Alright Senate, now do your fucking job

[HHusky]

You're advocating for higher income tax. I'm shocked.
Structure it like the lottery where you can take a one lump payout at a reduced rate, or take annualized payments. Make SS an actual investment program. Think of ways to grow the pie that don't involve taking more money out of the pockets of Americans.

It's not gambling or an investment program. It's more akin to insurance.
I do like your idea of doing things with the age of claiming benefits. For example, I'm not taking Social Security before I reach age 70 because payments increase 8% for every year I don't. At age 70, I have no incentive not to take my benefits, even though I won't need them in order to live comfortably. If I had the option of deferring benefits beyond age 70, with benefits still increasing by some percentage, I might choose to bet on my own longevity by waiting. If the fear of most retirees is outliving their money, it seems like an idea worth considering.

That's the "how we've always done it" argument. When was the last actual SS reform? 1983? It can be modernized. Allowing people to take a reduced sum all at once, versus a longer payout, is not gambling.

You, not I, likened it to the lottery.

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

You're advocating for higher income tax. I'm shocked.
Structure it like the lottery where you can take a one lump payout at a reduced rate, or take annualized payments. Make SS an actual investment program. Think of ways to grow the pie that don't involve taking more money out of the pockets of Americans.

It's not gambling or an investment program. It's more akin to insurance.
I do like your idea of doing things with the age of claiming benefits. For example, I'm not taking Social Security before I reach age 70 because payments increase 8% for every year I don't. At age 70, I have no incentive not to take my benefits, even though I won't need them in order to live comfortably. If I had the option of deferring benefits beyond age 70, with benefits still increasing by some percentage, I might choose to bet on my own longevity by waiting. If the fear of most retirees is outliving their money, it seems like an idea worth considering.

That's the "how we've always done it" argument. When was the last actual SS reform? 1983? It can be modernized. Allowing people to take a reduced sum all at once, versus a longer payout, is not gambling.

You, not I, likened it to the lottery.

There really is no point having discussions with you. "Likened," when my point was using the lottery payout system as an example of how things could be done differently.

 

[HuskyBuck]

Sooooo I take it you’re all ok with deficit spending? I’m not gonna hear Fire Marshall Bill bitch about massive deficits going forward??
I hope you understand where my “you fuckers are disingenuous about deficit spending” argument last year came from.

 

[RaceBannon]

NOC

 

[Sledog]

Sooooo I take it you’re all ok with deficit spending? I’m not gonna hear Fire Marshall Bill bitch about massive deficits going forward??
I hope you understand where my “you fuckers are disingenuous about deficit spending” argument last year came from.

Trump posted a budget surplus for the first time in decades. Now go back to smoking rope down at the ManHole bar with the Dazzler.

 

[HHusky]

Sooooo I take it you’re all ok with deficit spending? I’m not gonna hear Fire Marshall Bill bitch about massive deficits going forward??
I hope you understand where my “you fuckers are disingenuous about deficit spending” argument last year came from.

Trump posted a budget surplus for the first time in decades. Now go back to smoking rope down at the ManHole bar with the Dazzler.

And by "in decades", you mean Daddy posted a small budget surplus in April 2025, and Biden posted a small, but larger budget surplus in April 2022.
congrats
Do you EVER get anything right?

 

[Goduckies]

The democrats would have spent more... that's the problem, the GOP used to be about cutting and smaller government now they are for growing it too…

And yes I know this isn't the annual budget, but it's what it's based on... and when you tout dodge and don't have any of their cuts in there, it's a joke... and I'll believe we will have spending cuts in the cr in September when I see it... the GOP is spineless.

The fact you have not allowed the past 45 years to disabuse you of the notion that the GOP was ever about "cutting and smaller government" is perhaps the single best proof that you really CAN fool some of the people all of the time.

Newt enters the chat....

 

[Goduckies]

The democrats would have spent more... that's the problem, the GOP used to be about cutting and smaller government now they are for growing it too…

And yes I know this isn't the annual budget, but it's what it's based on... and when you tout dodge and don't have any of their cuts in there, it's a joke... and I'll believe we will have spending cuts in the cr in September when I see it... the GOP is spineless.

