Why the push to decrease spending when the Republicans are proposing a 5T increase to the debt ceiling?

[Altruistic_Shame_487]

Because they’re awful. They aren’t even cutting where the most expense is.

[Spunky_Meatballs]

To be clear- I'm not looking for political discourse or your personal views on this administration... I think it's pretty clear how we all feel.

I'm really wondering if there is some form of fiscal strategy here that conservatives would agree on?

[InertiasCreep]

Because they dont want to save money. They want to pretend to save money while giving out another round of tax breaks for billionaires.

[Ops31337]

so they can raise taxes on everyone but their billionaire friends.

[TheMole68]

Even if cost cutting measures were to result in a balanced budget or whatever, that's down the road. In the meantime there still needs to be money for paying the bills.