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Yeah, funny how the GOP only pulls this stuff when there's a Dem president (and the Dems have never pulled this on a R president).
by UncleOxidant 3y ago
Yeah, funny how the GOP only pulls this stuff when there's a Dem president (and the Dems have never pulled this on a R president).
- tivert 3y ago> Yeah, funny how the GOP only pulls this stuff when there's a Dem president (and the Dems have never pulled this on a R president). That's a selective reading. The parties aren't perfectly symmetrical. The Dems like spending, so they're not going to challenge the debt. They have their own stuff they want to "pull," like trying to abolish the filibuster or pack the Supreme court because it's not currently controlled by liberals.
- UncleOxidant 3y ago> like trying to abolish the filibuster or pack the Supreme court Note that they haven't been able to do either. If enough Democrats were on board with those items (the filibuster would have to be abolished before the packing court packing could begin) it would've happened by now. But many Democrats in the Executive and Legislative branches are very hesitant to do those things. GOP congress folks have not been hesitant to play chicken with the debt ceiling.
- tivert 3y ago> Note that they haven't been able to do either. They were very, very close. IMHO, it's only a matter of time, and when it happens, there will be no delay.
- yamtaddle 3y ago> The Dems like spending, so they're not going to challenge the debt. A lot of our current deficit is due to tax cuts in the current century (Bush, Trump) and I suppose you'd agree that Dems dislike tax cuts, so why haven't they tried to push increases/cut-reversals in debt ceiling negotiations?
- tssva 3y ago> The Dems like spending The Republicans love to spend money just as much or more than the Democrats. They just like to spend it on things which get even more of it into the hands of the wealthy.