Senator Ron Johnson

The only people who would know would be the grifters who are sucking down the pork.

The only people who would know would be the grifters who are sucking down the pork.

Well, again, as I pointed out, Most don't even recognize the full reality. They don't know the numbers. I've heard it said, I didn't hear McConnell say it personally, but I've heard him say, show me a member of Congress who ever lost the election because they spent too much money. So there's no public pressure not to spend. People love tax cuts. People love the free money.

Well, again, as I pointed out, Most don't even recognize the full reality. They don't know the numbers. I've heard it said, I didn't hear McConnell say it personally, but I've heard him say, show me a member of Congress who ever lost the election because they spent too much money. So there's no public pressure not to spend. People love tax cuts. People love the free money.

We collectively as a society are whistling by the graveyard. Nobody wants to say that this is unsustainable because to fix it is painful. I mean, you are going to have to reduce spending. And then you're very open to the political accusations as, you know, coming in. We're trying to slash Medicaid for disabled children.

We collectively as a society are whistling by the graveyard. Nobody wants to say that this is unsustainable because to fix it is painful. I mean, you are going to have to reduce spending. And then you're very open to the political accusations as, you know, coming in. We're trying to slash Medicaid for disabled children.

Now we're trying to preserve it for disabled children, try and get the able bodied, childless children. working age adults back to work and on private sector healthcare. But again, that's a more difficult argument to make. So it's just the way that the process just plows on. We've never, as I said, there's never been a process to actually control spending. So this is what we've always done.

Now we're trying to preserve it for disabled children, try and get the able bodied, childless children. working age adults back to work and on private sector healthcare. But again, that's a more difficult argument to make. So it's just the way that the process just plows on. We've never, as I said, there's never been a process to actually control spending. So this is what we've always done.

You come up to these deadlines, you put everything into one big bill. You give people things that you have to vote for. You don't want to default on the debt. You don't want to increase taxes. So those elements you bundle up with a bunch of crap.

You come up to these deadlines, you put everything into one big bill. You give people things that you have to vote for. You don't want to default on the debt. You don't want to increase taxes. So those elements you bundle up with a bunch of crap.

and you twist people's arms to pay for it, and keeping them basically ignorant because you never talk about the massive numbers, the massive problem that we're really in.

and you twist people's arms to pay for it, and keeping them basically ignorant because you never talk about the massive numbers, the massive problem that we're really in.

I mean, people kind of know it, but as long as the press isn't reporting on it, as long as the press isn't connecting the dots that the massive deaths of spending is why you can't afford things, why your dollar you held in 2019 is only worth 80 cents versus the buck it should be. By the way, a dollar you held in 1998 is worth 51 cents. OK, so we again, we don't teach people.

I mean, people kind of know it, but as long as the press isn't reporting on it, as long as the press isn't connecting the dots that the massive deaths of spending is why you can't afford things, why your dollar you held in 2019 is only worth 80 cents versus the buck it should be. By the way, a dollar you held in 1998 is worth 51 cents. OK, so we again, we don't teach people.

There's no there's no public pressure in terms of reducing spending or reducing deficit. There's just virtually none from conservatives right now. I'm getting it all the time. Boy, make sure that you make no tax on tips permanent. Make sure you make no tax on overtime permanent. So, well, first of all, we probably shouldn't be doing either of those. By the way, I'm all for no tax on cash tips.

There's no there's no public pressure in terms of reducing spending or reducing deficit. There's just virtually none from conservatives right now. I'm getting it all the time. Boy, make sure that you make no tax on tips permanent. Make sure you make no tax on overtime permanent. So, well, first of all, we probably shouldn't be doing either of those. By the way, I'm all for no tax on cash tips.

We can't. can't collect it anyway, so don't even try. All for that. But you've got to recognize these other tax cuts, they're not going to grow the economy. They're not going to focus on the one component that Besson's talking about, that we have to grow our economy.

We can't. can't collect it anyway, so don't even try. All for that. But you've got to recognize these other tax cuts, they're not going to grow the economy. They're not going to focus on the one component that Besson's talking about, that we have to grow our economy.

I don't even think it's even 50 and 60 people constructing this. I think it's a much smaller group of people, and then you maybe have 50 or 60 chiming in on one issue or another. Let me push back on overtime with you, though. I ran a plastics operation continuous shift. If you're going to work 24-7, you need four shifts.

I don't even think it's even 50 and 60 people constructing this. I think it's a much smaller group of people, and then you maybe have 50 or 60 chiming in on one issue or another. Let me push back on overtime with you, though. I ran a plastics operation continuous shift. If you're going to work 24-7, you need four shifts.