I might have missed it in the scare news but when are they coming around to visiting the cliff next time? I just assume this isn't the permanent solution but just something that puts it off for awhile until it becomes some other poor sods problem.
I might have missed it in the scare news but when are they coming around to visiting the cliff next time? I just assume this isn't the permanent solution but just something that puts it off for awhile until it becomes some other poor sods problem.
In two months.
Means we will be in the exact same situation. This time Republicans will aruge for massive spending cuts that affect people long term to provide short term solution for them. They actually are prepared to throw the entire Country shutting it down. Like Newt did over a decade ago in order to get what they want. To me at least. That is no way a government should act.
SSI is a tricky subject.
On the one hand it's expensive as hell and doesn't provide enough to retire on by itself.
On the other hand you can't simply end the program because people who've paid into it all their lives depend on it AND it's a kick in the nuts to everyone who is paying into it right now.
What a stupid fucking plan it was.
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And anyone who legitimately thinks the Debt Ceiling not being raised is an actual risk should probably read the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution (AKA: The Highest Law in the United States).
Section. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Unfortunately, some of the people (teabaggers mostly) in Congress seem to have glanced over that part of the Constitution that they claim to love so much.And anyone who legitimately thinks the Debt Ceiling not being raised is an actual risk should probably read the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution (AKA: The Highest Law in the United States).
Section. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
SSI isn't a stupid plan. Its a solid system that helps address a serious issue (senior poverty). The only problem with it is the trust fund gets raided. Its completely fixable.