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In reply to the discussion: John Boehner: No Debt Ceiling Hike Without Spending Cuts [View all]Mr. David
(535 posts)3. Fine. I'll go first. How about you give up repealing Obamacare and get started on a jobs bill
that we've been waiting for the last 8 years of obstruction on?
And also, cut Department of Defense by 90%, shut down Homeland Security, and finally remove all oil/gas subsidies and bank subsidies.
Also, a massive tax increase on your own people by about 35% until morale improves.
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Not much longer. Voter education easily defeats gerrymandering and people are sick and tired
Mr. David
Jul 2013
#5
Fine. I'll go first. How about you give up repealing Obamacare and get started on a jobs bill
Mr. David
Jul 2013
#3
If our credit rating goes south again, that could be the end of the Renegade Party.
AAO
Jul 2013
#32
Its getting to where every couple weeks we can just cut and paste the news
Arcanetrance
Jul 2013
#12
If the Administration wants to feed the military-industrial complex, it's going to have to cut SS or
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#24
Cut the NSA's budget instead of SS and programs that benefit most Americans.
AnotherMcIntosh
Jul 2013
#25
How about a new rule: Every time the Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling,
emsimon33
Jul 2013
#56
Seriously? The three of you are blind. Do we need to pull up the purple map AGAIN?
Hosnon
Jul 2013
#74