Brian SniffenMay 28, 2023
Max Kennerly
A lot could be said about this, but note how the GOP once again has no pretense to any form of responsible governing. In terms of the federal deficit—the thing they pretended to care about—this is a hodgepodge of bad policy ideas that will have a trivial impact on federal debt.
May 28, 2023 at 2:36amWeb
Show threadSteve TorrenteMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly I just wish Dem members were more willing to exploit the madness and make responsible gov °the° issue in the next campaign.
Show threadDavidMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly 2 things:
1. The IRS cuts will increase the deficit
2. Cutting spending may very well increase the deficit too. Because spending causes other spending, etc via the multiplier effect. So spending causes increases in tax revenue.
Show threadAlexandraMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly I feel like insisting on underfunding the irs is such a huge tell re protecting those who have the means to dodge taxes.
Show threadThe Actual BrianMay 28, 2023

@maxkennerly

And, in some cases, make it worse in the long term.

Show threadchasfhudsonMay 28, 2023

@maxkennerly This deal is a win for the Republicans, which was inevitable given they hold the purse in the House. But will extremist Republicans be too stupid to accept the win?

An unmitigated loss for good governance, for the poor, and for containing climate change.

Show threadDarwin WoodkaMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly 1 day of billionaire tax cuts >> impact of tightening work benefits
Show threadGaurav VaidyaMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly Yes, but <10% of the Democratic Senate caucus wanted to *ensure* that a hodgepodge of bad policy ideas were implemented as part of a nonsensical scheme to monitor federal debt by holding the entire economy at gunpoint every few years. And so that is what we must do, and be grateful that it isn’t worse.
Show threadMichael WymanMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly I think I saw Josh Marshall say it’s basically what the GOP probably would have gotten in budget negotiations a few months from now, which is about how I read it
Show threadStargeezer SmithMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly
There are no policy wonks in the GOP anymore, only political hacks, who are wrong even on that at least as often as they are right.
Show threadTracingVRL by A.J. FishMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly they're skipping over due process.
Show threadYorgus (Old white Guy)May 28, 2023
@maxkennerly It’s all for show. They will claim that they have vanquished Biden.Their followers will eat it up and regurgitate the lie.
Show threadMickMay 28, 2023
@maxkennerly The gop have no idea what Americans need or how to make anything better, like health care, infrastructure, and trade. All they want is power and to please the rich.
Show threadMcQuiniacMay 30, 2023
@maxkennerly does anyone have standing to file a lawsuit questioning the debt ceiling law’s constitutionality once the deal is agreed to or passed?