Should the US Government be allowed to pay their bills?

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Should the US Government be allowed to pay our bills? Should we allow the US Government to pay debts we have already accrued for services we have already received?

Just post your dailykos or whatever links, twat.

[joeydb]

What is the point of this poll?

Who is stopping the government from paying its bills?

More importantly, the first step in paying bills totalling over 16 Trillion is to stop spending new money. The government should ONLY pay its bills. That's it. No new regulations, new laws, new restrictions on freedom. Cap the taxes and calculate how long it will take to pay that debt off. 100 years? 200? Whatever it is.

But "Dear Leader" spent another $5 Trillion. We live in a truly nonsensical time. Good thing the left controls the media or they really wouldn't know how to defend this - they'd have to actually use MATH!

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Originally Posted by joeydb

What is the point of this poll?

Who is stopping the government from paying its bills?

Debt ceiling talks.

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Question: What does the debt ceiling do?

Answer: It allows us to pay bills for services we have already incurred.

Question: Does it allow Congress to spend future money?

Answer: No. It has nothing to do with future spending.

Question: Then why do the Republicans say no debt ceiling raise without massive cuts to services?

Answer: They are stupid and dangerous political demagogues. They already had America threaten to default on it's debts once recently, and are responsible for having our credit rating lowered. They are willing to do it again. They are dangerous and irresponsible for this country.

Question: But shouldn't we cut spending?

Answer: Yes. And we also need to increase our income to pay off the deficit. We are only at "part-time" income now. Bush gave away our "full-time" income to the wealthy and Halliburton. But that has nothing to do with the debt ceiling. It's very easy: look at the fiscal policies of the fiscal years of Reagan and Clinton (financial success of the US, healthy tax rate), versus George W Bush (disaster and recession and massive tax cuts). Choose one for the future of the United States. Hint: Romney wants and has promised the Bush financial policies.