BREAKING NEWS: Rand Paul Pitches Massive Overhall To Debt Limit Bill On Senate Floor

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  • Опубліковано 31 тра 2023
  • Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) slams the debt limit bill, and offers an amendment that would drastically overhaul the agreement as passed in the House and negotiated by President Biden and Speaker McCarthy.
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  • @awnage
    @awnage 11 місяців тому +731

    It is sad that Senator Paul is repeatedly ignored.

    • @travisb1757
      @travisb1757 11 місяців тому +36

      Just shows how ignorant most of Congress is! Most in Congress have more money than sense and they are not worried about it....meanwhile....the masses suffer needlessly!

    • @tryscience
      @tryscience 11 місяців тому +5

      Well, people learn from their mistakes

    • @ruthegan8524
      @ruthegan8524 11 місяців тому +47

      He is the nonpartisan voice of truth. I thank God for him.

    • @jamesmason2228
      @jamesmason2228 11 місяців тому

      Maybe it's because he's a right wing clown?

    • @rayfiedler9482
      @rayfiedler9482 11 місяців тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂.

  • @RelentlessPath
    @RelentlessPath 11 місяців тому +308

    Why can’t Rand just run for POTUS? He makes more sense in 12 minutes than all other politicians make their entire careers. 🇺🇸

    • @locks4
      @locks4 11 місяців тому +52

      They hated his pops because he made too much sense...like father like son

    • @beerinmind
      @beerinmind 11 місяців тому

      Because the Republicans idolize the "father of the vaccine " fake conservative New York city limousine liberal Donald Trump

    • @noclue30
      @noclue30 11 місяців тому +32

      He did and very few even know.

    • @pstoneking3418
      @pstoneking3418 11 місяців тому

      Our elections are not controlled by the voters, this should have be blatantly obvious to everyone during the 2020 election. Nothing had changed, in fact it's only gotten worse. Dominion software just won a lawsuit against fox. This only reinforced, that their software didn't steal the election from the Americanpeople, when in fact that's exactly what happened. Our vote doesn't count any more.

    • @austinmartin5446
      @austinmartin5446 11 місяців тому

      @@locks4 they hated his dad because he didn’t like the opening the borders and runaway spending.

  • @captainsafety8231
    @captainsafety8231 11 місяців тому +373

    Rand Paul is one of few in government that don't make a living on lies. He is a model for what we need in overhauling this country's leadership.

    • @roryfleming2320
      @roryfleming2320 10 місяців тому +5

      LMAO

    • @redfeather1450
      @redfeather1450 10 місяців тому +11

      Agreed! One of the few who stood up to Dr?Fakey.

    • @roryfleming2320
      @roryfleming2320 10 місяців тому +3

      From what I recall he told students to cheat

    • @bogdanpopescu1401
      @bogdanpopescu1401 10 місяців тому +3

      @@roryfleming2320 what? 0 likes for childish acronyms? such a shame...

    • @NevadaLovesGuns
      @NevadaLovesGuns 10 місяців тому

      Sad how many are just NPC zombies that hate on one of the best people in government because the cult told them to.

  • @10Alan17
    @10Alan17 10 місяців тому +14

    I’d be embarrassed to be a sitting member of congress who let this debt go this high

    • @Whillie_Whonka1
      @Whillie_Whonka1 10 місяців тому

      Bet you voted for Trump believing his BS about balancing the budget.

  • @SabrinaL10101
    @SabrinaL10101 11 місяців тому +71

    Here's what gets me, we pay these crooks $174,000 a year and every time I watch a video THERE IS NO ONE IN THE CHAMBER. WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? WHY DO WE PUT UP WITH IT? everyone needs to tell their reps to start showing up for work

    • @kmparker17
      @kmparker17 11 місяців тому +1

      Exactly my thoughts, a lot don't show up for votes!

    • @silverfox9031
      @silverfox9031 10 місяців тому +5

      They are out spending those millions from the Chinese!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @darrellhunt4246
      @darrellhunt4246 10 місяців тому

      They are in meetings or their offices. They don't always meet in the main chamber. Each Senator is on several committees.

    • @kmparker17
      @kmparker17 10 місяців тому +3

      @@darrellhunt4246 they should be there for votes!

