Government Shutdown

[Dill]

(09-21-2023, 09:58 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: As it says, anything McCarthy sends to the Senate they will turn down. In my opinion, it is the Democratic senate's job to approve a house proposal. If they don't, the blame should fall into theri lap.

But as I said earlier, all of us should be worried our government debt is over 33 trillion and all of us should demand both sides take major steps to reduce the deficit. Keeping or adding to spending levels will not reduce the debt, just the opposite, it will increase it. The budget now has baked into over 100 billion spent on Ukraine, that would be a great place to start. Cut off funding for a war that the low and middle class in this country can't afford to pay for.

It's not the job of the Senate to ratify any old bill from the House,

especially one filled with cuts they and their constituents don't support.

They are not hostages to Trump, MTJ and Gaetz, as McCArthy is. And should NOT be.

We do have a way to reduce the debt--increase taxes on the upper quintile.

Sounds like you are saying the U.S. can no longer afford to keep its leadership position

in a world increasingly turning back to authoritarian regimes.

Maybe Russia and China will be our friends if give Putin Ukraine.

Cheaper in the short run, for sure.