I will be voting NO on the Rules package with #PayGo. It is terrible economics. The austerians were wrong about the Great Recession and Great Depression. At some point, politicians need to learn from mistakes and read economic history. @paulkrugman @StephanieKelton @RBReichhttps://twitter.com/GunnelsWarren/status/1080318713331617792 …
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Margi, the theory behind why PayGo is bad is that 1) the government can't go bankrupt, since it issues the currency, and 2) Republicans ignore debt/deficit spending anyway, so PayGo just means that their priorities get funded and ours don't.
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Ok I hear your theory but it doesn’t sound like a concrete truth. I’m not saying Paygo is wonderful, I’m saying it’s a red herring or a McGuffin in the so called “more progressive than thou” wing of the incoming DEM freshmen. Let me find that article again to double check.
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Honestly, it would prevent large parts of the progressive agenda. (The
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Green new deal will not happen without DEMS being in charge of all 3 branches. I hope everyone gets that. We’re talking 2022.
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It won't happen then, either as long as corporate Dems are in control.
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I can’t take people who say “Corporate Dems” seriously. You’re really just an Independent trying to scam DNC money to support your Independent candidate in presidential elections. I won’t name any names.
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I can't take people who think corruption is ok seriously. You're really just paid to support the status quo and keep the money flowing into the pockets of people that work for corporations and not voters. The planet doesn't have time for you.
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Are you saying that my clients for my landscaping company are paying me to support the “status quo” whatever the fuck that is? Or is it the people who pay me to work my 4 part time jobs in the winter? I can’t understand your attack on me, personally. It’s nonsensical.
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bankrupt?
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Um, billions in debt to other govts, whatever you want to call it.
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The defecit is a fake issue. The overwhelming majority of US debt is held by Americans or the US government itself. The defecit only seems to matter when progressive issues that help poor people come up, not when the military needs a $700 billion+ budget.
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And your economics degree is from...where, again?
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ah, resorting to ad hominems when you are out of ideas, i see
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No, it was an honest question. If you’re going to claim expertise in a subject, show me your credentials. Otherwise you’re just a twitter opinionator, like most of us. Just admit it I guess.
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sure, jan
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Now you’re just catching up on being a dick, lol. I have a PhD. We research and develop arguments according to facts we glean. If you can’t understand that, then stop following me and go fuck yourself. If you CAN understand this method of learning, then just stop talking.
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No, that’s the lie they used to sell it
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I hadn’t seen the 60 senate vote threshold before i tweeted that.
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Hey at least you thought to investigate :)
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I know, right? That’s my thing.
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