(Editor’s Note: This post contains vulgar language)
I’m beyond sick of these filthy Republicans on the debt ceiling. They claim to be the fiscally responsible ones, but earlier this year they voted to pass the Ryan Budget which would not only END MEDICARE, but would also add $5 TRILLION to the national debt over the next 10 years. And now they’re perfectly comfortable with risking another economic catastrophe and recession just so they can keep tax breaks for a bunch of rich assholes!
It’s bad enough that these same Republicans raised the debt ceiling 7 TIMES to the tune of about $400 billion under George W. Bush without batting an eye. This was while 2 wars were going on, Medicare Part D had been passed, and the Bush tax cuts for billionaires were in place. But when the black guy is in office, this debt ceiling thing SUDDENLY becomes a problem.
Do you people not understand what is going to happen if this debt ceiling isn’t raised by August 2nd? The top economists in the fucking world have warned congress that this would lead to another economic recession, possibly worse than the one we’re in now. This is serious business.
So why are Republicans obstructing? Because Democrats and President Obama have proposed that we not raise taxes, but close tax loopholes. Keep in mind that right now we have the lowest tax rates in this country since the 1950′s. Corporations are turning 18-year record profits, paying next to nothing in taxes (and in Bank of America’s case, litteraly nothing), the government is taking in all-time low revenues, and WE’RE BROKE!!! YEAH I SAID IT, WE ARE BROKE! You know why? Because all the wealth has concentrated to this top 2% of income earners. This all started with Ronny Reagan and his bullshit “supply-side” or “trickle-down” economics. It’s a scam. Wealth doesn’t trickle down, it trickles up and around.
And for anyone who says some stupid shit like “the rich create jobs”. BULL FUCKING SHIT. The Bush tax cuts have been in place since 2001, and we’re sitting here 10 years later with a 9.1% unemployment rate. Our jobs have gone overseas, along with the rich. They sit on their bloated asses collecting dividend checks they inherited from mommy and daddy. They don’t do any productive work, they didn’t build this country. The working class did!
But not only do Republicans want to keep outrageous tax breaks for billionaires, they want to cut your child’s education, your Social Security, your retirement pensions, your Medicare, your Medicaid, and pretty much every other program you’ve paid into your entire life working your ass off. This is bullshit. You didn’t cause a debt or deficit. You shouldn’t be asked to tighten your belt. Fuck that…it was these criminals on Wall Street and the ultra-wealthy elite ruling class that neither party wants to touch. Shame on them both!!!
And we’re screwed. Obama is going to cave. I gaurantee it. Democrats have already gone 90% of the way. They’ve said they don’t want to include tax increases, just “closing loopholes”. Why are these cowardly Democrats not SCREAMING everything I said above from every podium they can get their urine-soaked hands around? Because they are playing a charade and pursuing the same agenda. It’s disgusting. If you are a middle-class working American, Republicans do NOT represent you. And it should be crystal clear by now.
Anyone else feel like a revolution of the Proletariat?
This article is FULL OF BULLSHIT! The only person who can fix this whole mess is Sarah Palin. We NEED to elect her in 2012 so she can completely clean up our govt and remove all the corruption! She is truly a champion for the people and she will have the budget balanced in her 1st year and create greater surpluses than Clinton with less taxes than Dubya during the remainder of her 2 terms. She will drive Unemployment down to ZERO with Palinomics as it creates record number of jobs, more jobs than there are people to fill them. She will also have our national debt driven down to ZERO!
You are out of your fucking mind! I wouldn’t let that idiot take care of my DOG, much less vote her into the presidency.
I’m guessing this person is a troll. Anyone dumb enough to actually believe that wouldn’t be smart enough to figure out how to post a comment on an article.
are you serious?!!!! sarah palin is an air headed bimbo. she couldn’t even handle governing a state with the least amount of people in the union. how could we possibly think she could handle running the country. wow its people like you that have helped put america i nto this position by voting for idiots like her and george w. bush. keep getting your news from fox, spew your lies and bull, but dont bitch when your blindsided. you get what you vote for! they have an agenda and its not to fix the economy. there isnt profit in it. the republicans are “good moral christians” yeah…. and im jesus christ. fucking idiot, learn to think for yourself.
She’d quit after her first day, as she eventually did with her first four “colleges” and the Governorship of our looniest state.
You rock. I honestly believe that liberals should do something akin to the tea party; that is, create our own radical movement because the politicians aren’t doing jack shit. Revolution, anyone?
Liberalism is a dying creed and it will go extinct with the inevitable election of Sarah Palin as our next President.
It sure is looking like Obama is working right along with the republicans when it comes to destroying SS at least of course he will do everything to save his historical ACA that is set to bring big profits to Big Pharma and his banking and Insurance buddies ..I mean instead of reigning in on wall street and bring those who caused the collapse of 08 he has brought many of them in as advisers…Now to me that seems very shady to trust the advise of the very same people who scammed millions of Americans…Since this man has taken office he has done more to hurt SS then any other president in history since the program began..Sure I know The GOP would love to Privatize it and possibly get rid of it all together and I am making no excuses for them,but in no way does Obama deserve a free pass when for the past 2 years every tax cut he has signed has weakened the program putting all of the burden on the elderly and disabled …The elderly and disabled have nothing to give from the start now with more cuts on the horizon and another Tax Holiday taking more revenue from SS it is going to be weakened even more…We all know SS adds nothing to the debt it is Government poor handling of the funds stealing from the program that make it a problem and it sure seems Obama along with the GOP is more than willing to default on the Governments Obligation to pay that money they took back…The House and Senate Democrats seem to be the only one fighting to protect these programs ..Thank god for them…Obama is making a grave mistake by not just agreeing to some sort of smaller deal leaving out these programs for now..He has another opportunity to let those Tax Cuts Expire in a little over a year which will strengthen SS and make it solvent for 75 + years plus letting those Tax Cuts Expire will help strengthen Medicare and Medicade as well..Had he just not caved over a temporary fix that on Unemployment those effects would be in place now and the crises would not be anywhere near as dire as it is now..IMO he failed last year to do what was right…That extra revenue would have been pumping back into the economy boosting demand there for helping create job growth ..That would have been a much better solution for unemployment…Lets just hope the House and Senate dems will succeed in getting those cuts off the table and hope that Obama will let those Tax Cuts expire next year as promised…Other wise the GOP will have won…