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If you truly think that democrats are the ones throwing the wrench into the gears that keep the US running, you are either delusional or just plain brainwashed.
Mind you, it's also not general republicans that play this dangerous game.
Instead, it's a few brain-dead fringe politicians who try to establish their power by risking everybody's well-being (well, not that of the upper crust, of course). These people are too dumb to fathom that their actions will shake the foundation of this country's economy and that of economies around the globe. Their followers are unfortunate victims of a well-funded and very powerful propaganda machine. Unfortunately, they have been granted more than just a voice but have been put into a position that allows them to hold all of us hostage.
Such events always raise the questions what one is to do in a democracy when voters willingly steer country to the edge.
Already, foreign nations are losing faith and trust in the US - and such loss NEVER has positive effects here at home. Be prepared to pay more for absolutely everything, courtesy of the tea-party movement.
It is purely reprehensable that the Democrats intentionally destroy wealth of every American who invests, has a retirement account, a pension, etc... . All this is done to enable Obama to spend us another nearly $3Trillion further into debt before the next election. Shameful!
House Speaker John Boehner, battling resistance from within his own party as he intensifies a debt- ceiling standoff with President Barack Obama, worked to salvage his plan to tie the nation’s borrowing power to spending cuts and budget controls.
With less than a week before a possible default, the Republican-led House remained on a collision course with the Senate and the White House. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said both chambers’ debt-cutting plans fall short of promised savings. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s plan would save $2.2 trillion over 10 years, short of its $2.7 trillion goal, the CBO said today.
Boehner postponed today’s scheduled House vote on his two- step plan to raise the debt limit, which the White House said Obama would veto, after the CBO said it would save just $850 billion rather than the advertised $3 trillion.
“We are glad Congress’s budget referee agrees that the Senate bill cuts the deficit by $1.3 trillion more than Speaker Boehner’s bill,” said Reid spokesman Adam Jentleson. “It becomes clearer by the hour that the Senate bill is the only true compromise in Congress.”
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No, the Republicans will be blamed. But so will President Obama (even if indirectly) and it will show in approval ratings. IF a deal is not met and markets spin into turmoil, Obama's approval rating will sink into the 30s.
No, the Republicans will be blamed. But so will President Obama (even if indirectly) and it will show in approval ratings. IF a deal is not met and markets spin into turmoil, Obama's approval rating will sink into the 30s.
And the ratings for Republicans in Congress will sink down into the teens.
What the Republicans haven't realized is that if the United States goes into default they will take the bigger hit.
THEY ARE THE ONE'S THAT HAVE SAID DEFAULT WOULDN'T BE ALL THAT BAD
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WOULDN'T COMPROMISE EVEN WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA PUT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CUTS ON THE TABLE
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE SAID OUR GOAL IS MAKE PRESIDENT OBAMA A ONE TERMS PRESIDENT
The Republican Party has put their own party agenda and ideology ahead of the full faith and credit and the economic security of the United States of America
Bush tax cuts: $544.3 billion. The package would extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone for two years.
The bulk of that cost -- $463 billion -- is for the extension of cuts for families making less than $250,000, including two years of relief for 2010 and 2011 for the middle class from the Alternative Minimum Tax.
The rest -- $81.5 billion -- is attributable to the extension of cuts that apply to the highest income families.
The cost of extending all the tax cuts over 10 years would have been $3.7 trillion.
ALL the tax cuts need to be repealed to make a severe dent in the debt. The cuts to one class are nothing more than political games.
And the ratings for Republicans in Congress will sink down into the teens.
What the Republicans haven't realized is that if the United States goes into default they will take the bigger hit.
THEY ARE THE ONE'S THAT HAVE SAID DEFAULT WOULDN'T BE ALL THAT BAD
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WOULDN'T COMPROMISE EVEN WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA PUT SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CUTS ON THE TABLE
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE SAID OUR GOAL IS MAKE PRESIDENT OBAMA A ONE TERMS PRESIDENT
The Republican Party has put their own party agenda and ideology ahead of the full faith and credit and the economic security of the United States of America
Please check your keyboard. The Caps Lock button is broken. Please fix that before replying - no one likes all Caps. Thank you.
Obama can't get full support from within his party either. Of course you have no issues there.
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