Party prepared to risk government shutdown and will not support GOP bill unless cuts to healthcare are reversed
It has been nine brutal months for congressional Democrats.
Relegated by voters to the minority in last year’s election, they have been powerless to stop Republicans from acting on Donald Trump’s demands to fund an immigration crackdown, strip money for foreign aid and public media, and downsize Medicaid, which provides healthcare to poor and disabled Americans.
That is set to change next week. Funding for the government expires on Tuesday, but Democrats have refused the GOP’s demands to support legislation keeping it open unless the majority agrees to reverse the Medicaid cuts, restore funding to public media and extend subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans.
Let’s look at this democratically, if you are not part of the 50% of this country that is being pushed into poverty, how on earth are you going to protect your assets when it’s 60-70% of this country that’s been pushed out of the middle class? We are at the point of wealth inequality where it makes no sense for the average citizen to keep voting to subsidize billionaires businesses and tax returns. Yet we still get massive turnout for status quo. Watching you assholes vote to transfer my wealth and future to a billionaire every year to protect a suburban lifestyle that is as parasitic to your country and planet as could be imagined. I’m not trying to come to terms with anyone lol I don’t speak for a political ideology I’m just a disgusted American who has been completely disenfranchised from society in the last 30 years. All the ladders pulled up and you think your spot is this society is safe. Yes literally all of you are my enemy. Squandered the education that a great nation gave you and watch as a dictator erases your history and rights lmfaooo. I’m just want to witness the divine retribution for everyone’s folly. We’re past the point of redemption. We’d look better as a radioactive crater than we do right now: and judging by the posture of leadership, I think that one is still on the table. Personally I’d just pray to your god as we set the table for WW3
I don’t know what spot you think I have in society but when it comes to a choice between better or worse I choose better. What specific action did you take that if everyone took would solve all this? I voted for the better choice and I think if everyone had we would not have had reagan and bush jr and trump. We would still have regulation (and not have the economic collapses from deregulation) and 911 would not have happened (clinton/gore were well aware of al kaida as a danger) and we would be working globally on the environment and climate change.