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Discussion Discussion Thread: US Senate Debates and Considers the Republican Budget Resolution on April 4th, 2025

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u/legbreaker 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don’t get why the democrats aren’t blowing up the news with the 5-7 Trillion dollar deficit increase that the senate is proposing.

It is such a monstrosity. The GOP voters hate the deficit, but somehow their politicians are getting away with blowing up the debt limit for billionaire tax cuts at the same time they are crashing the economy.

There is no world where this makes any logical sense. No GOP voter wants this.

It’s such an easy point to hit them hard with.

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u/PA_Irredentist Pennsylvania 1d ago

Republican voters don't give a crap about the deficit. It's an instrumental value that they espouse to tear down the social safety net.