Debt ceiling: Washington grapples with ‘hard choices’ if no deal is in place by June 1 (Yellen cites payment priorities)

https://finance.yahoo.com ^ | May 22, 2023 | Ben Werschkul·

[11th_VA]

Hmmmm ... this could take awhile

[Sacajaweau]

Lay off all unnecessary Federal Employees...with no payment when they go back to work. It’s not paid vacation!!

[Mark]

Elected officials also.

[caww]

They ALWAYS fill the Debt Ceiling issue with lots of Drama and politicians heralding talking points.....in the end they always raise it.

[McCarthysGhost]

Cut off the EBT cards.

[Bounced2X]

Lay off all unnecessary Federal Employees
I've always been a little unclear about the "unnecessary" thing. If they're that, what are they doing there in the first place?

[Openurmind]

No hard choice... Send them all home for the duration. Shut it down. Does anyone have any idea how much just the supply line to “pamper” Congress and the Administration costs us per day? Let them eat TV dinners like the rest of us.

[Openurmind]

“I’ve always been a little unclear about the “unnecessary” thing. If they’re that, what are they doing there in the first place? “

Because it takes four to do the work of one...

[tiki]

Cut all government across the board 25%. It would hurt like hell but it could save our country and stave off hyperinflation and we could recover faster.

BTW, I am on SS and Medicare so it would affect me but I prepared for hard times.

[joma89]

Prepper’s ping. Looking forward to chaos happening on June 1 but it won’t. It will happen one day though.

[GodAndCountryFirst]

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, etc., ate unconstitutional. We need to eliminate all of them ASAP.

[Tell It Right]

Social Security is paid by its own funds from money accrued when people work and contribute to it. Any discussion about the debt ceiling involving SS is a flat out lie.

[11th_VA]

I hope McCarthy is ‘war gaming’ this - if this drags on, lots of Government contracts won’t be renewed in October - that’s probably the RAT plan.

[ealgeone]

Send back illegal invaders.

Cease all spending on DIE/Woke training, er...indoctrination.

Cease all stupid spending on why fish swim or stupid stuff like that.

Cease Congressional travel overseas.

Starters.

[ealgeone]

Social Security is taken from people as we work....we don’t voluntarily contribute to it.

[Tell It Right]

True that. I shouldn’t have used the word “contribute”.

[ealgeone]

No problem at all.

[Bounced2X]

Because it takes four to do the work of one...
You're right. I forgot about the perfect example...4 guys on a highway crew, 1 digging the ditch, 3 supervising.

[cableguymn]

Yup the republicans always cave

[Nervous Tick]

Yeah, that “no payments when they return” is important!