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UCmeNdc

(9,602 posts)
Sat May 20, 2023, 10:19 AM May 2023

Man Who Doesn't Pay His Bills Says U.S. Shouldn't Pay Its Debts

Now The GOP House Republicans listen:

Former President Donald Trump is known for stiffing his contractors. He does not pay his bills. This same man who filed for six bankruptcies went to his flailing Truth Social platform to demand that Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling on President Biden's watch unless they get "everything they want," even though Republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling three times when Trump was President, with no preconditions.

"REPUBLICANS SHOULD NOT MAKE A DEAL ON THE DEBT CEILING UNLESS THEY GET EVERYTHING THEY WANT (Including the "kitchen sink&quot ," he wrote in shouty caps. "THAT'S THE WAY THE DEMOCRATS HAVE ALWAYS DEALT WITH US. DO NOT FOLD!!!"

Republicans voted to lift the debt ceiling, without spending cuts, during the Trump administration, but they're demanding harsh spending cuts with Biden in office. Go figure.


https://crooksandliars.com/2023/05/man-who-doesnt-pay-his-bills-says-us

Trump wants to destroy the US economy on President Biden's watch.
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Man Who Doesn't Pay His Bills Says U.S. Shouldn't Pay Its Debts (Original Post) UCmeNdc May 2023 OP
It's bigger than that! FalloutShelter May 2023 #1
I really think Diamond_Dog May 2023 #3
Putin installed Trump into the White House for a reason. Irish_Dem May 2023 #4
This Tesha May 2023 #6
Trump is going to destroy the US for as long as he can. Irish_Dem May 2023 #22
He made a deal with the devil. live love laugh May 2023 #11
Exactly. pandr32 May 2023 #15
GOP AKA "The American Terrorist Party" n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #8
GOP US Russian Puppet Terrorist Party. Irish_Dem May 2023 #13
Yep!! n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #20
Pinky and the Brain. dchill May 2023 #12
he's going down barbtries May 2023 #19
Is Kevin ever going to propose a budget? Will the kitchen sink be in it? Walleye May 2023 #2
Because they think they can just fix the economy once it's broken. CrispyQ May 2023 #5
A broken economy still works to the benefit of some. Chainfire May 2023 #9
For the mega rich, a broken economy works better than a functioning one jmowreader May 2023 #18
Republicans thrive on disaster, they love to see others in pain, they are willing to take the Chainfire May 2023 #7
Too bad that most of America's power and capability relies on having an actual economy to work with. Axelrods_Typewriter May 2023 #10
Giving Republicans 'everything they want' House of Roberts May 2023 #14
... pazzyanne May 2023 #16
He wants a dollar collapse and hyperinflation. roamer65 May 2023 #17
TFG is a deadbeat who does not pay his bills LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #21
when did Democrats ever use the debt ceiling as a political bargaining chip Skittles May 2023 #23

FalloutShelter

(11,922 posts)
1. It's bigger than that!
Sat May 20, 2023, 10:23 AM
May 2023

TIFG wants to destroy the WORLD economy and the dollar , at the same time destroying the position of the US as a global leader .

He is a TRAITOR, and so are those in his party.

Irish_Dem

(48,177 posts)
4. Putin installed Trump into the White House for a reason.
Sat May 20, 2023, 10:29 AM
May 2023

To destroy the US.

Putin and Trump are quite successful.

Tesha

(20,860 posts)
6. This
Sat May 20, 2023, 11:13 AM
May 2023

He had a job, and he did it as often and as hard as he could.

to take the country and the world apart.

Irish_Dem

(48,177 posts)
22. Trump is going to destroy the US for as long as he can.
Sat May 20, 2023, 08:50 PM
May 2023

He won't stop until someone stops him.
Just like Putin in Ukraine.

barbtries

(28,824 posts)
19. he's going down
Sat May 20, 2023, 01:18 PM
May 2023

and if he can, he'll take literally everything with him. talk about a menace to society. i normally don't say this out loud but i do wish he would die already

CrispyQ

(36,581 posts)
5. Because they think they can just fix the economy once it's broken.
Sat May 20, 2023, 10:37 AM
May 2023

Just like when he got rid of the pandemic preparedness stuff cuz we did'n' need it at the time & he stupidly thinks you can create & outfit a pandemic team in a few weeks, as if even a few weeks doesn't make a huge difference in an emergency. These people are reactionaries. They don't think things through. They don't plan. They just react.

jmowreader

(50,603 posts)
18. For the mega rich, a broken economy works better than a functioning one
Sat May 20, 2023, 01:17 PM
May 2023

Imagine you want to buy John Smith’s factory. He’s willing to sell it but he wants $200 million. You certainly don’t want to pay that much for it.

If you can get the economy collapsed and force John into bankruptcy, you might be able to get it for $25 million.

They pulled that shit during the Bush collapse when they picked up all those foreclosed houses for cheap and turned them into rentals.

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
7. Republicans thrive on disaster, they love to see others in pain, they are willing to take the
Sat May 20, 2023, 11:26 AM
May 2023

country out in a blaze of Fascist glory. Then, Trump almighty can come zooming in, cape blowing in the wind, to rescue the nation from the problems that they have caused. They see wrecking the economy as the modern Reichstag fire from which they will emerge with permanent single party power.

10. Too bad that most of America's power and capability relies on having an actual economy to work with.
Sat May 20, 2023, 12:27 PM
May 2023

If they wreck it, they may as well have the amount of power an assistant shift manager at McDonalds has. But either they haven't thought it through (can they even do that?) or they have and they're still proceeding because they're ruthless power and control addicts.

roamer65

(36,748 posts)
17. He wants a dollar collapse and hyperinflation.
Sat May 20, 2023, 01:09 PM
May 2023

The post-WW1 collapse of the German mark and the resulting hyperinflation is what helped bring Hitler to power in Germany.

Skittles

(153,321 posts)
23. when did Democrats ever use the debt ceiling as a political bargaining chip
Sat May 20, 2023, 11:19 PM
May 2023

he's a fucking liar as usual

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