    • @Chuck68ify
      @Chuck68ify 10 місяців тому +4

      They're too busy meeting with donors and lobbyists, and of course, rigging their portfolio.

  • @veronicawallen1760
    @veronicawallen1760 11 місяців тому +543

    I wish I could raise my debt ceiling every time I ran out of money.

    • @TheWiiplay
      @TheWiiplay 11 місяців тому +33

      And then make tax payers pay it.

    • @JustMe-lj6zn
      @JustMe-lj6zn 11 місяців тому +6

      Me too!!

    • @ajspice
      @ajspice 11 місяців тому +7

      The debt ceiling isn't the amount the government has committed to spending, it's just the maximum they CAN spend. This used to be very procedural budget management tool, but anymore is a sideshow.

    • @kevincousino2276
      @kevincousino2276 11 місяців тому +7

      You can, take out a loan like a mortgage or equity line of credit.

    • @warlocksoundworks
      @warlocksoundworks 11 місяців тому +5

      If you have a $20k credit limit from the bank but you impose a $5k limit on yourself, that's a "debt ceiling"; you still have plenty of money.

  • @joannehottendorf1908
    @joannehottendorf1908 10 місяців тому +47

    We need a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution now!

    • @brandoncrum5843
      @brandoncrum5843 10 місяців тому +1

      we had one. it was called the pay go process. congress decided to ignore it and wave it for decades now.

    • @gregoryjohnson2499
      @gregoryjohnson2499 10 місяців тому

      Lol. Won’t matter.

  • @larryflor1696
    @larryflor1696 10 місяців тому +30

    Sen. Paul, I commend you and your father for speaking up for the last 30 years. My fear is that the over spending will continue until the US can't meet it's obligations. I'm 70 years old now, and probably won't see the proverbial shit hit the fan. But my kids and grand kids will. And they will suffer for it. So sad that so many politicians just kick the can down the road.

    • @EL1TESHARK
      @EL1TESHARK 10 місяців тому

      from what i’ve seen, most politicians plan on racing china to the national debt ceiling first. imo, that’s an awful idea considering how well china fared during the pandemic. love rand, the only politician i’d genuinely ask for a picture with.. and i’ve never asked for a picture with any person of notoriety

    • @samsisk3605
      @samsisk3605 4 місяці тому

      you, my friend, are wise.

  • @TherealRandPaul
    @TherealRandPaul 11 місяців тому +41

    Need 100 more rand pauls in congress !!!

  • @travisb1757
    @travisb1757 11 місяців тому +162

    I wish Paul was not marginalized and ignored. He has more sense than just about anyone in Congress. Our country is on the verge of COLLAPSE!

    • @ajspice
      @ajspice 11 місяців тому

      He isn't ignored. He just doesn't do anything beyond bitch and moan. He is useless.

    • @_Rockill_
      @_Rockill_ 11 місяців тому +5

      I think daily of leaving the country permanently. I have no future here, no chance of ever paying off student loans that aren’t worth the paper they are printed on, no home ownership, no chance of ever saving for retirement.

    • @travisb1757
      @travisb1757 11 місяців тому

      @@_Rockill_ Welcome to the NEW and PROGRESSIVE America. No more American dream under this regime.

    • @robertlee7606
      @robertlee7606 11 місяців тому +3

      We are heading there and probably can’t turn back.

    • @travisb1757
      @travisb1757 11 місяців тому

      @@robertlee7606 Too many people have turned Anti-American and practice blatant evil. The love of many has grown cold.

  • @dogood63
    @dogood63 10 місяців тому +22

    Spot on, Sen. Rand Paul. I wish other members of congress and out treasonous president would be as responsible as you. Keep up the good work, Rand Paul.

    • @carr0302
      @carr0302 10 місяців тому

      Joe the body double? Look at his earlobes. Not the original racist, useless Joe from the past.

  • @jmjfanss
    @jmjfanss 11 місяців тому +21

    Thank you rand paul for being the only reasonable adult in this room.

  • @jimdecker4936
    @jimdecker4936 11 місяців тому +803

    Politicians have told us for years that “we have to fight the enemy over there so we don’t have to fight them here” only to find out they are the enemy..

