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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo you think the Republicans in Congress WANT to start a depression on Biden's watch?
Yes, it's an odd question but listening today to Pelosi's description of the consequences of failure to raise the debt ceiling, I was struck by how easily the economy could be taken down by a combination of factors that we currently face.
- McConnell's pledge that his caucus will not vote to raise the debt ceiling again in December.
- Fuel shortages and shipping slowdowns around the world.
- Continuing supply line shortages and foul-ups.
- Manufacturing shortages leading to layoffs.
- Ongoing covid infections with the potential of further variants spreading.
- Continuing climate breakdown.
- Trumpists sweeping 2022 elections and paralyzing not only the Biden agenda but any
Democratic attempt to mitigate American suffering.
A combination of these circumstances could easily cause the national and global economy to fall off a very steep cliff. If that were to happen, Trump's reelection in '24 would be virtually assured, and that's all for Democracy, folks!
What do you think?
TDale313
(7,820 posts)This has been pretty openly their plan. Crash the economy, stymie attempts to slow the pandemic, and count on Biden and the Dems getting the blame.
piddyprints
(14,793 posts)They want President Biden to fail spectacularly. And the American people are too stupid to know who to blame.
sakabatou
(42,910 posts)jimfields33
(18,420 posts)Thankfully we have a year to ensure we keep both chambers. The logistics is a temporary hiccup that will be fixed.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)This may be the only way we can survive the barrage.......
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)not get it.
CrispyQ
(37,980 posts)Sorry to be such a downer. I had a brief exchange with a cousin who is a non-religious, moderate republican. He voted Trump twice, but doesn't really like the man, but has been brainwashed that dems are bad for the economy & national security. He's a total Fox news listener, thinks the election was stolen, but still was happy to be one of the first to qualify for a vaccine. So just like all repubs, he cherry picks his facts. IMO, he will vote Trump again. And he will blame Biden that Covid is still around & that the economy hasn't recovered. I think a lot of independents will think the same. I think the never trumpers are the only repubs we can count on.
Mid-terms don't usually favor the party of the sitting president. Our side is up against obstacles like never before. And their side is fired up on hate & emboldened by the perception they are getting away with it. And maybe they are. Who knows if the dems are just not showing their hand, or if they even have a hand?
When Bannon doesn't show on Thursday, we will find out.
Norbert
(6,458 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)then use that for their typical propaganda in 2022 and 2024. So many voters in the US just can not seem to comprehend WTF is going on and literally can't think for themselves.
DeeNice
(576 posts)Mad_Machine76
(24,768 posts)but they didn't succeed in McConnell's ultimate goal of making him a one-term POTUS. And we got ACA and the economy recovered in spite of all of the sabotage (although likely slower than it otherwise might have). Of course, right now, we have even more problems and issues that they are keen to exacerbate.
East-A-Squared
(14,505 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,846 posts)Scrivener7
(52,360 posts)kysrsoze
(6,120 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)for Trump. Evil is not an exaggeration in describing McConnell.
Tumbulu
(6,431 posts)I feel so down about it all.
Hoping that Biden and senior dems learned some tricks from those times.
But I dont know.
Lunabell
(6,740 posts)They'd do anything to get power.
themaguffin
(4,156 posts)JHB
(37,381 posts)...from the 2008 crash, but if the hobbled it and made it anemic they could blame him for the protracted slump. Conservative media would shout that spin and mainstream media would "both sides" it to death.
No different now. They want to prevent or cripple any Democratic success, and use that failure as their road back to power.
S/V Loner
(9,092 posts)They need a catastrophe to happen in order to drive the middle into their arms, if only for a short period of time. Just enough time for them to solidify their hold on power. It would be better for the GOP and the Uber Rich if it is the economy rather than a war or a terrorist attack. A wrecked economy would be easier to control.
The real money on Wall Street will do just fine and even come out ahead. When the rest of the country is in misery that will be their chance to take it all.
samnsara
(18,241 posts)hamsterjill
(15,441 posts)The Republican agenda is to do anything that weakens Democrats.
Anything. Its really that simple.
Under The Radar
(3,418 posts).that is the plan and then blame democrats for all of it.
CousinIT
(9,909 posts)They'd LOVE to do that, so they have something to run on in 2022 and 2024
The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)demigoddess
(6,673 posts)rurallib
(63,094 posts)ananda
(30,403 posts)Make more people sick or dead from Covid....
Ruin the economy.....
Make Biden look bad....
Blame the Dems.
joetheman
(1,450 posts)governance and running the country. When they are in power either by the number or by the rules they screw up everything, everywhere and a Dem President and eventually a Dem Congress has to come along and fix it and make us look better than we actually are.