Prickly City by Scott Stantis for March 23, 2021

White Nationalist right wingers will never grow up, they lie constantly.

After a hiatus of exactly four years, the deficit is again the worst thing in the world.

And neither one of them can vote. Absent friends.

At this point, the national debt is just numbers. It will never be paid the only solution is to default and start again from scratch. Absent friends

U.S. DEBT

As of December 31, 2019 Japan holds the biggest bag. On the bright side it is doubtful that Japan would cause us any problems as China could because of its dependency upon us.

Japan, as of January 2020, holds more U.S. debt than any other country in the world at $1,271.7B, or 18.67% of the total. China used to own the most debt but is now in second place at $1,081.6B or 15.88%. No other country besides Japan and China holds more than 6% of total foreign-held debt.

This is a chart (as of March 2020), but the few paragraphs accompanying it are worth reading also.

https://howmuch.net/articles/foreign-holders-of-us-debt-2020

It’s Tuesday, so another mass shooting. Of course…

So Carmen, you prefer the economy to collapse? Isn’t that what you were “worried” about when the cons were demanding states be opened up and turned into super spreader sites.

If you had no complaints about ballooning the deficit in order to hand public money to people who don’t need more money, I don’t want to hear your complaints about using public money for people who actually need it.

Let’s raise taxes to get the deficit reduced. Once the economy has recovered, then cut spending.

So no Republican will accept the $1400? Which is of course /s/ Because they will always accept free money. And of course the fact that their TQP reps are shouting out to their low information voters that They were 100% for the COVID relief bill. Not mentioning that they voted against it. Because the COVID relief bill is in fact supported by a bipartisan majority. The TQP will not admit they all voted against it

I love Carmen and everything, but remember: The deficit is IMAGINARY. IT DOES NOT EXIST IN REAL LIFE. Now Dr. Suess, HE existed!XD

The possibility that people seems to miss is that they are both right. Acting like each position is mutually exclusive (or completely negates the other side) is the height of arrogance.

Somehow, conservatives weren’t concerned about Trump’s stimulus checks ballooning the deficit…

Church on the discussion.

Cancel the tax cut for the rich and keep the stimulus, and the money will change hands again and again and help people and the economy. The rich wall their money off into their own untouchable ecosystem.