I responded with number one because the Republicans have it backward. Congress approved the expenditures through the appropriation process with a majority vote. Now a minority want to say that majority vote was illegitimate.
I may not be the brightest bulb in the pack, but I see this effort as another way for the minority to impose its will on the majority...they had their chance to have their voice heard at the time of the vote and they lost. Like their standard bearer, they are sore losers and they expect the majority of Americans to cow tow to them...doesn’t sound fair and certainly doesn’t sound democratic.
Tax hikes on the rich will solve a lot of problems. The reason we're in debt trouble is tax cuts for the rich. The rational that tax cuts for the rich and corporations would increase taxable GDP and make up for the tax cuts but that never happens. Just the rich get richer and the country is stuck with the bill.
1. Mint a $2 trillion dollar coin (see Krugman). Yes it's a gimmick, but it'll buy another couple of years. Then mint another one if necessary.
2. Educate the American people that the National Debt is NOT the same thing as the Deficit, that it has been increasing for the last 80 years, can be expected to increase year on year, and is not a big deal. Tell them that the Debt Ceiling is an artificial American concept that doesn't exist in other countries, and that it should be scrapped.
3. Tell Kevin McCarthy to deal with George Santos then just get lost.
I remember the 2011 fiasco when President Obama, in his inexperience of Republican treachery, "made a deal" with Republicans to get the debt ceiling raised. He did not repeat the mistake the next time the debt ceiling insanity came up because making such a mistake of negotiating over our debt with people (Republicans) who have no moral compass is a lose-lose proposition. Republicans get to brag that they make ?Democrats fold while their constituents suffer. However, the other piece to this puzzle is that our media has been portraying this Republican lying, cheating, and treachery as though it is a good-faith proposal to President Biden. It is not! If one notices all the areas Republicans under Little Kevvy want cut, one will notice they all prey on the most vulnerable among us: poor and disadvantaged people, you know, the ones who can't afford to contribute to Republican campaigns, the folks who are most in need of government services, the people Congress should be protecting: veterans, food insecure, medically insecure, and so on. Republicans know no shame, so they can't be embarrassed by their claims of being the "true Christians" while going against Jesus' teachings. Their hypocrisy is astounding, yet our media just keeps on with its ridiculous attempts at balancing something that has no balance. I do believe, though that President Biden should invoke the 14th Amendment, the one Republicans hate because it requires each of us to have rights that should be sacrosanct. Can't have that when lying and cheating, and denying people their rights are all Republicans these days have. I have heard NO Republicans standing up to Little Kevvy or commenting negatively about McConnell's pathetic comment that "this is McCarthy's problem." President Biden should say that this debt ceiling will be raised and we the people will pay our bills and on time, overriding Little Kevvy and his crew. Our Constitution should have precedence over Republican hostage-taking and it is time President Biden proves it. Then our media need to stand behind and beside him. We need the Dept. of Treasury Secretary to be on board too, something she has not done lately with her constant whining warnings. One would swear she was working with Little Kevvy in his childish bullying, begging our president to just go along with this disgusting set of cuts to supposedly save money. If Republicans really cared about the money, they would tax the very rich and investigate Pentagon waste, neither of which is even on the table. So, enough! President Biden, go with the 14th that requires we pay all our debts! Then negotiate the budget which is what should happen later.
Pay the bills. 14th Amendment. End of story. Why isn’t more being made of the fact that all this spending was already approved by congress. Not one cut. Not one.
There is never a solution with republicans because their end game is cruelty and chaos and to destroy Biden.
I think he could continue paying the bills under the authority of the 14th amendment, but taxing the rich is beyond his authority and would require an act of Congress. Not likely.
Blaming the the Fascist Republicans would certainly be the case if the US were to default, but the damage to the country would be huge. It shouldn’t be about blame it should be about what is best for the country and its people.
Negotiations would be to give in to the tyrannical rule by the minority and lead to pure chaos as it would never end. Fascism would replace democracy.
Biden should announce that he is invoking the 14th amendment. He should present this with a nationally broadcasted speech sharing that he has taken every step possible. The American government cannot be held hostage by irresponsible Republicans. The public needs to understand that this political approach by the Republicans is completely irresponsible. I hope Biden is taking every step to negotiate but will also be bold and use the power he had to act for the American people.
I do not understand why Biden is not simply saying we will invoke the 14th Amendment and continue to pay all our bills. I do not understand the drama. Sure he negotiated with Mitch in 2011 to his - hopefully - regret. There is a lot of BS reporting on our media about this when we could move on and consider other things more newsworthy. However, if this is a showcase of just how Neanderthal the GOP is, well, maybe that is worthwhile. If anyone is paying attention.
