If you hold the federal government hostage, and the ransom you ask for is to make it easier for the rich to get away with cheating on their taxes, that's kind of a tell, isn't it?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/politics/republicans-debt-limit-talks-biden.html

White House and GOP Close In on Debt Ceiling Deal

The details were not finalized, but negotiators were discussing a compromise that would allow Republicans to point to spending reductions and Democrats to say they had prevented large cuts.

The New York Times
@calebcrain Democrats are dumb to even negotiate.