noise as you cross. Then, let cars go, wait for the next signal to erupt again. Repeat
Blocking traffic gives police an excuse to stop you, _and_ letting cars go gets the word out to more happy drivers!
~Jamie Raskin
Start with conviction; bring a friend, make a plan, make a habit
Say it out loud and say it often:
"This is wrong"
Then,
Insist
Resist
Persist
so like:
• a cardboard tank with lovely comments for him
• lots of lovely tank-tops worn in the streets with fun words for him
• a dirty fish tank with one big orange fish swimming in filth
• gas tank
• 'tank'-ing the economy signs
...
https://youtu.be/hQboJehtRdU?si=Qu2FbQKvLJIWM3iw
1.R's give them selves or their billionaire donors big tax cuts.
2. They raise the debt ceiling
3. They borrow a lot
4. Because the deficit has increased, they cut programs that benefit the 99%.
Rinse and repeat.
This happens in many countries, but is blatant and brazen in the USA.
Republicans are the worst.