Tim Miller takes on the hypocrisy behind Washington’s deficit panic. After Elon Musk and Trump allies promised massive spending cuts and warned about “debt slavery,” federal spending kept climbing—and now the Iran war is burning through billions per day.
whateveryousaymydear on
Why do people keep swallowing what they say with apparent pleasure…?
Bittererr on
That’s because complaining about the debt was always performative for 99% of them.
If it looks like the house flips this year we should start hearing again about how much of a crisis the national debt is by Christmas. Right after immigrant convoy season.
literallytwisted on
That’s what they do every single time they’re in charge! It’s like some kind of spending “Groundhog Day” where everyone just keeps repeating the same day.
dap0425 on
If a Republican is in office it’s ok.
travio on
This has been happening for generations. The right will bitch and moan about spending… when dems are in power. The moment they have it, they spend like drunken sailors.
Deficits only matter when republicans can stop dems from spending. They don’t matter when republicans can give shady no bid contracts to their buddies.
eskimospy212 on
This has been happening for my entire life and I’m 45. The GOP does not care about deficits or debts. They never have.
When Republicans pretend to care about something there is no requirement that we pretend to believe them.
commitme on
they have no principles at all. they’re opportunists fueled by hatred
Actual__Wizard on
Yeah they starved kids to death to get money to kill people in their religious war.
Tony2030 on
The GOP cares about 2 things: Access and Power. That’s it. There is nothing they would not support if it supplied those 2 things.
smersh101 on
Yes, and?
The GOP has never not been hypocritical about the national debt.
blackmobius on
It was always a political weapon to attack dems and progress.
And once they bankrupt the country theyll make sure anyone cleaning up after them gets harassed daily about the deficit. Mmw
Artistic-Cannibalism on
They only care if the money is being used to better people’s lives.
ctguy54 on
War is good and profitable.
Health care, food, education, free elections are bad.
Basic rubelican’s mantra.
MomsBored on
It was a scam, hate these think pieces that are delusional. Nope. They saw how far they could go and pushed it all the way, it was about money , power and covering up perversion. They made poor whites blame poor browns , usually works, got in and are robbing the country in plain sight. End of story. Bet even they’re surprised no one is topping them, Freaking easy power money grab. Smh. Most of the dems, not all, are profiting too, paid by the same donors. So they’re just narrating the downfall and fake clutching pearls.
DangerousBug6924 on
Ahhh the tale as old as time…
rewardingsnark on
Because not for one second have they ever cared about debt, their sole goal in life is collect all money and resources for themselves.
MolassesOk3200 on
Republicans and the corrupt media only “care” about the debt when Democrats in charge.
Signal_Minimum8509 on
Trumpers have no personal beliefs aside from what he tells them.
eboleyn on
*YAWN*, the GOP has been the cheerleader creating the majority of the national debt for around 45 years, ever since Ronald Reagan was elected. Pretty much every claim of “fiscal conservatism” from the GOP are massive lies, and have been so at least since then, if not before.
memphisjones on
What is war good for……
NsRhea on
Because the debt isn’t theirs they don’t care. They’re looting the coffers at every turn so inflation and the country’s debt is irrelevant to them.
reformed_lurker_1 on
Elon Musk has been REAL quiet lately. The Epstein class really are world-class hypocrites.
kingcakeaholic on
2B a day is just the beginning. It’ll get worse.
kafkadre on
Never trust a member of the GOP
AnimuX on
any minute now Elon’s DOGE AI will cut spending on cancer meds for bedridden children claiming it’ll make up the difference after hallucinating a few extra zeros in the ‘tax dollars saved’ column
Osirus1156 on
That’s literally what republicans do every single time they are in power.
trunksshinohara on
Because they are liars.
Redshirt_Welshy_Nooo on
The Reagan regime created the deficit as we know it and every Republican regime since has ballooned it.
1CaliCALI on
Guardians Of Pedophiles… funny enough… now they dont care about that.
