> They didn’t like the debt ceiling extension.
Neither do I. The Dims have been salivating at making this happen so they can spend like drunken sailors. Why are WE lifting the debt ceiling? Is it to get Dim votes? Why is it there if not to allow more spending without consequence?
> They don’t trust themselves (congress and senate) to cut spending. Which is stupid and tells you what Trump is fighting against.
Then why lift the debt ceiling if not to allow more spending? Explain it to me like I’m 5.
> A debt ceiling extension is meaningless if spending is cut.
And a debt ceiling extension is **unnecessary** if spending is cut. So why include it?
We’re lifting the debt ceiling because we haven’t balanced the budget.
Until we balance the budget, THE DEBT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
That’s how dire the situation is.
“And a debt ceiling extension is **unnecessary** if spending is cut. So why include it?”
It is my understanding and I might be wrong, but reducing spending is not immediate. Trump could cut billions of dollars in spending from the budget and it would take a year or two to take affect and be reflected in congressional budgeting. E.g. If he tells every department in the government to cut their budget by 20% next year and even cut a few departments (just an example). The effects of these reductions/cuts would show in the budget reporting until at least a year later. With budget limits even though he is in the process of cutting billions of dollars he won’t be able to add needed programs or improvements that are needed (even if they are completely offset by a hundred billion dollars).