Sen. Scott Tries To Revive Debt Ceiling Threat | Talking Points Memo

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) has a plan for how the GOP can put an end to the raft of items on President Biden’s legislative agenda.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1370958
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Nice economy you got there. Shame if something was to happen to it.

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We should remember that Sen. Scott, the man so concerned about Government coffers, is the guy that ripped off Medicare BILLIONS!..a government funded program. Scott is thought to have personally profited many millions of dollars in doing so.

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From a state which will be underwater if Climate Change is not engaged…endeavoring to stop the engagement.

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“I think Republicans agree that we have too much debt and that we have to figure out how to live within our means.”

Too much when a democrat is president, not so much when it’s a republican.

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Sure The dude that oversaw one of the larger Medicare Frauds in history is a great spokesman for fiscal responsibility

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Timing is everything, Skeletor…

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I think Americans want to know why your “fiduciary duty” did not extend to voting against the Trumpian tax cuts, which helped to (try to) bankrupt America.
I think Americans want to know why someone who (likely) perpetrated fraud on the Medicare (I think) system has a leadership [sic] position in the government.
I think Americans want to know what happens if they destroy all your horcruxes (horcruces?)

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Scott can bitch ll he likes. Biden seems to be using a different play book that calls for the “just do it” politics the GOP has used for decades. I think he sees the light…do it and let folks see it.

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to gain power at the nation’s expense.

Just another walk up Bullshit Mountain with a twist of naked greed, lust for power, and reactionary revanche.

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So…since he’s suddenly out from his rock, should we assume that Mr. Charisma here is running for President in 2024?

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Rick Scott

Anti-Ronald Reagan

Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.
-Dick Cheney

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Once again, I applaud Sen Scott’s call to raise corporate taxes and help avoid deficits while we work on finding ways to reduce the national debt.

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Biden’s style is refreshing. He assured people that he would help w/r/t the George Floyd Bill and ended the sentence with “pal”.

More than most politicians, Biden projects the “Average Joe”.

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I’m thinking a Batboy tax. Couldn’t hurt.

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Really need to eliminate the debt ceiling altogether, it’s a bogus and fake thing.

It’s like passing legislation to purchase a car, then refusing to make loan payments. You just don’t get to do that.

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Scott went on to deadpan that “the American public is scared to death of all this debt and what’s happening with inflation.”

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In a just world, Rick Scott would be in a Federal Honor Camp somewhere for the fraud HCA committed under his ‘leadership’.

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"Scott went on to deadpan that ‘the American public is scared to death of all this debt and what’s happening with inflation’.”

The global economy’s been mired in massive deflation for over a decade.

We’ve seen historic lows in Treasuries for the past few years.

Scared to death of inflation?

Not on this planet.

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