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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. Nobody would lend to the US. Great way to torpedo yourself below the waterline. . . . nt

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Thu Apr 30, 2020, 06:21 PM

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GOP senator: 'We should explore' not paying US debt to punish China [View all] turbinetree Apr 2020 OP

The article listed some severe consequences................. riversedge Apr 2020 #1

She knows exactly what she is doing and she is dangerous, this country will pay a heavy price if turbinetree Apr 2020 #3

Also: no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #8

Your point #4 is important: It costs money to threaten people and conduct a war. dalton99a Apr 2020 #27

This lady is SO STUPID...that she makes TRUMP LOOK SMART...i kid you not... Stuart G Apr 2020 #33

Well, that is the Trump way-- just don't pay dawg day Apr 2020 #2

Nobody would lend to the US. Great way to torpedo yourself below the waterline. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #4

Great way to sink the dollar and make China the world's banker Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #5

A Republican from a state that gets more federal aid than it gives in taxes wants to not pay China cstanleytech Apr 2020 #6

Because China will keep lending us $ if we default on what we already owe them. stopbush Apr 2020 #7

Really smart. A borrowing nation refusing to pay its debts. Do we really want to encourage the ... marble falls Apr 2020 #9

This LADY/ SENATOR...defines these 2 words...."STUPID & IGNORANT" Stuart G Apr 2020 #34

This is the mentality among deadbeats. The Red States are deadbeats and takers, not makers. nt Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #37

What a stupid idea. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #10

hem AllaN01Bear Apr 2020 #11

Absolutely wreckless idea that would collapse US Dollar and trade we depend on bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #12

The first reckless idea was getting so deep into trade with China to begin with. Progressive Jones Apr 2020 #38

She exemplifies the GOP Scalded Nun Apr 2020 #13

"Oh yeah, and dumber than a box of rocks." I think a box of rocks might actually have cstanleytech Apr 2020 #23

i know this is hard to believe...but Clorox Donald is smarther than her.. Stuart G Apr 2020 #35

I disagree. Her statement was mild in comparison to suggesting cstanleytech Apr 2020 #36

Trump has also made statements in the past about using our leverage to negotiate lower rates progree May 2020 #41

We've got a Deadbeat Prez; do we want to be a Deadbeat Nation? mpcamb Apr 2020 #14

Marsha Blackburn's only skill is looking "cute", pazzyanne Apr 2020 #15

is this the part where we renegotiate our debt? gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #16

Considering China is the place many of the items we require to exist come from, I'd say Vinca Apr 2020 #17

30% of U.S. national debt is owned by foreigners as of Q3 2019 progree Apr 2020 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Stuart G Apr 2020 #30

True. My point was that we can't stiff foreign owners of our debt because they are 30% of the progree May 2020 #40

This: Raven Apr 2020 #19

Idiots..idiots...idiots. Never, And I mean never default on any US debt! ashredux Apr 2020 #20

...The IDIOT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA...(of which I am a member and a voting member too) Stuart G Apr 2020 #31

as the great Governor of New york said samsingh Apr 2020 #21

Not paying the debt will make the "GREAT DEPRESSION of the 30s ...look like a "family picnic" Stuart G Apr 2020 #32

That sounds like a plan to launch a worldwide depression Trenzalore Apr 2020 #22

Great way to start a dollar crisis. roamer65 Apr 2020 #24

Should I "explore" not paying taxes to punish tRump for f**king up the COVID response? flibbitygiblets Apr 2020 #25

Financial armageddon and carnage, the likes of which the world has never seen before dalton99a Apr 2020 #26

This shows that when you think you have seen ............STUPID !!!! Stuart G Apr 2020 #28

Insane ramapo Apr 2020 #29

It has to be the Chinese's fault SCantiGOP Apr 2020 #39

Well they hold 1.1 trillion of our debt... Historic NY May 2020 #42