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Moostache

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16. No one seems to grasp how precarious this tax cut makes our national situation...

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Original post)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 07:29 PM

Dec 2017

More than a TRILLION dollars in new deficits before a single projection is shown to be wildly optimistic and wrong by a factor of 5 or 10....and then we still have a healthcare crisis coming that no one is prepared for - the aging and dying off of the Baby Boomers...many of whom are now in their 70's and approaching a collective health cliff that is going to destroy every current healthcare distribution model we have and then some...

This society is on the verge of implosion and the fuck wads in the GOP just want to keep hitting the gas and speeding to the cliffs...

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Ryan says Republicans to target welfare, Medicare, Medicaid spending in 2018 [View all] DeminPennswoods Dec 2017 OP

To call them ratfuckers is a disgrace to ratfuckers Roland99 Dec 2017 #1

Well known to me since they took power hibbing Dec 2017 #2

Don't forget that corporations and the ruling class are job creators groundloop Dec 2017 #3

Hey, I got an idea: don't vote for the idiots that steal from the poor and give to the rich... Rollo Dec 2017 #4

They want to complete the theft that started with St. Ronnie. Thor_MN Dec 2017 #5

They always pull this bait&switch scam: massive tax cuts to rich as excuse to cut the middle & poor. Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #6

Those bastards! Thekaspervote Dec 2017 #7

Social Security liberal from boston Dec 2017 #18

The biggest driver of debt is tax cuts for millionaires bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #8

The other (KNOWN) shoe has now dropped BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #9

Any "Saving" on Entitlements Will Be Offset By Increase In Military Spending modrepub Dec 2017 #10

Democrats to target Ryan in 2018. milestogo Dec 2017 #11

who could have predicted this? getagrip_already Dec 2017 #12

My motto: DON'T GET MAD, GET EVEN! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #13

Taking money from the poor and middle class .. left-of-center2012 Dec 2017 #14

That's a couple Republican senators stabbed in the back! yallerdawg Dec 2017 #15

No one seems to grasp how precarious this tax cut makes our national situation... Moostache Dec 2017 #16

See, the poor need to tap into their savings They_Live Dec 2017 #17

Now they want to "tackle the debt & deficit"? JohnnyRingo Dec 2017 #19

$1.5 trillion kirby Dec 2017 #20

Social Security spending does not impact the deficit... haele Dec 2017 #21

Doesn't look like it's gonna happen, according to this NYMag article onetexan Dec 2017 #22