Remind every single news outlet, every hour of every day going forward that he will not let the republican plutocrats hold the people hostage. We don't negotiate with terrorists. If they allow this default it will be totally on them. Congress is set up with procedures to make laws and fund the government, which is to say THE PEOPLE have a say in the congress through representation. Mccarthy and those other magghats only represent themselves. Don't Let The Press Get Away With Both-Sides-ism!
My answer is a hybrid. Negotiate and tell the GOP that ONLY tax hikes for millionaires, or billionaires, or millionaires AND billionaires is on the table. The GOP gets to choose if they want to crash the economy and hurt all Americans, or simply raise taxes on millionaires and/or billionaires. I would reiterate that "vital domestic programs necessary for a first world country are off the table."
Much of the working class took a beating during COVID while Billionaires made billions. We cannot make cuts to the social safety net because UNLIKE billionaires, many working poor are still suffering from losses during COVID. Billionaires should be taxed more while the economy and working class are recovering and adapting to the post-COVID economy. Who would argue against that?
Biden should also say that it appears that some want to crash the economy so they can better their position to win Congress and the White House in 2024. It appears they want to burn down the economy so they can tell voters in 2024 that they have a better way. They refuse to raise taxes on billionaires because their billionaire donors dumped huge sums of dark money into the last election, and they will do it again.
During Obama's negotiations with the GOP, according to one UT Economist, every American would pay the equivalent of over $3,000. (I drove him to the airport the morning he was flying to DC to testify before Congress about the damage to the economy by not raising the debt ceiling and defaulting.) I forget his exact numbers.
You get the picture. Biden has a slam dunk because McCarthy will crash the economy to protect billionaires from tax hikes. A strong majority of Americans (and most all Christians) know this is fiscally and morally wrong to help the filthy rich and hurt the working poor. Who's the messenger in the House to question McCarthy these days? Nobody wants the ally-oop? Lol.
Keep the corporate Dems away from this debacle. They will only wind up offering the soul of the party in order to maintain decorum. These Dems chose not to end the “debt ceiling” when the Dems had both Houses of Congress.
But surely tax hikes on the filthy rich would be incredibly helpful. There should be no billionaires.
I responded with number one because the Republicans have it backward. Congress approved the expenditures through the appropriation process with a majority vote. Now a minority want to say that majority vote was illegitimate.
I may not be the brightest bulb in the pack, but I see this effort as another way for the minority to impose its will on the majority...they had their chance to have their voice heard at the time of the vote and they lost. Like their standard bearer, they are sore losers and they expect the majority of Americans to cow tow to them...doesn’t sound fair and certainly doesn’t sound democratic.
Tax hikes on the rich will solve a lot of problems. The reason we're in debt trouble is tax cuts for the rich. The rational that tax cuts for the rich and corporations would increase taxable GDP and make up for the tax cuts but that never happens. Just the rich get richer and the country is stuck with the bill.
1. Mint a $2 trillion dollar coin (see Krugman). Yes it's a gimmick, but it'll buy another couple of years. Then mint another one if necessary.
2. Educate the American people that the National Debt is NOT the same thing as the Deficit, that it has been increasing for the last 80 years, can be expected to increase year on year, and is not a big deal. Tell them that the Debt Ceiling is an artificial American concept that doesn't exist in other countries, and that it should be scrapped.
3. Tell Kevin McCarthy to deal with George Santos then just get lost.
I remember the 2011 fiasco when President Obama, in his inexperience of Republican treachery, "made a deal" with Republicans to get the debt ceiling raised. He did not repeat the mistake the next time the debt ceiling insanity came up because making such a mistake of negotiating over our debt with people (Republicans) who have no moral compass is a lose-lose proposition. Republicans get to brag that they make ?Democrats fold while their constituents suffer. However, the other piece to this puzzle is that our media has been portraying this Republican lying, cheating, and treachery as though it is a good-faith proposal to President Biden. It is not! If one notices all the areas Republicans under Little Kevvy want cut, one will notice they all prey on the most vulnerable among us: poor and disadvantaged people, you know, the ones who can't afford to contribute to Republican campaigns, the folks who are most in need of government services, the people Congress should be protecting: veterans, food insecure, medically insecure, and so on. Republicans know no shame, so they can't be embarrassed by their claims of being the "true Christians" while going against Jesus' teachings. Their hypocrisy is astounding, yet our media just keeps on with its ridiculous attempts at balancing something that has no balance. I do believe, though that President Biden should invoke the 14th Amendment, the one Republicans hate because it requires each of us to have rights that should be sacrosanct. Can't have that when lying and cheating, and denying people their rights are all Republicans these days have. I have heard NO Republicans standing up to Little Kevvy or commenting negatively about McConnell's pathetic comment that "this is McCarthy's problem." President Biden should say that this debt ceiling will be raised and we the people will pay our bills and on time, overriding Little Kevvy and his crew. Our Constitution should have precedence over Republican hostage-taking and it is time President Biden proves it. Then our media need to stand behind and beside him. We need the Dept. of Treasury Secretary to be on board too, something she has not done lately with her constant whining warnings. One would swear she was working with Little Kevvy in his childish bullying, begging our president to just go along with this disgusting set of cuts to supposedly save money. If Republicans really cared about the money, they would tax the very rich and investigate Pentagon waste, neither of which is even on the table. So, enough! President Biden, go with the 14th that requires we pay all our debts! Then negotiate the budget which is what should happen later.
