We got here through decades of sabotage whenever a Democrat was in the White House. But Biden isn’t doing enough today to stop it.
  • treefrog@lemm.ee
    10·
    1 year ago

    This rating going down makes the dollar weaker.

    Meaning we have to pay more, because the dollar is worth less internationally, to pay the national debt back.

    In other words, the ‘pro-economy republicans’ that stormed the capitol just increased the national debt by about 45 billion a year.

    • ZzyzxRoad@lemm.ee
      8·
      1 year ago

      just increased the national debt by about 45 billion a year.

      But helping student loan borrowers would have cost too much. For fuck’s sake.