CoachCase said:
A lot of variables at play here. Both sides are posturing for their "wants and needs." If Trump's election means that Congressional spending will be subject to more intense scrutiny and all of these "riders" being attached to the bill are finally being red flagged - then that is a win for everyone. All departments of our government especially at the federal level have become subject to boondoggling. Cages have to be rattled. The majority of Americans I believe welcome this attempt at accountability. For the sake of all that is just, fair and common sense our government at all three levels needs to be cleansed and start fresh. It will never be perfect, but it can certainly be better. Hopefully this is the beginning. If our democracy is to be saved, statesmen and stateswomen need to become just that again: workers for the people and not in it for themselves or their financial backers. Time will tell.
I have no doubt you believe all of that, but man, what a fantasy world you're living in.
All that this budget episode accomplished was to strip out funding for childhood cancer, lower prescription drug costs, and a few similar things, and set things up for a billionaire tax cut next year. In other words, the deficit will be going
way up in 2025, not down. It just won't be for anything that helps you personally.
You fantasize about statesmen serving the people, but then elected Team Billionaire. So good luck with that. They're here to usher in a new era of government
of the billionaires, quite literally
by the billionaires and really obviously
for the billionaires. At least it's refreshing that they've finally stepped out of the shadows and are being brazen about it.