Kryzantine said:
If the Democrats had their way and this happened, the Republicans would have fucking creamed them once this news broke out.
What, like how the Democrats like the OP are creaming the Repubs?
As I said, it's a issue that has nothing to do with parties, just individual politicians and modern world history; but those who like to make it a partisan issue (ie 97.857254888% of all commentators on the internet, TV, radio, newspapers, and books who ever make a commentary on politics ever) will pounce on it like dogs.
But we got deep flaws in our political system
It took you that long to realise the US Political System is just bureaucracy and bullshit?
/clap
when it took that fucking long to cut the political bickering and agree on a damned deal. Whatever happened to doing the [damned job?
Politicians.
Do job.
Sir, you speak nonsense. Everyone knows it's more likely that Canada will annex Cambodia due to the general being a dudebro.
comicjk said:
This is an example of the tea party illogic that people are complaining about.
Damn, they have already got anti-Tea Party terminology spewing out.
The quality of US bonds hasn't fallen because the US can't pay - with its comparatively low tax rates, the US has a lot of scope to raise more money if it's really needed. Instead, the quality of bonds has fallen because the US might not want to pay. Before the tea party, this possibility seemed remote. The debt ceiling crisis has made it all too real, and Americans (now facing higher interest rates) will suffer for it.
I was saying that the need to raise the debt ceiling stems right back to Woodrow Wilson- when the US government first began to spend more than it collected in Tax Revenues, hence, the origins of the need to regularly raise the debt ceiling.
The Cadet said:
Tell me-which party insisted that the debt ceiling issue be tied with budget reform?
Heck, I never said any sides weren't dicks about it. Neither were wanting to compromise. And, to be honest, despite my disagreements about the time (considering the US has a very fragile recovery that a slash in spending will risk) and the lack of foresight (you can't slash a deficit without tax increases, yes) and the fact the plan will do nothing (it'll be spread over a few years, and just decrease marginally the rate the deficit will grow)- I do commend the Tea Party for bringing to the public eye the problem with the US's chequebook.
Alright, so both sides are incompetent buffoons. IT'S POLITICS!