A group of more than 70 House Republicans introduced legislation this week that would make elements of the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, delivering a huge windfall to the rich and choking off more federal revenue at a time when Republican fearmongering over the national debt is at a fever pitch.
Source: ‘Absolute Hypocrisy’: GOP Unveils Bill to Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent While Howling About Debt
Given the programs’ popularity, the only way to break Social Security and Medicare is an economic shock. It’s possible that manufacturing such a shock is behind Republicans’ refusal to raise the debt ceiling.
Source: Does the GOP Want a Government Default So It Can Kill Social Security?
As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Friday that the United States is likely to reach its arbitrary borrowing limit next week, progressives denounced congressional Republicans for threatening to use a debt ceiling standoff to force cuts to popular federal programs including Medicare and Socia
Source: As Debt Ceiling Alarm Sounded, GOP Accused of Plotting ‘Terrorist Attack on the Economy’
Have you heard the latest Republican lie?
“As we race towards climate breakdown, once again we are seeing rich countries trying to evade their responsibility to step up and do their fair share of climate action,” one activist said as talks spilled into overtime.
Source: With COP Gridlocked, Critics Blast ’27 Years of Obstructionism, Delay, and Greenwashing’
“Republicans today are trying to pull the wool over the eyes of Americans again, just as Nixon did, only this time by falsely claiming they have a plan to slow inflation.”
1848+: The End(s) of History 