Or why doesn’t VP tRump just stop golfing and staying at Mara Logo so we the people do not have to pay out the nose for them staying there. Either work out of your new home for 4 years or get out.
Correct, and they want to raise the debt limit so they can get $4 trillion in tax cuts for the billionaires. Then after increasing the debt for tax cuts they will turn around and say there is no money for Social Security and Medicare.
The Republitards are not being gaslit... They know, i think. The problem is that they will cut off their own nose to spite a liberals face and flaunt they gaping wound like a badge of honor.
Cuz they're trying to feed the military industrial complex which is corrupt& has very little checks& regulations as it is.It is the quickest way for us to have a s***** f****** military like Russia and I don't think our military is going to allow that that much should have not changed since I was in
Republicans are only fiscal hawks when there’s a democrat president. When a Republican is president they’re drunken sailors on leave spending money like it’s not theirs… Oh now you see the pattern don’t you? They just want your tax money for themselves.
They are only interested in debt when Dems are in charge. @chrislhayes.bsky.social called it when he said they would worry about debt once Biden was sworn in. We're basically already under Musk/Trump rule so they no longer care.
Because defense contractors are where they put their stock money (and oil, pharmaceuticals, health insurers).
Bigger defense budget = bigger dividends.
Like trump said it needs to be the biden administration that takes this one so when he comes in he can complain about the democrats raising the budget. Chainsaw meet budget, now complain about the who made it. Its not the mess its when the mess happened.
I think they should take full credit useless.
Exactly?? Why would we need more debt when Elon and Vivek are gonna cut all of our spending we should lower the debt ceiling!! #allBS they wanna raise the debt ceiling because they’re gonna give huge tax cuts to the rich and it’s not funded!
My belief that a Conservative Government is an organised hypocrisy.
Benjamin Disraeli's – Speech against Sir Robert Peel’s Government,
House of Commons, March 17,1845.
I have never seen yet a conservative government in the world that was fiscally responsible they always have debts, not surplus.
When Democrats are in the White House the Republicans say raising the debt limit will be the end of America. But every time they come into office, there's no limit on the debt limit.
I think Mr. Khanna might be understanding more about the phrase, "you got to dance with the one who brung 'ya." At least I hope so. And even more so for Castor and G-Perez.
Traditional conservatives care more about cutting taxes and not cutting budgets. It's about pure selfishness. Budgets are already razor thin with no room for more reductions so there's nowhere to go.
And don’t forget the pay raise. Pretty bold to put in a pay raise for yourself, when you were the least effective congress in history. But WTF do I know.
I agree. You’re either for true freedom and democracy or you’re not. You can be whatever you choose to call yourself 🙄 we have allowed the stupid people to control the conversation and now we will all suffer.
They want to fund the rich while stabbing the rest of America in the side. That's why they are so hellbent on abolishing the right to protest too, because it threatens their rich-enabled existence.
How about the bloated Tesla subsidies and Space X contracts.
How are those a priority over education, infrastructure, and healthcare? The tax payers continue to give their hard earned money to the richest man on the planet.
Well, he did meet with or talk to Putin right? I can't help but wonder if Musk is Putin's Trump handler. It's also possible that he is just going to try to bleed Musk dry financially.
It’s called misdirection. Tell them one thing while you do another. Their eyes are on the prize. Trump learned the last time around that he had access to the Treasury. They are planning an even larger raid this time. Hang on to your wallets. Sticky fingers is coming to town.
If they were serious, they wouldn't even mention social security because it is self funded and adds absolutely nothing to the debt. There are issues with the trust fund running dry, but that has nothing to do with the budget and shouldn't even be mentioned in the same conversation
Why will their first order of business be to continue the wasteful tax cuts to the people who don't need them? I'll tell you why, because the US is now a banana republic. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Man, this guy can't seriously be this much a naif. I'd listened to him in the past and thought him at least a progressive, but now I'm getting the impression if that he's just an opportunist.
But didn't Khanna just go on a tech bro love tour about how smart and gerat Musk was and he looked forward to working with him? It's slmost as if he lowered himself for nothing. OR is just hedging his bets and playing both sides of the fence like Lindy Li, Fetterman, Joe and Mika, Fetterman, etc.
Brian, your last two braincells are fighting for third place again.
Not serious about it... pfft. Why would they push for something they're not serious about? Impress us with your mental gymnastics to make it make sense.
Also, they wanted to raise the debt ceiling for *two years*! Was that so they could do the maximum taxpayer money giveaway to their cronies, crash the economy for the rest of us, and walk away? What was even their rationale for raising it for that long?
Problem here, is the true MAGA doesn't care about the debt, doesn't care about the interest, doesn't think it involves them personally as long as the orange loon won. For 4 years, Trump kept screaming ''I was robbed'' Haven't heard a peep from Harris or Biden. Trump just continues to throw shit.
