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Wednesday, December 21st, 2022

GOP Lawmaker Says Programs Like Social Security Are “Garbage” That Must Be Cut

Author:     Sharon Zhang
Source:     truthout
Publication Date:     December 6, 2022
 Link: GOP Lawmaker Says Programs Like Social Security Are “Garbage” That Must Be Cut
Stephan:   One of the things that has altered the Congress since oligarchs, thanks to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, could buy the candidates they want is that both bodies of Congress on the Republican side have become filled with incompetent cartoon characters interested only in personal power. These members have no policies to make America a nation of wellbeing, they just argue about culture wars, and serve the interests of their masters. Eliminating or radically changing Social Security, as this report describes, is one example of what I mean. The only thing that is going to rectify our sad state as a country is those of us who do care about making America a nation committed to wellbeing must vote and get involved in the political process.
Republican MAGAt Representative Chip Roy Credit: Tom Williams / CQ-Rollcall / Getty

As Republicans prepare to wage a war on crucial anti-poverty programs when they take control of the House, using the debt limit and major risks to the economy as a weapon, some members of the GOP are threatening to vote against raising the debt limit no matter what.

According to CNN, several Republicans are saying that they will still vote against a bill raising the debt limit even if Republicans get all of their fringe demands – namely, cuts to social programs, among other things — put into the legislation. “I’m not sure I’ve seen anything that’s going to be able to convince me to raise the debt ceiling,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona).

Failing to raise the debt limit before the expected deadline of the first quarter of 2023 would have disastrous consequences for the economy. The U.S. would be at risk of defaulting on its payments, which would ruin the nation’s credit worthiness and could trigger a recession at a time when the state of […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 11:02 am

    Taxing the rich, no matter how they try to hide their money is the solution. We need another F.D.R. !