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I don't think the Republicans understand exactly where the spending is coming from. Most older Americans voted for Romeny - yet will scream and yell if anyone dare touch their 'Medicare". I guess they really don't want THAT programe cut.
It's easier to just blame 'welfare' and single Mom's.
Obama said he would compromise -- so he needs to indicate what he won't simply veto.
Obama offered compromises all last year. The Republicans told him to go pound sand in a fit of cynical political brinksmanship... that failed.
Now that he has won reelection it is up to the Republicans to move towards him this time, rather than the other way around. They had their great deal offered to them and they rejected it. That was really bad planning on their part. They will never get as good a deal as they were offered before, so it's time for them to cut whatever deal they can
Do you not understand where the costs are coming from?
They are coming from Medicare and SS. THOSE are the programs that most worry everyone. They are the cuts that will be on the chopping block.
Yet ~ all old people want to talk about is welfare and unemployment.
It's your Medicare and the SS that you have been drawing that are the main drivers of cost.
That's exactly right and no one wants to be the one to offer them up for the chopping block.
The republicans made an offer a long time ago with that they were willing to do in the house with their budget proposal. You can see all 99 pages of what they wanted to do here:
We have 83 means tested welfare programs costing near $1 trillion per year as of 2011.
I'm sure it's grown since then with reports of new record highs of people applying for these programs in 2012.
SS/medicare is not included in that.
And yet, a Republican majority is not standing up and demanding cuts to the welfare programs, that tick off the man on the street. Why is this?"
This is definitely where Romney would have been a better president, a better leader at a time leadership is needed. He wouldn't be as afraid to think up some spending cuts. Obama is proving himself to be very gutless.
You mean the Mitt Romney that is still licking his wounds in seclusion in La Jolla, and who has told the Republican party that they're on their own, he's done with them?
That Romney?
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Obama offered compromises all last year. The Republicans told him to go pound sand in a fit of cynical political brinksmanship... that failed.
Now that he has won reelection it is up to the Republicans to move towards him this time, rather than the other way around. They had their great deal offered to them and they rejected it. That was really bad planning on their part. They will never get as good a deal as they were offered before, so it's time for them to cut whatever deal they can
Where is the Republican counter?
You're asking republicans to either agree to dissolve the country or else.
That's totally and completely disingenuous and deceitful.
Just because Obama and the democrats are completely ignoring reality doesn't mean that republicans should come to their side and start ignoring it with them.
Once again you folks are simply playing politics so that you can be at the helm when the country goes into complete financial ruin.
It's okay, it won't be you personally at the helm, it'll just be your kids, grand kids and great grand kids.
Should negotiations break down to avoid the $500 billion rash of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts, 53 percent are inclined to blame Republicans in Congress while 29 percent single out Obama.
Yes, but aren't we all in this together for the betterment of the country?
What does that have to do with negotiating positions? My god, but are there really so many people on this thread who have never negotiated for anything?
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Originally Posted by BigHouse9
So you are saying the President is only interested in doig things his way and not for the betterment of the country?
Don't be stupid.
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