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All right, cards on the table: I think the debt ceiling is ridiculous. Warren’s clearly right: periodically flirting with needless default is lunacy.
I’m genuinely surprised that’s not obvious to everyone. Dems can push back against GOP priorities, but the debt ceiling’s not the way to do that.
I’m genuinely surprised that’s not obvious to everyone. Dems can push back against GOP priorities, but the debt ceiling’s not the way to do that.
December 20, 2024 at 3:03 PM
All right, cards on the table: I think the debt ceiling is ridiculous. Warren’s clearly right: periodically flirting with needless default is lunacy.
I’m genuinely surprised that’s not obvious to everyone. Dems can push back against GOP priorities, but the debt ceiling’s not the way to do that.
I’m genuinely surprised that’s not obvious to everyone. Dems can push back against GOP priorities, but the debt ceiling’s not the way to do that.
So your position is that anyone who expresses support of Trump’s call for debt ceiling elimination is a MAGA supporter? You win. Well played.
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I agree with President-elect Trump that Congress should terminate the debt limit and never again govern by hostage taking.
December 20, 2024 at 2:49 PM
So your position is that anyone who expresses support of Trump’s call for debt ceiling elimination is a MAGA supporter? You win. Well played.
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Trunp’s first choice is full elimination; his second choice is suspending through 2029. I can’t see Dems going for suspension, but elimination has been their desired outcome for years.
The consistent position is to be delighted if you get what you want, not to be worried about being blamed for it.
The consistent position is to be delighted if you get what you want, not to be worried about being blamed for it.
December 20, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Trunp’s first choice is full elimination; his second choice is suspending through 2029. I can’t see Dems going for suspension, but elimination has been their desired outcome for years.
The consistent position is to be delighted if you get what you want, not to be worried about being blamed for it.
The consistent position is to be delighted if you get what you want, not to be worried about being blamed for it.
Yes, eliminating the debt ceiling eliminates it for everybody — GOP and Democratic administrations alike. Republicans won’t like what Democrats do without the debt ceiling and vice versa.
Until now, the Democratic position was that the tradeoff was worth it b/c the debt ceiling itself was bad.
Until now, the Democratic position was that the tradeoff was worth it b/c the debt ceiling itself was bad.
December 20, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Yes, eliminating the debt ceiling eliminates it for everybody — GOP and Democratic administrations alike. Republicans won’t like what Democrats do without the debt ceiling and vice versa.
Until now, the Democratic position was that the tradeoff was worth it b/c the debt ceiling itself was bad.
Until now, the Democratic position was that the tradeoff was worth it b/c the debt ceiling itself was bad.
The replies here are remarkable. Eliminating the debt ceiling is something that Democrats have wanted for over a decade.
Shouldn’t the left be delighted when Trump infuriates conservatives by adopting their positions? Would a Trump endorsement of single payer healthcare turn the left against it?
Shouldn’t the left be delighted when Trump infuriates conservatives by adopting their positions? Would a Trump endorsement of single payer healthcare turn the left against it?
Straightforward from here: Staple permanent debt ceiling repeal to the original bipartisan deal, everyone wins and goes home for the holidays.
December 20, 2024 at 2:15 PM
The replies here are remarkable. Eliminating the debt ceiling is something that Democrats have wanted for over a decade.
Shouldn’t the left be delighted when Trump infuriates conservatives by adopting their positions? Would a Trump endorsement of single payer healthcare turn the left against it?
Shouldn’t the left be delighted when Trump infuriates conservatives by adopting their positions? Would a Trump endorsement of single payer healthcare turn the left against it?
The website “Media Bias/Fact Check” performs a valuable service, and I’m glad that Dave Van Zandt founded it.
This rating, though… in the year of our Lord 2024, does mere “concern for climate change” really count as a “left-leaning perspective”?
This rating, though… in the year of our Lord 2024, does mere “concern for climate change” really count as a “left-leaning perspective”?
December 20, 2024 at 1:57 PM
The website “Media Bias/Fact Check” performs a valuable service, and I’m glad that Dave Van Zandt founded it.
This rating, though… in the year of our Lord 2024, does mere “concern for climate change” really count as a “left-leaning perspective”?
This rating, though… in the year of our Lord 2024, does mere “concern for climate change” really count as a “left-leaning perspective”?
Very interesting thread!
It sounds like the real magic words are not please and thank you, but rather “I hereby invoke my right to a lawyer and my right to remain silent.”
Would that work?
It sounds like the real magic words are not please and thank you, but rather “I hereby invoke my right to a lawyer and my right to remain silent.”
Would that work?
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Very interesting thread!
It sounds like the real magic words are not please and thank you, but rather “I hereby invoke my right to a lawyer and my right to remain silent.”
Would that work?
It sounds like the real magic words are not please and thank you, but rather “I hereby invoke my right to a lawyer and my right to remain silent.”
Would that work?