According to NewsMax:
Republican and independent voters are strongly opposed to any deal to increase the federal debt ceiling, and any GOP politician who dares to do so could be vulnerable to a primary challenge, according to a Newsmax/InsiderAdvantage poll … voters oppose raising the debt ceiling by a strong 45 percent to 32 percent margin … 67 percent of GOP voters and 51 percent of independents think raising the debt ceiling is a bad idea.
These results shouldn’t be that surprising, and will be something I’ll point to when Republicans try to blame the Democrats for defaulting on our debt. One thing is certain, the GOP faithful love it.
But what is truly unsettling is the successful “brainwashing” effects of the bogus debt limit crisis, where Democrats are starting to believe this stuff too. This is amazing…
Democratic voters, by comparison favored raising the debt ceiling by a 44 to 21 percent margin. Interestingly, 35 percent of Democrats say they are either undecided on the question, or don't know enough to have an opinion.
I don’t want to sound like a pessimist, but this poll result may be a subtle indicator that this country is taking a dramatic swing to the right, so much so that the left will still be more or less conservative.
Just saying.
I don't agree.
ReplyDeleteYes it's a mess and republicans act like d-bags.
However.
I think most people (people who do not embed in a Party, or "live" to follow every twist and turn of the Sick, Sad World of politics) respond to this issue with a.)confusion, and b.) a basic emotional/intellectual response.
That being - we are scarily in debt. This makes no sense. It's hard to think of the delicately balanced very precarious House of Cards or economy is. We recently saw how bullshit in one aspect of the global economy (the U.S. housing market) very nearly turned the world into a BFBVFS from which we have not recovered, and don't expect to for a long time.
Massive amounts of debt are weird, scary, and illogical. Okay so Republicans pushed it to the max, etc etc. It's still heinous, and people still wonder when it can ever stop.
It's all creepy on a basic human level. Defaulting is bad, and going further into t debt is bad. People can't run households like this, so they will not elate to this as reasonable in government. It's a fool's game. The only people who do NOT think so are those few who stand to keep running things as they are.
It's a Kobayshi Maru- Debt is bad, Default is bad. And we all know there's no Kirk or Spock in sight, no Picard...only a pile of weaseling Ferengi in charge of the national purse, while Q laughs gleefully in the background. Of course people are "not sure" about this situation.
several typos, a few omitted words - sorry
ReplyDeleteThanks for the input. It's true most people don't keep close tabs of every twist and turn, but that's why I'm here.
ReplyDeleteDebt is not out of line with history. Take into consideration the Great Recession and spending is necessary, regardless of what conservative ideologues claim.
Families live well beyond their means holding down mortgages, car payments, orthodontics, medical emergencies not covered or due to high deductibles. Families also get extra income from a second or third job. Families will not be foregoing any of the above mentioned commitments.
The debt limit only applies to the money we spent, not future spending.
Finally, this is really a completely created, phony crisis. Debt ceiling debates were meant for spending during WW1. This is new, and just in time for Obama. In the past no one blinked an eye about paying the bills, but now it's being used to extort draconian cuts that effect you and me.
The money just doesn't go away when the budget is balanced, it shifts the burden to us. And we most likely won't be able to afford it. And the newspapers will only be able to tell only a small portion of the tragic sad stories of the millions falling through the cracks.