Because they're afraid of the public backlash so Democrats have to step up and share the blame.
Repeat after me. SSI is not an entitlement. The program was designed to be self funding. If it can not be self funding then it needs to be stopped. SSI isn't something for nothing. Your pay out is based on what you pay in. Entitlement programs are something for nothing. SSI is one of the few social programs run by the government that everyone in the country is promised will pay out to them. It's a silly program with little purpose, but I payed into it. I want my money back out of it.
Most of you mocking conservatives don't realize how frustrating it is for us. Financial conservatives had the Tea Party movement years ago to try to get the budget balanced and to pay down the debt. That movement was murdered since it was seen as a threat to the two-party system.
That left financial conservatives with the following choice... We could throw our votes to the Democrats who have advocated spending for as long as I can remember or we could go back to the Republicans who run on conservative platforms but turn into spending frenzied neo-cons when they get to Washington.
What on earth do I vote for when both of my options run contrary to what I'd like?
The country's deficit is the fault of both parties. The current budget is mostly the fault of the Republicans. But honestly no "conservative" person would ever approve of these deficits...
Most of you mocking conservatives don't realize how frustrating it is for us. Financial conservatives had the Tea Party movement years ago to try to get the budget balanced and to pay down the debt. That movement was murdered since it was seen as a threat to the two-party system.
That left financial conservatives with the following choice... We could throw our votes to the Democrats who have advocated spending for as long as I can remember or we could go back to the Republicans who run on conservative platforms but turn into spending frenzied neo-cons when they get to Washington.
What on earth do I vote for when both of my options run contrary to what I'd like?
The country's deficit is the fault of both parties. The current budget is mostly the fault of the Republicans. But honestly no "conservative" person would ever approve of these deficits...
Most of you mocking conservatives don't realize how frustrating it is for us. Financial conservatives had the Tea Party movement years ago to try to get the budget balanced and to pay down the debt. That movement was murdered since it was seen as a threat to the two-party system.
That left financial conservatives with the following choice... We could throw our votes to the Democrats who have advocated spending for as long as I can remember or we could go back to the Republicans who run on conservative platforms but turn into spending frenzied neo-cons when they get to Washington.
What on earth do I vote for when both of my options run contrary to what I'd like?
The country's deficit is the fault of both parties. The current budget is mostly the fault of the Republicans. But honestly no "conservative" person would ever approve of these deficits...
The Tea Party was a Republican sub-brand, period. It wasn't movement and it was never fiscally conservative. The Tea Party brand was the attack dog wing of the party and allowed the Republican leadership to deny responsibility for the deplorable conduct of their own party members. It was no more a threat to the Republican Party than Chevrolet is a threat to GM.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it's been GOP governments that have run up massive debts (outside of the financial meltdown for Obama, and even he did a decent job of it) in the last 25 yrs or so. That should be enough evidence to NOT vote for them.
Sounds like you don't even know the difference between SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and Social Security. Maybe you should stick to opining on subjects you have competence in, which should, I suspect, keep you fairly quiet.Repeat after me. SSI is not an entitlement. The program was designed to be self funding. If it can not be self funding then it needs to be stopped. SSI isn't something for nothing. Your pay out is based on what you pay in. Entitlement programs are something for nothing. SSI is one of the few social programs run by the government that everyone in the country is promised will pay out to them. It's a silly program with little purpose, but I payed into it. I want my money back out of it.
That every "Tea Party" member sent to Congress caucused with the Republicans is your first clue. The Tea Party was born when Obama won in 2008 and Fox News went an open mic bus tour to organize the sore losers of that election.That's simply incorrect... The creation of the Tea Party was in response to ridiculous spending. There's a reason people thought the GOP was dead. I don't have a clue why you think what you posted is true...
Republican deficits are the shiv used against Democrat governments.
Most of you mocking conservatives don't realize how frustrating it is for us. Financial conservatives had the Tea Party movement years ago to try to get the budget balanced and to pay down the debt. That movement was murdered since it was seen as a threat to the two-party system.
That left financial conservatives with the following choice... We could throw our votes to the Democrats who have advocated spending for as long as I can remember or we could go back to the Republicans who run on conservative platforms but turn into spending frenzied neo-cons when they get to Washington.
What on earth do I vote for when both of my options run contrary to what I'd like?
The country's deficit is the fault of both parties. The current budget is mostly the fault of the Republicans. But honestly no "conservative" person would ever approve of these deficits...
That's simply incorrect... The creation of the Tea Party was in response to ridiculous spending. There's a reason people thought the GOP was dead. I don't have a clue why you think what you posted is true...
That every "Tea Party" member sent to Congress caucused with the Republicans is your first clue. The Tea Party was born when Obama won in 2008 and Fox News went an open mic bus tour to organize the sore losers of that election.
Sounds like you don't even know the difference between SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and Social Security. Maybe you should stick to opining on subjects you have competence in, which should, I suspect, keep you fairly quiet.
Not PC enough for you, snowflake? Do you at least understand that SSI is not Social Security? If so, we have moved the conversation forward.Glad to know we don't have conversations here, just ad hominem attacks. This surely moves any conversation forward and has 100% convinced me I need to learn my place! Next time, maybe use your effort to educate and just maybe you could have some useful effect on the conversation. I guess I thought I might find stimulating conversation here. That was a mistake.
I also find it fairly pathetic you felt the need to attack me. What does that say about you as a person?
If the creation of the Tea Party was in response to ridiculous spending why is it that people who identify as Tea Party members are some of the strongest supporters of the current Republican Party that has not only ramped up spending but cut taxes?
Not PC enough for you, snowflake? Do you at least understand that SSI is not Social Security? If so, we have moved the conversation forward.
I'm pretty sure the Tea Party is a dead movement and didn't actually accomplish anything. They were absorbed back into the GOP and that's a big reason Republicans are in control at the moment. It was primarily a financial movement and I'm not surprised if some people still staunchly support the rest of the Republican agenda.
Fox worked with the Republican Party to build the Tea Party brand out of the sore losers of the 2008 election. When the brand no longer served the purposes of the Republican Party leadership, they phased it out. It was like Toyota ditching the Scion brand; the cars are still there and called Toyotas again like they were before the brand was created. It was all just marketing. The Tea Party was never an independent movement.Apparently I'm going to need more than one clue... I assumed they grouped with Republicans because that was their only hope of implementing any policy. I also remember all news networks openly mocking and ridiculing Tea Party members. Of course Fox News tried to organize the sore losers. They brought the base back together by killing the Tea Party.
Remember how when the US was fighting the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression conservatives were in hysterics about the budget deficit, so much so that they attempted to cause a global financial crisis to prevent US debt from rising?
They don’t seem very worried now. I wonder what changed?