This is them playing games.
Trump needs the ceiling to increase the funding for Elon's race to Mars.
Does he plan to stake a flag on it & say he owns it once he gets there?
Trump & musk are NOT at odds about any of this.
Seems they are setting Johnson up for MT Greene to get him ousted & replace w/:
Because you can tell people you are fiscally responsible and draining the swamp and then not do either one. The funny thing is, people will still believe you did them!
I rarely agree with Musk, but speaking of a bloated defense budget, please kill the F-35. $2T program cost for a compromised aircraft that's unreliable, expensive, and pilots say is like flying a piano.
Other than that, Musk can suck it.
Lots longer than Reagan. The GOP has (falsely) claimed financial responsibility as long as I've been alive. And I can remember people wearing "I Like Ike" buttons.
The goal is to sow chaos and fear throughout the government bureaucracy, so that civil servants are so focused on saving their own asses they don't notice the wholesale looting of the treasury.
Ive watched a few interviews recently of his, and youre not joking or wrong. This man has some fizz, but really needs to pick a lane and figure it the hell out soon. He's playing both sides, and I like him to be on our side, but he's too worried about the silicon valley oligarchy thats funding him.
This is why Dems lose. State the obvious, assert they care nothing about the deficit, and call them all “Smithers” at the beck and call of billionaires. DON’T phrase this shit as a question! It doesn’t work.
Republicans also claim they want unity, but then they slander the Republicans who are actually trying to reach across the aisle and make a deal with democrats. Ridiculous.
The joke is on all the individuals that believed the BS that came out of the Elect mouth who by the way made it obvious his campaign was the revenge tour not for those foolish enough to follow him but for his own pettiness 😏
Not to mention the GALL they have to include a raise for themselves. Remind me--What did they accomplish the last session? If memory serves, they just campaigned for trump. And all he's doing now is setting up his rich buddies to rake in major bank thru corruption.
Their next move will be to remove the debt limit so Trump can go to town transferring the rest of the middle class wealth to his billionaire friends with his tax cuts and bankrupt everyone but them.
Nobody wants to stop raising the debt ceiling, neither dems nor reps. The entire monetary system is a ponzi scheme. You cannot taper a ponzi. There are two options:
1. Hyperinflation
2. Total collapse
There is no 3rd option, just a hope to juggle numbers to keep the party going as long as possible.
If tonight is any indication of the future massive failures of Aeleon and Trump it's safe to say none of this anchor baby deportation will be happening.
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Nah, fuck it. Please be next musk. 🙏
Bigger defense budget = bigger dividends.
Because they stand for nothing except being in power.
I think they should take full credit useless.
Pathetic!!
The Democratic party is no better. These are the two parties in a nutshell.
Benjamin Disraeli's – Speech against Sir Robert Peel’s Government,
House of Commons, March 17,1845.
I have never seen yet a conservative government in the world that was fiscally responsible they always have debts, not surplus.
Cheap
I even have a certificate of authenticity.
I just got notice from Soc Sec that I’m getting a 2.5% cost of living raise on January 1
Buzz cut a scalping, metaphorically
(opens envelope)
"What's a phrase that describes almost every democratic politician?"
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/broligarchy-elon-musk-trump/680788/
This may be their last chance to rip off America and they are hoping to pull off the Greatest Heist in history.
Musks agenda is to become the world’s first trillionaire.
Documentaries will be made about it.
How about the bloated Tesla subsidies and Space X contracts.
How are those a priority over education, infrastructure, and healthcare? The tax payers continue to give their hard earned money to the richest man on the planet.
It needs to stop!
I won't forget.
Criminals rise to the top
Not serious about it... pfft. Why would they push for something they're not serious about? Impress us with your mental gymnastics to make it make sense.
Trump needs the ceiling to increase the funding for Elon's race to Mars.
Does he plan to stake a flag on it & say he owns it once he gets there?
Trump & musk are NOT at odds about any of this.
Seems they are setting Johnson up for MT Greene to get him ousted & replace w/:
25% of National Debt was added during Trump administration
NO ROOM to talk about fiscal responsibility ZERO
Other than that, Musk can suck it.
And it involves crypto.
Then find things MAGA cares about, and continually point out that Trump isn't creating any policy to help.
Last, let Trump talk - he's stupid.
People are dumb as fuck.
No spending bill should be 1500 pages long.
Let the pet projects be in their own bills
We can’t continue to reward people speaking out of both sides of their mouths.
Weird
1. Hyperinflation
2. Total collapse
There is no 3rd option, just a hope to juggle numbers to keep the party going as long as possible.
Smfh.