    • @americanpatriot3746
      @americanpatriot3746 11 місяців тому +7

      RCP Revolutionary Communists Party founded in Chicago in 1975 are pro maoist democrats.
      Not only is the pro abortion movement (RCP)., Antifa also has an alliance with them.

    • @adambrock7692
      @adambrock7692 11 місяців тому +3

      Been lied to . Every country gets healthcare education good pay . America just gets taxed on everything.

    • @g.backwoods2216
      @g.backwoods2216 11 місяців тому

      Our only enemies are democrats nobody has done as much harm to our republic and nobody ever will. It’s sad everybody doesn’t see the truth that voting democrat is treason

    • @ronjohnson3695
      @ronjohnson3695 11 місяців тому

      The ENEMY of The United States is the democrat party!

    • @andrewslagle1974
      @andrewslagle1974 11 місяців тому +9

      @@adambrock7692 your a fool he just said sweden gets taxed 60% !

  • @cazmaniandevil1
    @cazmaniandevil1 11 місяців тому +102

    His dad was awesome too. Rand and Ron are Real politicians, real Americans, and real integrity.

    • @karenharrison885
      @karenharrison885 11 місяців тому +3

      Protestant Men. The best in the world.

  • @bbtobler
    @bbtobler 10 місяців тому +2

    My favorite! Why can’t we get more like you Rand Paul???

  • @danielking104
    @danielking104 10 місяців тому +5

    Our millary spending will defeat us before any battle. 90% goes to price-gouged parts and R&D

  • @defyned
    @defyned 11 місяців тому +110

    I saw Rand Paul a few months ago in the Nashville airport. I had to stop myself from walking up to him and giving him a hug. He's one of a few voices of reason in a sea of insanity.

    • @PetsNPatients
      @PetsNPatients 11 місяців тому +10

      He's a good man!

    • @michaelmcclurg9698
      @michaelmcclurg9698 11 місяців тому

      Yes, he is one of the few that speaks the truth & is not beholden to the Deep State Marxist Democratic Party Cabal

    • @ajspice
      @ajspice 11 місяців тому

      What good is a voice of he can't get shit done? Ever. His net worth is $31 million. Do you REALLY think he has done $31 million of honest, hard work?
      He is playing a character that manages to work very little, gets paid a lot, and somehow gets reelected even though he costs money and does nothing but bitch about the government spending that helps Americans who, most decidedly, aren't sitting on millions and millions of dollars.
      You are a fool if you think he isn't a selfish, greedy twat.

    • @lynneades4632
      @lynneades4632 11 місяців тому +2

      I'm a Kiwi at home. I see him like you. Him and his father.

    • @tonydiv.6681
      @tonydiv.6681 11 місяців тому

      He see’s things through the eyes of a doctor, not a lawyers. What a lawyer see’s is more laws and contention better for me, BUT this time the real mess we find ourselves in was crafted by bureaucrat's holding ‘Can’t Touch Me’ union contracts. Finding ‘Justice’ is now nothing but watching ’The Fox Chase It’s Own Tail’ and ‘The Pretender’ they put in Office trip over his tongue and We All Fall Down!!!

  • @russellbowen3238
    @russellbowen3238 11 місяців тому +491

    Social security and Medicare would be fine if politicians hadn't been taking money from them forever. They should cancel the retirement plans from all politicians and put the money back.

    • @ginacopp5039
      @ginacopp5039 11 місяців тому +58

      Cuts are fine, but before you threaten SS stop useless overseas spending, transgender studies in China, cats on peletons in Russia, weapons to Ukraine that are being sold not used.
      Don't pay congressman or senators who aren't contributing, and if you cut the people's benefits, make sure you cut politicians benefits first.

    • @cabotcat1
      @cabotcat1 11 місяців тому +9

      Haven’t been taking money from them. The amount of monies being paid in thru payroll taxes keeps decreasing.

    • @faith.s_mom
      @faith.s_mom 11 місяців тому +4

      @@ginacopp5039 Amen!!!

    • @leahsmith4310
      @leahsmith4310 11 місяців тому +26

      That's what I was just thinking. This is a system that we paid into. This is a system that was never supposed to be borrowed against. Politicians put their greedy hands into it and deleted it. That's not social security recipients problem. That's the government not budgeting.

