Tax bill means debt limit action needed sooner

Axios ^ | 2/1/18 | Anon

[af_vet_rr]

I hate to break it to you, but none of those are the real drivers of our debt. You need to look at things like medical care, Social Security, and that really big department that the critters in Congress love to fatten up....the Department of Defense.

What you're talking about is the equivalent of trimming $5 off of a $120 cable TV bill when your family starts coming up short of money.

[pfony1]

I hate to break it to you, but Medicare, Social Security and Defense will NOT be shut down any time soon.

So I think your demand to focus on cutting those expenses FIRST is, in effect, an excuse for inaction.

Everyone knows that “skipping” a mortgage or rent payment will save more cash than “skipping” trips to Starbuck’s. So what? Whining about that sad fact over yet another “mocha latte” won’t change anything, will it?

As the “Serenity Prayer” says:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
The courage to change the things I can.
And the wisdom to know the difference.

[af_vet_rr]

I hate to break it to you, but Medicare, Social Security and Defense will NOT be shut down any time soon.

So I think your demand to focus on cutting those expenses FIRST is, in effect, an excuse for inaction.,

It's not necessarily about cutting anything first, it's about making those cuts to begin with. Obviously Medicare and Social Security won't be touched - far too many in my age range would vote anybody out of office if they tried.

And things like the Defense budget won't be cut, because Congress is too deep in the pockets of that industry. I know - I spent the better part of three decades in the military and as a contractor.

Ultimately, little will change - critters in Congress will always be beholden to their lobbyists and donors with deep pockets/SuperPACs, because they need that money for their next reelection bid. As long as they only listen to the rich folks and companies, we will always run a debt, and someday the debt will come due.