09-21-2023, 10:50 AM
(09-21-2023, 10:35 AM)Dill Wrote: 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.
Obviously they will never be our friends. But, if we stopped the funding to Ukraine, A) we save money B) we don’t give Russia and China any more unnecessary reason to be bigger butt buddies than they are C) fewer people die. Just imagine for a second that anyone other than Trump supports ending funding to Ukraine, so that you aren’t automatically programmed to hate the idea. I think you’ll acknowledge that it may be a good idea.
