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Both parties are to blame. About a decade ago, Tea Party Republicans were in the minority, they refused to approve the budget as the Democrats are doing now.
by RickJWagner 1y ago
Both parties are to blame.
About a decade ago, Tea Party Republicans were in the minority, they refused to approve the budget as the Democrats are doing now.
At that time, Democrats accused the Republicans of ‘holding the government hostage’. Now the roles are exactly reversed.
It’s games as usual.
- thrance 1y agoDemocrats refuse to vote the budget because the GOP removed almost all healthcare funding from it and won't compromise on that. If this budget passes as is, millions will die of preventable diseases. How is it on democrats?
- RickJWagner 1y agoIsn’t it true that the healthcare part only involves credits that were supposed to be temporary during COVID? Also, isn’t it true that the expiring credits are for people who earn more money than ACA allowed? ( In other words, the poor still get assistance.) Please provide receipts if there are other aspects to be considered.
- koolba 1y agoYes it’s true that those provisions expired, the Republicans are not changing or removing anything, and it’s the Democrats that are demanding additional funding to replace the Covid era funding that is expiring.
- tzs 1y ago> Isn’t it true that the healthcare part only involves credits that were supposed to be temporary during COVID? So? There's no rule that temporary things can't later become permanent. For example the Trump tax cuts from 2017 were supposed to temporary, expiring this year. The "Big Beautiful Bill" made them permanent. Also the healthcare part is not just letting temporary COVID era credits expire. It also includes cuts to Medicaid.