    • @andrewgeissinger5242
      @andrewgeissinger5242 11 місяців тому +5

      I agree that it probably would have been better if social security hadn't invested the payroll tax surpluses in treasury bills through which the government borrowed the money in the trust fund. However, something would have still had to be done with that money. What do you think the alternative should have been? In my opinion, they should have invested the surpluses in the stock market, perhaps in a broad-based market index like the S&P 500 for example. Investing in an index like the S&P 500 would have avoided most of the risk and also would have minimized management fees since it doesn't take much investment expertise to do that. You just buy the index. What are your thoughts?

  • @FakeNews_Ignored
    @FakeNews_Ignored 10 місяців тому +45

    When did politicians ever saw reduction to their own entitlements?

    • @jereuter01
      @jereuter01 10 місяців тому +1

      Never, and who cares? Their entitlements as you so put it amount don't even add up to the smallest amount, less than 00.0000003% of the current national debt of $32 Trillion and growing. Did you bother to listen Paul's "Panamanian Frog" lecture. He is right!!!!!

    • @justusforrester7841
      @justusforrester7841 10 місяців тому

      Abolish the ATF, that's billions every year saved.

    • @Joaopereira-dh3dw
      @Joaopereira-dh3dw 10 місяців тому

      ​@@jereuter01 easy to criticize on. Certain things

  • @paij4president
    @paij4president 10 місяців тому +5

    He is spot on. We need to balance the budget.

  • @mariacareer7135
    @mariacareer7135 11 місяців тому +142

    Thank senator Rand Paul. You are a true American Patriot, honest and great politician ❤❤❤❤

    • @wilbertjohnson9289
      @wilbertjohnson9289 11 місяців тому

      Just one more trump clown in the MAGA show

    • @user-vn9xe5gw8s
      @user-vn9xe5gw8s 10 місяців тому +3

      Definitely a good talker! Nothing ever comes of it.

    • @wilbertjohnson9289
      @wilbertjohnson9289 10 місяців тому

      @@user-vn9xe5gw8s this guy went after the olny real that help the USA when the pandemic hit because trump did not do shit if you remember right

  • @martyrichards7240
    @martyrichards7240 11 місяців тому +75

    They waste our tax dollars. Government keeps getting bigger. We can't keep up. They're taking our country down and giving to other countries while many Americans are living on the street. How does the U.S. justify that.

    • @billrehm3590
      @billrehm3590 11 місяців тому

      They want the US to pay into Ukrain retirement funds.

    • @elliottpeabody1287
      @elliottpeabody1287 11 місяців тому

      If we would properly fund our military, and get back to a REAL military, NOT WOKE and NOT officers like willy Milley, we wouldn't have to worry about other nations and we could take care of AMERICA for less money than sending it to Ukraine!!!!

    • @TheUniverseWorksForUsBeings
      @TheUniverseWorksForUsBeings 11 місяців тому

      Flooding the country with illegals and giving them free hotel stays, phones and food while the American people are labeled terrorists, white supremicists, etc etc

    • @diannbajewicz8952
      @diannbajewicz8952 11 місяців тому

      There always giving money to UK we can't afford to give other countries money and all those migrants there letting in here they don't pay taxes putting them in hotels giving them cell phones they probably give them money too

    • @matthewschuster799
      @matthewschuster799 11 місяців тому +1

      They justify it with more homeless passive immigrants to replace natural born citizenry.
      so they can have total controll over the population that does not know the founding and the reason. The United States is what it is.

  • @jaceryan3708
    @jaceryan3708 10 місяців тому +7

    I weep for our country at the thought this fell on deaf ears… this was all well said

  • @DrProgNerd
    @DrProgNerd 11 місяців тому +250

    One of a very small group of people in Congress who actually cares to speak the truth.

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 11 місяців тому

      It's only natural..

