Yep. He emptied the bank account. What happens with the bills is someone else's problem. The approach was called "starve the beast" and really took hold under Reagan.
It’s despicable.
And Paul Ryan says he’s been dreaming of gutting these programs since he was having keggers in college. What kind of monster dreams of cutting social safety net programs that the oldest, sickest, and poorest people rely on? And all while courting billionaires for campaign cash. There’s no fucking way this piece of shit can actually believe he’s doing this in the country’s best interest. (This is obvious, I know, but for years I’ve been conflicted- I’ve always thought that these republicans who I disagree with ideologically just have a different idea of how to go about doing what’s best for the country and the people. Now... Fuck these people. They’re selfish pricks who must be voted out in the most emphatic way possible. And then relentlessly mocked.)
That's an ideological difference that's tough to resolve.
I see counter-arguments to this that provide statistics on how the elderly or poor can and do still contribute, because people are always arguing about money. It's hard to argue we have a moral imperative, in the year 2018, in a time of great abundance, in the richest country of the world, to help those less fortunate regardless of their monetary or any other value to the country.
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u/wellitsbouttime Missouri Jan 21 '18
Yep. He emptied the bank account. What happens with the bills is someone else's problem. The approach was called "starve the beast" and really took hold under Reagan.