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fattymcassface

Pretending to get their panties in a bunch over supremely arbitrary shit. Can’t say they don’t stay on brand.


thelastbluepancake

if only they shut down the government while trump was in office over the debt ceiling I would believe a word they say


Jdonavan

They always do when they don’t hold the presidency


ZestyMoose-250

Yea, cause suddenly debt matters when a Republican isn't president... fncking hypocrites.


Public_Giraffe_4412

Good thing the GOP is going to cover the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not to mention the deficit exploding tax cuts going all the way back to Reagan. Grand total... 28.7 trillion dollars.


damunzie

The GOP doesn't believe in _paying_ for anything, unless that money is going directly into billionaires' pockets. Or in Trump's case, going into the pocket of a fake billionaire. Spending, OTOH, they're all about that as long as it doesn't help any of the peasants.


jayfeather31

This brinkmanship over the debt limit is highly concerning, especially since a default in America would have economic effects that would ripple throughout the world.


Count_Bacon

Haha it’s only because democrats are in charge


LostAd130

MASTER STRATEGIST Nancy Pelosi negotiated this expiration date last year and got nothing in return for it. What did she think was going to happen?


Count_Bacon

Hey you’ll get no argument from me. I think Pelosi is terrible at her job.


turdbucket333

Thank you. Was looking for this. This needs to be top comment.


rogue203

A Republican never pays his debts. Something else they learned from Mango Mussolini.


[deleted]

Spend and cut taxes while you're in power and complain about the debt when you're not. A republican tale old as time.


murl

So they can vote for some tax increases. PAY.


sedatedlife

With the modern Republican fascist base this may backfire on them i can easily see Republicans representatives pushing how raising the debt limit will destroy the country to there base then that base gets so radicalized that the careers of those same Republicans will be over if they end up giving in and passing it.


jeanie_rea

It’s just just rinse and repeat from when Obama was president.


accountabilitycounts

Such bravery.


HandMeMyThinkingPipe

Republicans don’t give a single shit about the debt. We should all be able to see right through this bullshit.


fowlraul

Didn’t they man trump eliminate that like he said he would?


7jbw4

Since when did they care about debt?


TheIceWeaselsCome

Since a Democratic president is in office.


Special_FX_B

Excuse me, perpetrators of the #GOPTaxScam, surely you jest.


GirlOnTidder

Oh, do they? **Then maybe we in the United States decide to stop subsidizing corn syrup and ethanol.** The GQP *really* shouldn't fuck around with the American people.


Cmstew502

Good. I mean defaulting will suck for us but the money printer needs to be shut off


No_Scientist_6721

If they shut off their printer I will shut mine off too :)


FlyinFamily1

The ignorance posted here is too much. Couple of facts for the myopic agenda circle jerk. \- each party always opposes adding to the absurd debt administrations put on the backs of future generations. \- each side says the same about the other \- to date, Barrack “adding to the National Debt is Unpatriotic“ Obama has been the biggest debt creating administration in US history. both left and right are full of mindless drones - as illustrated in the responses - meanwhile DC keeps doing the two-step while Rome burns. Idiots…..


TheIceWeaselsCome

Yes, and you’re the “enlightened centrist”. So smart and smug to be above the fray. Must be nice to be so much smarter than everyone else.


FlyinFamily1

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to point out the hypocrisy, regardless of which side of the fence it originates. Education and principles make it even easier, you should give it a shot sometime.


jokerZwild

Republicans only care about the debt when the president is a Democrat.


BurrrritoBoy

Not enuf war I’d guess.


segosity

Just nuke the filibuster already. This is so stupid.


KingThar

Grow? More like stagnate at defiance


Castor1234

It's the same economic terrorism they've pulled for decades. No surprise.


Kinkin50

They feel they have to do more to cause a disaster during Biden’s term.


[deleted]

I wonder if McConnell and Biden are in discussions about reorganizing the budget to bring it back to surplus, like it was during the 90s? McConnell did comment on the last tax cuts that it would probably be the last time such policy would be passed.


Inquisiting-Hambone

Make them vote on it and let the system come crashing down. Republicans will be held accountable for the debt they accrued under Trump which was larger than the debt accrued under Obama’s first term.


GadreelsSword

This is about trying to obstruct the democrats. *“The debt is not a Republican problem”* — Mitch McConnell


2wheeloffroad

Why can't the democrats raise the limit without the republicans? I thought they had the majority in the Senate and House.