    • @deedetres703
      @deedetres703 11 місяців тому +3

      yes he is in his prime - the right pocket of time for someone to lead a nation in most instances - upsetting that the politicians actually elected are 30/40 years out of touch with the actual agenda - what a waste of time

    • @mikelembke5121
      @mikelembke5121 11 місяців тому +1

      Wrong ,Rand called SS a entitlement, never has been a entitlement,that's a fact, supplemental insurance is an entitlement to give refugees and illegals tax dollars

    • @joserobles7074
      @joserobles7074 11 місяців тому

      I know. You all want Social Security to be eradicated. When you find yourselves living on the street, I will laugh on all your dumb faces.

    • @GrizzlyLiberal-ru3fs
      @GrizzlyLiberal-ru3fs 11 місяців тому +1

      I guess rand thinks we are all like senators an can do their job forever no matter how old they are

  • @sweechen9762
    @sweechen9762 11 місяців тому +96

    Rand Paul is one of the smartest and honest in Congress. He is a rare breed.

    • @danddcandr6719
      @danddcandr6719 11 місяців тому +5

      I also like Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton

    • @defyned
      @defyned 11 місяців тому +2

      @@danddcandr6719 And Byron Donaldson.

    • @danddcandr6719
      @danddcandr6719 11 місяців тому

      @@defyned agreed

    • @CarlosMartinez-vk4nd
      @CarlosMartinez-vk4nd 11 місяців тому +1

      @DandD Candr I like Hawley but cotton is kinda of a war monger. But on the rest of the issues, he's decent

    • @3liteshadwgamer640
      @3liteshadwgamer640 11 місяців тому +2

      I believe he is smart when he offers to cut his own paycheck.

  • @dianarabbanii2
    @dianarabbanii2 10 місяців тому +224

    Retiring in 20 years? Due to inflation, you may need upwards of $2.6 million to maintain your existing lifestyle, with the ongoing effects of high inflation, lower forecasted stock market returns, and stagnant wages, achieving a secure early retirement could be more challenging than ever before

    • @LeonardoScott
      @LeonardoScott 10 місяців тому

      An obvious way to invest for a recession is to buy shares in businesses that are likely to experience steady demand even in a downturn. Typically, those are consumer staples, utilities, and healthcare companies, but off course such decisions cannot be made by an average Joe, a financial advisor is important in making this decisions

    • @naomigonzales9663
      @naomigonzales9663 10 місяців тому

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      @KangMinsu122 10 місяців тому

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      @naomigonzales9663 10 місяців тому

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    • @dianarabbanii2
      @dianarabbanii2 10 місяців тому

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  • @lionelwhiskerknot
    @lionelwhiskerknot 10 місяців тому +12

    Rand Paul makes so much sense and he even says both parties need to make cuts. But neither party wants to budge an inch so they will both ignore him. He is also right that there will come a day where you can't ignore it anymore because you can't just keep printing money.

  • @whitehaze259
    @whitehaze259 11 місяців тому +35

    Criminals and liars

  • @toddwatts2178
    @toddwatts2178 11 місяців тому +173

    They are destroying our great nation one dollar at time.

    • @dougvuillemot8670
      @dougvuillemot8670 11 місяців тому +11

      One trillion at a time.

    • @jimquain3255
      @jimquain3255 11 місяців тому +8

      ​​@@dougvuillemot8670 10 trillion at a time

    • @loboalamo
      @loboalamo 11 місяців тому +2

      Funny i go to leave a comment and it’s already here!

    • @crashcoreentertainment4408
      @crashcoreentertainment4408 11 місяців тому +2

      its cause they dont care.. if it gets out of hand they will just raise taxes on common americans to bail them out.. i think we heard about this tatic somewhere just before 1776

    • @patriot8087
      @patriot8087 11 місяців тому +1

      Very well stated Todd Watts

  • @mitchshort1614
    @mitchshort1614 11 місяців тому +1

    Rand Paul u are so on point thank you sir

  • @newsomesunlight7050
    @newsomesunlight7050 10 місяців тому

    Yes vote on Rand Paul's AMENDMENT!

  • @carolec4970
    @carolec4970 11 місяців тому +39

    Mr Paul has common sense. It's so frustrating to see how crooked the system is.

  • @crackerjuice
    @crackerjuice 11 місяців тому +114

    “The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.” Turkish Proverb

    • @rodneyadderton1077
      @rodneyadderton1077 10 місяців тому +2

      Right on.

