Posted on 10/11/2022 1:22:35 PM PDT by Lower Deck
Top House Republicans are planning to threaten to shut down the U.S. Government by refusing to raise the debt ceiling next year in a scheme to force Democrats to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, should they win the House in November critics warn, pointing to a Bloomberg report.
“Social Security and Medicare eligibility changes, spending caps, and safety-net work requirements are among the top priorities for key House Republicans who want to use next year’s debt-limit deadline to extract concessions from Democrats,” Bloomberg Law reports. “The four Republicans interested in serving as House Budget Committee chairman in the next Congress said in interviews that next year’s deadline to raise or suspend the debt ceiling is a point of leverage if their party can win control of the House in the November midterm elections.”
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Fear mongering.
“critics warn”
So it’s not actually a “GOP plan”, it’s just more fearmongering by the Dems in an election year to get their base to the polls.
Oh, I see its time to break out the old “push granny off the cliff” strategy again.
The GOP is gonna push granny off of the cliff!!!
Response: Sorry, its too late for that, the dems have already thrown her in the wood chipper.
Sure, no doubt the Republicans will want to celebrate their victory by committing political suicide. Don’t be obtuse.
B$!
“It’s not actually a “GOP plan”, it’s just more fearmongering by the Dems in an election year to get their base to the polls.”
Just shows how bad their focus groups are for their candidates and the amount of money to put out this B$ posing as news.
And THIS time they mean it! No really, not joking!
The GOP will end up sending trillions to Ukraine. But we can’t afford Social Security
First step should be to DEFUND the totally evil, lawless, Gestapo like FBI.
In part to start off with.
Here we go. Republicans are going to throw grandma, with her wheelchair, off the cliff.
Besides endless abortion harping, Democrats got nothin’.
The Democrats ALWAYS claim the Republicans are going to cut Medicare and social security.
ALWAYS. It’s like step one in the playbook.
Has ANYONE heard ANYBODY talking about cutting them?
No, it’s just the democrats SAYING that we are saying that... but no one is actually saying that.
Its like the fake ‘black little mermaid actress’ controversy.
No one was offended.
But Liberals SAID republicans were going to be offended.
And how evil Republicans were for being offended.
And doesn’t everybody agree Republicans are so evil and racist about a black girl playing little mermaid...?
But no actual Republican could be found that was offended.
“Trillions” huh? You mean after the Russians have won/
Dream on.
Chuckle.
I think the best chance for a 'catastrophic default' is to leave the fearmongering, lying dems in control. They will put every illegal alien who comes across the border on medicaid/medicare and social security and bankrupt it!
MSN has the story backwards as usual.
Same old scare tactic used to frighten old folks.
“Republicans Set to Push Granny and her Wheelchair under the Speeding Bus.”
Pre-election propaganda.
GOP making the Dem meme of them pushing Granny over a cliff come true.
They're just going to go after granny?
Man, whether the latter a good idea or not, these 'tards sure know how to snatch defeat from what was looking like a sure victory in a few weeks.
complete bullshit ... Dems desperately throwing FUD against the wall and opening something sticks ...
Now I am starting to think that maybe, just maybe the Democrats, or at least the Democrat media is getting a
little worried. The Republicans are going to take your Social Security away from you, stories are starting up.
I remember working at the polls in 2000 and some poor old woman came in, helped by a younger woman, her daughter maybe. Anyway she must have said, “I have to vote to save my Social Security and Medicare. at least 8-10 times between the door and where we checked them in. I felt so sorry for that poor deluded woman, believing that crap.
Hahhaa even republicans have parents who like SS & Medicare.
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