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This Supreme Court doesn't really need sound arguments.
They will tank the world economy before funding Social Security and Medicare. They will destroy lives before giving seniors rent money and medication from a system that they've already paid into. That's who Republicans are, that's what they believe. >

Don't forget the supreme court is set to offer a decision on legislative impunity in elections with Moore v Harper. They don't need to hide once democracy is dead. >

As an Aussie i don’t think america has a welfare state… >

As an American, I can confirm that you are correct. >

they gonna be real surprised when they discover the #1 welfare recipients are their own voters >

Not as surprised as their voters when they find out the government parasites living off free handouts are their social security checks. >

The rednecks in Texas are going to be pissed when they find out "peepaw's spendin' money ain't comin' in this week." >

Mega churches gonna be REAL mad when the tithing dries up >

I hope so. Fucking leeches..... >

How many disabled veterans are there?  I would think social services are pretty darn important. >

Republicans already established how they feel about veterans when they voted on that burn pit legislation. 
But wave a flag, sit in a Ford pickup truck, and say the pledge of allegience at a college football game and you're right back into the "patriot" label, no matter how poor your voting record is. >

Rural voters today: “I can’t wait until that nice Mr. McCarthy sticks it to those illegals!”
Rural voters tomorrow: “What do you mean illegals don’t get Medicare and the cuts are coming from me? Why did Hunter Biden do this?!” >

How about corporate welfare? Can we do that one? >

Nope, not gonna happen though you and me and a mass majority wish it would. >

Most of their voters will lose their income. Can’t wait to see them blame it on the evil dems… >

Yes, exactly.  How else are they supposed to get support for undermining the tradition of western liberalism enough to revert us back to a religious authoritarian state? >

How about we mantle the welfare state first?  Universal health care, paid sick leave, paid family leave, free state college, free school lunches, etc.  It'd be nice to have this stuff for a couple of weeks before Republicans chuck it all away. >

Jesus Jacobin. You gotta use the language of the republicans for this? "Welfare state" implies that people didn't earn their entitlements. We've paid into social security our entire lives based on the promise that we'd be paid back when we retired. The GOP wants to kill that. >

The headline is inaccurate. If it really was only far-right Republicans, the debt ceiling wouldn't be an issue: Every Democrat and the moderate GOP members would vote to raise it. The fact that the rest of the GOP is going along with making it an issue means that "House Republicans Want to Use the Debt Ceiling to Dismantle the Welfare State".

Congress will need to vote to legally raise the debt limit in order to keep virtually all parts of the government running.

Or Biden tells the Treasury to ignore it or to mint a coin. Neither will likely happen though since, for some reason, Dems always let the GOP play this game. >

The issue with Biden asking treasury to minting a coin or selling bonds for more than their value is that supreme court will almost certainly strike it down with an emergency stay. It's not clear what Biden will do at that point, and it is not a decision he is ready for. He was elected to be a normal president, not an aggressive one. The problem is that he is in a corner and the only way out is to fight. >

The only argument against it is "no, not like that"! Congress gave explicit permission to the Treasury Secretary to mint coins of any denomination.