    • @itslitbruv420
      @itslitbruv420 10 місяців тому +2

      Reminds me of Trudeau

    • @SKULL0fD3ATH.
      @SKULL0fD3ATH. 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@itslitbruv420 good, because it's a quote that uses metaphors to explain how government tyranny works

    • @billytollerton4220
      @billytollerton4220 10 місяців тому +1

      Reminds me of all the 194 countries that sang in unison about the weaponised flu and it's so called cure the jab.

  • @Maggie1965
    @Maggie1965 10 місяців тому +32

    I wish we had many more like you Senator Paul. A little common sense never hurt anyone. I’m praying for my country right now. Things aren’t looking good 😢😢

    • @wheel-man5319
      @wheel-man5319 10 місяців тому

      👀 🤯

    • @davida.737
      @davida.737 10 місяців тому

      Evil people, dishonest person, or just evil itself in consuming the country. They now have vending machine's in NY that sell crack pipes, to combat crime!?

  • @keithusace4352
    @keithusace4352 10 місяців тому

    Thank you Dr. Paul, Kentuckians are proud of you

  • @adambrock7692
    @adambrock7692 11 місяців тому +6

    Time to stop bailing out everyone at the top . Time for the people to be first .

  • @randallsmerna384
    @randallsmerna384 11 місяців тому +7

    Why is this guy not the president?
    THANK YOU RAND PAUL!

  • @kenrdavis2266
    @kenrdavis2266 10 місяців тому

    Run for President
    You got my vote!

  • @second_half9010
    @second_half9010 10 місяців тому +1

    He’ll never be in office because he is too honest

  • @peggyelchert8340
    @peggyelchert8340 11 місяців тому +38

    Love to hear Kentucky Senator Rand Paul speak. Good old common sense. And he KNOWS the numbers….
    🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @rolandsmith4394
      @rolandsmith4394 11 місяців тому

      He is the brightest hillbilly ever!

  • @danielmoran3140
    @danielmoran3140 11 місяців тому +146

    neither SS or Medicare are "entitlements".. they have their own tax basis. It is the mismanagement of politicians that screw up the budget.

    • @dougphillips5686
      @dougphillips5686 11 місяців тому +5

      But the FERS system is healthy. Two different systems, one for the feds and the other for the rest of us.

    • @richardgreen7811
      @richardgreen7811 11 місяців тому +19

      I've been paying into this system since age 15 (now 74 and retired). I have no problem with the system going bankrupt ... simply give me back my accrued investment capital over those years and apply the same penalty and interest imposed by the IRS on money allegedly owed them.

    • @wdblackman
      @wdblackman 11 місяців тому +12

      Actually they are. Neither of those actually keep a bucket of money that you own that pays back to you. SS was created like a Ponzi scheme--it uses current intake of money to pay out the amounts people are promised in retirement. You pay into SS with a promise that you are entitled to future worker's money. That is the very definition of an entitlement.

    • @ivorybeast3508
      @ivorybeast3508 11 місяців тому +11

      i paid into ss the funds should have been kept separate no iou s.

    • @scrapping4shiba
      @scrapping4shiba 11 місяців тому

      I've been working since I was 13 years old, I'm now 50. I can tell you Sir, you'll find no pity here. SS is broke. Their will be no money for me, when I retire in 12 years. Their will be no money for my two sons, when they retire. Unfortunately, your selfish boomer generation destroyed everything. Since theirs no money for my family, their will be none for you. You'll find no pity here, Sir.

  • @leeshaffer818
    @leeshaffer818 10 місяців тому

    Paul. Thank you for takeing. Your time. Your great teacher.

  • @kiyokoprovenzano2206
    @kiyokoprovenzano2206 10 місяців тому

    That's right Rand Paul said it.❤😊🇺🇸

  • @nunyabidnez7857
    @nunyabidnez7857 11 місяців тому +110

    Both sides ridiculed his father for decades. And as he gets older, more marginalized, and increasingly ignored, the same is happening. Truth, honor, snd common sense run in this family. These are the voices we should hear loudest. Unfortunately what we get is the opposite.

    • @kevinmacisaac4856
      @kevinmacisaac4856 10 місяців тому +1

      Who ya taking about

    • @Blackwing02
      @Blackwing02 10 місяців тому

      D.C. hates the truth because it destroys their narratives and endangers their power.