ImDonaldDunn on
I actually care about the debt and I deeply resent the GOP for how they’ve weaponized the issue and driven up the debt. We’re heading for deep social service cuts that are unavoidable due to their actions.
davidloveasarson on
Good Lord, everything is right vs left *eye roll*
DeuceGnarly on
How affordable is student loan forgiveness now?
Sevren425 on
And Democrats will have the biggest mess probably ever to clean up at every level…
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Tim Miller takes on the hypocrisy behind Washington’s deficit panic. After Elon Musk and Trump allies promised massive spending cuts and warned about “debt slavery,” federal spending kept climbing—and now the Iran war is burning through billions per day.
Why do people keep swallowing what they say with apparent pleasure…?
That’s because complaining about the debt was always performative for 99% of them.
If it looks like the house flips this year we should start hearing again about how much of a crisis the national debt is by Christmas. Right after immigrant convoy season.
That’s what they do every single time they’re in charge! It’s like some kind of spending “Groundhog Day” where everyone just keeps repeating the same day.
If a Republican is in office it’s ok.
This has been happening for generations. The right will bitch and moan about spending… when dems are in power. The moment they have it, they spend like drunken sailors.
Deficits only matter when republicans can stop dems from spending. They don’t matter when republicans can give shady no bid contracts to their buddies.
This has been happening for my entire life and I’m 45. The GOP does not care about deficits or debts. They never have.
When Republicans pretend to care about something there is no requirement that we pretend to believe them.
they have no principles at all. they’re opportunists fueled by hatred
Yeah they starved kids to death to get money to kill people in their religious war.
The GOP cares about 2 things: Access and Power. That’s it. There is nothing they would not support if it supplied those 2 things.
Yes, and?
The GOP has never not been hypocritical about the national debt.
It was always a political weapon to attack dems and progress.
And once they bankrupt the country theyll make sure anyone cleaning up after them gets harassed daily about the deficit. Mmw
They only care if the money is being used to better people’s lives.
War is good and profitable.
Health care, food, education, free elections are bad.
Basic rubelican’s mantra.
It was a scam, hate these think pieces that are delusional. Nope. They saw how far they could go and pushed it all the way, it was about money , power and covering up perversion. They made poor whites blame poor browns , usually works, got in and are robbing the country in plain sight. End of story. Bet even they’re surprised no one is topping them, Freaking easy power money grab. Smh. Most of the dems, not all, are profiting too, paid by the same donors. So they’re just narrating the downfall and fake clutching pearls.
Ahhh the tale as old as time…
Because not for one second have they ever cared about debt, their sole goal in life is collect all money and resources for themselves.
Republicans and the corrupt media only “care” about the debt when Democrats in charge.
Trumpers have no personal beliefs aside from what he tells them.
*YAWN*, the GOP has been the cheerleader creating the majority of the national debt for around 45 years, ever since Ronald Reagan was elected. Pretty much every claim of “fiscal conservatism” from the GOP are massive lies, and have been so at least since then, if not before.
What is war good for……
Because the debt isn’t theirs they don’t care. They’re looting the coffers at every turn so inflation and the country’s debt is irrelevant to them.
Elon Musk has been REAL quiet lately. The Epstein class really are world-class hypocrites.
2B a day is just the beginning. It’ll get worse.
Never trust a member of the GOP
any minute now Elon’s DOGE AI will cut spending on cancer meds for bedridden children claiming it’ll make up the difference after hallucinating a few extra zeros in the ‘tax dollars saved’ column
That’s literally what republicans do every single time they are in power.
Because they are liars.
The Reagan regime created the deficit as we know it and every Republican regime since has ballooned it.
Guardians Of Pedophiles… funny enough… now they dont care about that.
I actually care about the debt and I deeply resent the GOP for how they’ve weaponized the issue and driven up the debt. We’re heading for deep social service cuts that are unavoidable due to their actions.
Good Lord, everything is right vs left *eye roll*
How affordable is student loan forgiveness now?
And Democrats will have the biggest mess probably ever to clean up at every level…