”the democrats would have spent more” is the new excuse for fucking the deficit yet again. Just like term 1

They would have, they always do

 

[Pitchfork51]

best they can do is give up and say they tried while they get donations

 

[DucksFC]

The democrats would have spent more... that's the problem, the GOP used to be about cutting and smaller government now they are for growing it too…

And yes I know this isn't the annual budget, but it's what it's based on... and when you tout dodge and don't have any of their cuts in there, it's a joke... and I'll believe we will have spending cuts in the cr in September when I see it... the GOP is spineless.

”the democrats would have spent more” is the new excuse for fucking the deficit yet again. Just like term 1

They would have, they always do

which isn’t true if you look at the facts, but you gals don’t care about that. You google and twitter search until you find someone who agrees with you.

 

[Goduckies]

The democrats would have spent more... that's the problem, the GOP used to be about cutting and smaller government now they are for growing it too…

And yes I know this isn't the annual budget, but it's what it's based on... and when you tout dodge and don't have any of their cuts in there, it's a joke... and I'll believe we will have spending cuts in the cr in September when I see it... the GOP is spineless.

”the democrats would have spent more” is the new excuse for fucking the deficit yet again. Just like term 1

They would have, they always do

which isn’t true if you look at the facts, but you gals don’t care about that. You google and twitter search until you find someone who agrees with you.

It absolutely is true when you look at the first 2 years of Clinton, Obama and Biden... then the GOP won and held them in check.

 

[HHusky]

@Goduckies
The real test is when they can have it their own way. That test never fails to expand spending and government.

 

[Goduckies]

@Goduckies
The real test is when they can have it their own way. That test never fails to expand spending and government.

Lately you are right...

 

[HHusky]

@Goduckies
The real test is when they can have it their own way. That test never fails to expand spending and government.

Lately you are right...

Lately being everytime since I turned 21. And prior to my even being born, if we're really being honest. I do like Ike.

 

[Sledog]

Sooooo I take it you’re all ok with deficit spending? I’m not gonna hear Fire Marshall Bill bitch about massive deficits going forward??
I hope you understand where my “you fuckers are disingenuous about deficit spending” argument last year came from.

Trump posted a budget surplus for the first time in decades. Now go back to smoking rope down at the ManHole bar with the Dazzler.

And by "in decades", you mean Daddy posted a small budget surplus in April 2025, and Biden posted a small, but larger budget surplus in April 2022.
congrats
Do you EVER get anything right?

Did you deduct the 83 billion he left the taliban?

 

[HHusky]

Sooooo I take it you’re all ok with deficit spending? I’m not gonna hear Fire Marshall Bill bitch about massive deficits going forward??
I hope you understand where my “you fuckers are disingenuous about deficit spending” argument last year came from.

Trump posted a budget surplus for the first time in decades. Now go back to smoking rope down at the ManHole bar with the Dazzler.

And by "in decades", you mean Daddy posted a small budget surplus in April 2025, and Biden posted a small, but larger budget surplus in April 2022.
congrats
Do you EVER get anything right?

Did you deduct the 83 billion he left the taliban?

You misspelled “I was wrong again.”

 

[Sledog]

Did you misspell Joe did something?

 

[UW_Doog_Bot]

Bill fails, bidenbros crow.
Bill passes, bidenbros crow.
It's almost as if they have no real positions aside from TDS.

 

[HuskyBuck]

So what’s stopping the GOP from balancing the budget now? They control all branches of government. And it’s not the first time since Clinton/Newt either. What’s the excuse?
Just what I thought. You guys are RINOs. Not one of you care about the deficit.

 

[DucksFC]

So what’s stopping the GOP from balancing the budget now? They control all branches of government. And it’s not the first time since Clinton/Newt either. What’s the excuse?
Just what I thought. You guys are RINOs. Not one of you care about the deficit.

if Daddy raises the deficit, it’s a GOOD deficit increase.