    • @Koushi82
      @Koushi82 10 місяців тому

      ​@kevin macisaac Ron Paul the one that wants the fed removed from existence that is the cancer of our economy the source of all wars the tool of the elites to enslave the poor

  • @keribasler6250
    @keribasler6250 11 місяців тому +9

    They strapped our children with an incredible $95,000+ Debt. When does this RIDICULOUSNESS STOP?? 🤬

    • @CaptnJack
      @CaptnJack 11 місяців тому

      when you remove the entrenched shadow goverment that always works (separate from party affilliation) to get hold and increase power.

  • @TheNameisPlissken1981
    @TheNameisPlissken1981 10 місяців тому

    You are absolutely correct! Unfortunately, your truth is falling on deaf ears.

  • @butchbroyles5643
    @butchbroyles5643 10 місяців тому +1

    got my vote Rand Paul

  • @Grasshopper99
    @Grasshopper99 11 місяців тому +131

    I'm so glad Sen. Paul is a member of the senate. He sheds light to things people don't want to explain. He makes too much sense, that's why he stands out.

    • @renaallen7213
      @renaallen7213 11 місяців тому +1

      He's not a member of the House. He's a member of the Senate.

    • @Grasshopper99
      @Grasshopper99 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Out-tha-mud- thanks for the correction, I was listening to house members and that was on my mind when I wrote my comment.

    • @GoldenAgeDave
      @GoldenAgeDave 11 місяців тому

      Absolutely!

    • @Out-tha-mud-
      @Out-tha-mud- 11 місяців тому

      @@Grasshopper99 I get it..

    • @putinscat1208
      @putinscat1208 11 місяців тому

      Nothing makes any sense about him, especially his hair.

  • @sandrad518
    @sandrad518 11 місяців тому +95

    Disappointed in McCarthy, he deserves to be removed as speaker if the new budget bill passes. Call your representatives and tell them to vote NO! Thank you Mr Paul! 🇺🇸

    • @Fernysm
      @Fernysm 11 місяців тому +5

      Ugh. Debt ceiling and budget are different things 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @rchdeflepfan
      @rchdeflepfan 11 місяців тому +1

      Look up Debt Ceiling and Budget and note the difference.

    • @agimezei
      @agimezei 11 місяців тому +1

      Terrible !!😡🥵

    • @williamhenderson4182
      @williamhenderson4182 11 місяців тому +1

      Sandra, McCarthy is a bold faced liar. He said on day one of his inauguration that he would make sure that there wouldn't be 87 armed IRS agents. Guess what, that failed so that means that they'll come for the middle class to shake them down for money. Remember they'll be armed. WHY?.Can't you see that this is the most corrupt regime administration ever since America was founded.

    • @putinscat1208
      @putinscat1208 11 місяців тому +2

      It's not a budget. It is so the Govt. can pay it's dividends to social security and other agencies, US banks and citizens, Japan, China, Great Britain, and anyone that owns Govt. bonds. Then they can also pay for actual stuff like military, etc. The other option is, the stock market crashes, banks cannot lend to small businesses, people are laid off, and a bunch of other nasties. So if you have investments, a job, or elderly relatives, you better read up on what this is about.

  • @rossdaniels9180
    @rossdaniels9180 10 місяців тому +2

    Rand Paul is right, %1 a year , do it now

  • @mchlwkfldful
    @mchlwkfldful 10 місяців тому +1

    I agree. Cut everything across the board.

  • @thegreyzone5859
    @thegreyzone5859 10 місяців тому

    Fantastic job! 90% of the time I am in complete agreement with Paul, he is the voice of reason

  • @thecasualreviewer2148
    @thecasualreviewer2148 11 місяців тому +145

    I remember back in 2011 when he gave basically this same speech.
    We were saying 17T was completely schizo.
    The National Debt now is about twice as insane!

    • @douglemay7989
      @douglemay7989 11 місяців тому +2

      I shout out to the orange blob.

    • @lindajones8977
      @lindajones8977 11 місяців тому

      The deficit almost doubled since 2011. Did our GDP double? Joe Biden won’t be remembered for being funny. FJB.

