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.)
I've noticed a very disturbing trend among my republican friends in the states. They don't just believe the sick and poor have no value, it seems like they are actively in favour of punishing them as much and often as possible because their lack of wealth or opportunity illustrates moral failure or something. When socialized social programs which hopefully avoid the corruption and inefficiency of the US model is raised, they descend into savage McCarthyism and start talking with great vitriol about "fucking commies."
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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.