Pay the bills. 14th Amendment. End of story. Why isn’t more being made of the fact that all this spending was already approved by congress. Not one cut. Not one.
There is never a solution with republicans because their end game is cruelty and chaos and to destroy Biden.
I think he could continue paying the bills under the authority of the 14th amendment, but taxing the rich is beyond his authority and would require an act of Congress. Not likely.
Blaming the the Fascist Republicans would certainly be the case if the US were to default, but the damage to the country would be huge. It shouldn’t be about blame it should be about what is best for the country and its people.
Negotiations would be to give in to the tyrannical rule by the minority and lead to pure chaos as it would never end. Fascism would replace democracy.
Make sure that the so-called mega-churches are included in the taxed rich. In fact, tax all the so-called churches
Biden should announce that he is invoking the 14th amendment. He should present this with a nationally broadcasted speech sharing that he has taken every step possible. The American government cannot be held hostage by irresponsible Republicans. The public needs to understand that this political approach by the Republicans is completely irresponsible. I hope Biden is taking every step to negotiate but will also be bold and use the power he had to act for the American people.
I do not understand why Biden is not simply saying we will invoke the 14th Amendment and continue to pay all our bills. I do not understand the drama. Sure he negotiated with Mitch in 2011 to his - hopefully - regret. There is a lot of BS reporting on our media about this when we could move on and consider other things more newsworthy. However, if this is a showcase of just how Neanderthal the GOP is, well, maybe that is worthwhile. If anyone is paying attention.
Remind every single news outlet, every hour of every day going forward that he will not let the republican plutocrats hold the people hostage. We don't negotiate with terrorists. If they allow this default it will be totally on them. Congress is set up with procedures to make laws and fund the government, which is to say THE PEOPLE have a say in the congress through representation. Mccarthy and those other magghats only represent themselves. Don't Let The Press Get Away With Both-Sides-ism!
I call BS.
Biden should just invoke the 14th Amendment and continue to pay the bills.
Agree. Don’t negotiate with terrorists.
Kevin is over his head and too weak to negotiate anyway.
Enforce the 14th amendment. It was put into the constitution to prevent exactly what the GOP is trying to do.
My answer is a hybrid. Negotiate and tell the GOP that ONLY tax hikes for millionaires, or billionaires, or millionaires AND billionaires is on the table. The GOP gets to choose if they want to crash the economy and hurt all Americans, or simply raise taxes on millionaires and/or billionaires. I would reiterate that "vital domestic programs necessary for a first world country are off the table."
Much of the working class took a beating during COVID while Billionaires made billions. We cannot make cuts to the social safety net because UNLIKE billionaires, many working poor are still suffering from losses during COVID. Billionaires should be taxed more while the economy and working class are recovering and adapting to the post-COVID economy. Who would argue against that?
Biden should also say that it appears that some want to crash the economy so they can better their position to win Congress and the White House in 2024. It appears they want to burn down the economy so they can tell voters in 2024 that they have a better way. They refuse to raise taxes on billionaires because their billionaire donors dumped huge sums of dark money into the last election, and they will do it again.
During Obama's negotiations with the GOP, according to one UT Economist, every American would pay the equivalent of over $3,000. (I drove him to the airport the morning he was flying to DC to testify before Congress about the damage to the economy by not raising the debt ceiling and defaulting.) I forget his exact numbers.
You get the picture. Biden has a slam dunk because McCarthy will crash the economy to protect billionaires from tax hikes. A strong majority of Americans (and most all Christians) know this is fiscally and morally wrong to help the filthy rich and hurt the working poor. Who's the messenger in the House to question McCarthy these days? Nobody wants the ally-oop? Lol.
Use the 14th amendment as the reason to keep paying the bills.
Nothing. Keep paying the bills.
Keep the corporate Dems away from this debacle. They will only wind up offering the soul of the party in order to maintain decorum. These Dems chose not to end the “debt ceiling” when the Dems had both Houses of Congress.
But surely tax hikes on the filthy rich would be incredibly helpful. There should be no billionaires.