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bucolic_frolic

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1. These are conflicting ideologies, private interests vs. the public good

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Oct 29, 2025, 09:30 AM

Oct 29

If it were about the budget, there would have been across-the-board cuts in my view. -7% on everything. Democrats would have agreed. But we are in all-or-none territory. Obliteration and restructuring is in progress. We have no choice but to hunker down. The public will be late to the game to cut their spending to protect what they can for themselves. They think it's all coming back, that a rising tide will lift all boats.

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If Republicans were gutting Social Security, would you want Democrats to go along with it? [View all] kentuck Oct 29 OP

These are conflicting ideologies, private interests vs. the public good bucolic_frolic Oct 29 #1

The GOP is not in charge RainCaster Oct 29 #2

Billionaires have always supported Republican policies. kentuck Oct 29 #3

GOP may not be in charge, but they are 100% supporting this. Biophilic Oct 29 #5

I wish the bill had been written to never sunset in the first place. Groundhawg Oct 29 #4

+1 leftstreet Oct 29 #10

N.O. Clouds Passing Oct 29 #6

The problem as I see it is that Democrats keep saving republicans Turbineguy Oct 29 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Oct 29 #8

Apples and Oranges gab13by13 Oct 29 #9

Fuck no, hold the line. The American people voted for this shit, they need to feel it by the truck load. Hotler Oct 29 #11

Why do you think Democrats are "going along" with gutting Social Security? Wednesdays Oct 29 #12