It's what I want. Frankly, I'm not reasonable on this topic.
But allow me to be slightly less rabid -- In a Middle Eastern bazaar, if you try to sell me a rug for $10, I will offer $5. You will request $8, and I will offer $7. Eventually I walk away with a rug, and you walk away with $7.50.
In our system, The Democrats request $1T, and the Republicans suggest $1.1T. The Democrats respond with a demand for $1.2T and eventually the country pays $1.5T.
We're not going to ever get ANY budget cuts unless we shut down the government. Not permanantly, but enough to cause riots. That's what I want.
Shutting down the government is counterproductive. We tried that once. It is cutting off your nose to spite your face.
43 cents of every federal dollar spent is borrowed. If we don't raise the debt limit, we will effectively shut down the government. Tens of millions of people will be hurt. If you think that will garner more public support for our position, you are crazy. In any event, it won't happen.