EVERY FUCKING TIME.

I tuned into NPR for like 20 mins earlier and they also brought up the deficit coincidently

https://twitter.com/JimmyJazz1968/status/1346647246360645632?s=20

    • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      it's all were gonna hear for the next 4 years. that is the democrat in office guarantee

      • OhWell [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        That's what Democrats always do. They had a supermajority going into 2009 with Obama and all he was worried about was austerity during a recession and massive financial collapse.

        Biden has made it very clear, as he did all through the campaign trail that he plans on being the austerity president. He's even further to the right of Obama on this.

        They are lucky to even have the senate after McConnell blundered the $2k stimulus talks. My guess is that we'll get the $2k stimulus now (Dems are backed into a corner and have to do it) and then after that, it's just going to be nothing but austerity. Meeting in the middle and reaching across the aisle to compromise on raising taxes for working class and cutting benefits and entitlements. Biden is going to come gunning for social security. I think his biggest goal will finally be fulfilling his lifelong dream of ending it.

        • CakeAndPie [any]
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          4 years ago

          Obama successfully tanked his own presidency. If the Rs hadn't run a literal private equity robber baron, he would have ended up a first termer.

          If Biden lives until 2023 he'd better hope the Rs considerately nominate Dracula because there's no way he gets a second term otherwise.

          It's going to be austerity, austerity, austerity ... for us. The system is functioning perfectly for the 1%, they will never willingly change.

          • OhWell [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            100% agree with you. I've been saying that for years. Obama tanked his own presidency. He came in and proved how inexperienced he was and just wanted to compromise endlessly with the GOP.

            And 100% true too about Romney. Worst candidate the GOP could've run at the height of the Tea Party movement. I have long believed, that had they ran Trump in 2012, he most likely beats Obama. People forget how unpopular Obama was and the disappointment was real. It was still real in 2016 when many Obama voters turned to that same reality TV star who ended up beating Hillary.