pknopp
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you are making up statements and attributing them to me and you say I am arguing with you?If you live off base the military gives you an allowance for housing and meals.I think most people voting for President...at least on the Conservative side, realize that a President can't do anything all on his own. So when a President promises to cut the debt, we know that he still has to deal with Congress. Trump did propose budget after budget that cut spendingThe altrnative to Trump was Xiden and the Dems....who are adding massively more then Trump and the GOP.Republican voters do wish to cut spending. We are not pleased that it isn't done despite who is in power. Two questions, do you really believe that spending can't be addressed? Also, despite who is in office, how does a president fix horrible budgets? Isn't a shutdown the only option, and how long could a shutdown last?BWAHAHAHAHAHAHATrump was never and isn't "my guy", there's your first mistake.
Saying it and doing it are two different things and Republicans never do it...nor should they in most cases since there isn't a lot that can be cut without doing great harm...especially now as we try to recover the economyWhat's so damn hard to grasp cutting spending?
DOPE
It's a hollow claim. The debt went up $8 trillion under Trump but those who claim to want to address debt still voted to re-elect him. Not only that they supported cutting taxes while adding more debt.
I've asked over and over what would be the problem here with adding this tax and using the money to address the debt? A few replied that they don't believe it would be done and that's all well and fine but why don't the Republicans come to the table with this?
One again the thread is about what we would support, not what we think others would do. Very few seem willing to address the massive debt we have accumulated. Seems to me that the best way to get people to get serious about spending is to actually make them pay for that spending.
The Republicans had a long list of candidates in 2016 when they chose Trump. When a candidate does the opposite of what he promised they should loose support also.
Under Trump we had $8 trillion in debt. Trump supporters voted for more of that and now complain about the debt. The complaints fall on deaf ears.
The debt will always continue to rise until the largest drivers of debt are addressed...entitlements. Only one party, the GOP has attempted to address the issues.
Nobody is more entitled than the war machinery.
Seeing that the citizens can eat and or see a doctor when they need to, bad. Lying our way into wars with countries that do nothing to us, good.
The military is not, the largest driver of debt...entitlements are. That's a well known fact, and will continue to drive the debt until reformed. THe military budget is discretionary and can be cut and raised at will...entitlements are not.
There is nothing stopping a citizen from eating or seeing a doctor when they want to. Entitlements don't provide that right to people...they have always had it.
Many can not afford to see a doctor when they need to. It's kinda ironic how it's often times noted that those in the military often times have to rely on food stamps.
You want to take away the food stamps but still send them off to fight useless wars that benefit no one other than corporations.
Address the issue.
The Military and Food Stamps
You want to remove that while still sending them off to fight useless wars.
What makes you think I am in favor of any wars be they useless or not?
Because you refuse to demand they end. Because you argue with me when I say we need to do that.
How do you know what I refuse to do or not?
I have never been in favor of any war the US has been involved in since WWII.
And where have i argued with you about wars? If you want to tell me what i said then use the fucking quote function and stop making shit up
And yet you argue when I say cut the military. That was my position here. Why are you arguing with me as opposed to agreeing with me?
If you are going to tell me what I said USE THE FUCKING QUOTE FUNCTION.
I said nothing about cutting the military
I did and here you are still arguing with me.
So if you want to tell me what I said
USE THE FUCKING QUOTE FUNCTION
Great, we agree we need to cut the size of the military and bring them home.