Poll: Huge Majority Of Tea Partiers Think Debt Limit Is No Big Deal

[Gothmog]

The polling explains why the GOP is willing to play with the full faith and credit of the United States http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/poll-huge-majority-of-tea-partiers-think-debt-limit-is-no-big-deal

As the United States moves closer to the debt ceiling, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of tea party Republicans don't think the looming deadline is all that significant.

The latest findings from Pew Research Center showed that while a slight majority of all Americans — 51 percent — believe that it is "absolutely essential" for Congress to raise the debt limit before the Thursday deadline, 69 percent of tea partiers said the U.S. "can go past the deadline...without major economic problems."

Thirty-six percent of all Americans believe that the U.S. can safely go past the deadline, while just 23 percent of the tea party said it's essential to raise the debt ceiling. An overwhelming majority of 67 percent of Democrats called raising the debt ceiling essential, while 52 percent of Republicans said that the deadline could pass without triggering economic problems.

The teabaggers live in a different world compared to the rest of us. In their world, default and the collapse of the world economy is no big deal so long as they can show up the non-white guy living in the White House.

[spanone]

1. gross ignorance.

wait till their social security / disability checks fail to arrive

[maryellen99]

4. they are in for a rude awakening nt

[Coyotl]

2. I find it difficult to believe "Huge Majority Of Tea Partiers Think"

[Gothmog]

5. But the country will suffer due to their ignorance

A default will raise interest rates and hurt the recovery

[Coyotl]

6. LIVE on C-SPAN: Small Businesses and Government Shutdown

Listening in the background ... Utah town has lost 60% of employment .... "many small towns ... hurt by this"

http://www.c-span.org/Live-Video/C-SPAN/

Taxpayers of Utah have donated 1.7 million to open parks

[florida08]

3. yeah including my doofus

Ted Yahoo. In an email he wrote

We need to get the full government up and running again, but to do so everyone must be willing to bring something to the table to negotiate and settle differences as our Founding Fathers intended.

Continuing to spend irresponsibly and increasing our debt limit will only serve to prolong the problem. Choosing not to raise the debt ceiling means the government will not have the authorization to continuing borrowing money it cannot begin to pay off. Government can and will operate without raising the debt ceiling.

[Niceguy1]

7. well the gov can survive

Without raising the debt ceiling. ....but the instant balanced budget would be very unpleasant for many people, not something I want to see

[florida08]

10. Not sure my 401K will

[Bandit]

8. What if we do go past the debt ceiling date and nothing major really happens?

Stocks will fall a lot and then recoupe once the deal is finally done. In fact there will be a lot of money made in the stock market after the initial decline..

[Southside]

9. Hello Tea Party, everyone is going to hurt

Everyone will feel it.

Our kids go to public school together, go to church together, we shop at the same Walmarts and PaThmarks. We meet at the car wash, Starbucks, fast food, Walmarts and hotels. The aides who take care of the sick and elderly. Poor people, middle class people and rich (especially in Manhatttan), we all mix together.

If the poor cannot obtain basic needs like food, shelter, daycare etc, everyone is going to wake up and feel it, keep thinking it will only hurt "Obama voters".

I can't believe they will keep doing this, but know they will. Very upsetting.