Who's To Blame For The Debt?

[barfo]

I've got a really simple question to ask. It seems that congress and Obama want to cut $3T or $4T or even more from the budget over 10 years. Why don't they just agree on a number and do it?

Because they don't agree on what to cut. It's not just a number.

The only thing stopping the Democrats from getting what they want (the budget cuts) is the Democrats insisting on something there isn't agreement on.

Similarly, the only thing stopping the Republicans from getting what they want (the budget cuts) is the Republicans insisting on something there isn't agreement on (no new revenue).

barfo

 

[Denny Crane]

Because they don't agree on what to cut. It's not just a number.



Similarly, the only thing stopping the Republicans from getting what they want (the budget cuts) is the Republicans insisting on something there isn't agreement on (no new revenue).

barfo

I think the Republicans would be happy with any $4B Obama wants to cut, as long as it's real. The Republicans aren't standing in the way of anything. They've passed a bill that would raise the debt limit.

 

[Klinky]

They've passed a bill that would raise the debt limit.

Oooooh myyyyy, what a prize that is!

Obama doesn't need the GOP to up the debt ceiling. Essentially putting the burden on the poor, disabled & elderly to pay down the debt while the non-job creating "job creators" continue with their tax breaks that were suppose to "create jobs", doesn't really seem fair.

 

[Denny Crane]

Oooooh myyyyy, what a prize that is!

Obama doesn't need the GOP to up the debt ceiling. Essentially putting the burden on the poor, disabled & elderly to pay down the debt while the non-job creating "job creators" continue with their tax breaks that were suppose to "create jobs", doesn't really seem fair.

Bill Clinton says he can cut $1.5T without anyone even noticing the money wasn't being spent. So much for the "burden on the poor" myth.