    • @donaldales7739
      @donaldales7739 11 місяців тому

      @@douglemay7989 of course you do, the media has engraved that orange man bad in your brain... yes Trump has made the deficit go up, but it's spent here in our country, mainly because of covid. That ominous bill passed last December allowed mass amounts spent on a war in Ukraine that we needed to stay away from. Too much goverment spending has caused our inflation to get out of control which is exactly what the liberal government wants.

    • @kandis5576
      @kandis5576 11 місяців тому +8

      He’s been the voice of reason for years!

    • @faith.s_mom
      @faith.s_mom 11 місяців тому +8

      He's been saying it year after year, hoping/waiting for somebody to listen!! Share this video with everyone you know 😍

  • @jcr2147
    @jcr2147 11 місяців тому +18

    Social Security is not an entitlement is a tax that has been paid

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 11 місяців тому

      Yes.

    • @Bigfoothawk
      @Bigfoothawk 11 місяців тому

      No it's not its a money exchange program that's a pos. It's a ponzi scheme.

    • @5695q
      @5695q 11 місяців тому

      Problem is there are a lot of people who have gamed the system and draw social security and disability benefits and have never paid in or are able to work but have claimed a disability and had a doctor sign off on it. It sucks money out of the program that goes to people who do not deserve it, same with the entitlements, it is well known that people are on welfare that are perfectly able to work but choose not to because their mindset is to let somebody else support them because they deserve it.

    • @jcr2147
      @jcr2147 11 місяців тому

      @5695q if Congrees would stop stealing the money in the Social Security fund it would have never been an issue, but they continually syphoned off money to put toward other things that should never have been funded from the Social Security fund.

  • @douglasm.stearns181
    @douglasm.stearns181 10 місяців тому

    I wish I could get a raise like that !! ❤

  • @romangalas7334
    @romangalas7334 10 місяців тому

    ❤RAND PAUL YOU ARE SO REAL…Reality Check ! Thank you!

  • @theDemocraticway
    @theDemocraticway 11 місяців тому +70

    I remember that I was absolutely appalled when the National debt exceeded 1 trillion dollars.

    • @brianarnold4368
      @brianarnold4368 11 місяців тому

      And EVERYTHING since o bama has been a trillion dollars + EVERY DAMN YEAR SINCE !!!! o bama out spent every president before him ! T rump out spent o bama and Biden is on pace to out spend t rump .. We never had a trillion dollar budget ever until o bama and we've never looked back - JUST more more and more .....

    • @aeroAdvocate
      @aeroAdvocate 11 місяців тому +7

      The good old times.

    • @RoobieRhoo
      @RoobieRhoo 11 місяців тому

      It's interesting to note our national debt is largely owned by Americans in the form of public and private retirement funds, social security and Medicare (programs we pay into), state and local governments, our financial system to include the Federal Reserve and support for the US dollar. We owe a little over $1 trillion to China and another $5 trillion to other countries. As a consequence of massive monetary easing the Fed currently owns about $6 trillion which, by the way, is earning interest and profits are remitted to the US Treasury. Our debt is largely a measure of our economic wealth and power rather than a time bomb. Our debt is wealth for someone. However, the original debt ceiling in 1917 was only $11.5 billion. That's clearly not enough today.
      So, it always goes up. Possibly more than it should because we give large tax deductions and loopholes for the wealthy, not available to those earning an income, and some corporations pay no tax at all often by offshoring their money. Still, to fund the government and grow the economy (infrastructure, etc.), we prefer to borrow at interest from those who have it rather than tax it never to be seen again. Our debt spending moderates the increasing wealth gap providing higher paying jobs than many blue collar jobs surviving paycheck to paycheck along with our credit cards in the private sector. That's good for the once vibrant middle class, and spending works through the private sector to generate taxable income and revenue for US companies.

    • @pstoneking3418
      @pstoneking3418 11 місяців тому +8

      ​@@RoobieRhoo That's certainly not true, our debt ceiling is where it's at today because of reckless government spending. I saw it first hand working for FAA for 30 years. 4th quarter came around and they begin their frantic spending so every last penny of their budget was spent, because if not next years budget would be cut accordingly. This occurs throughout all government agencies.

    • @johnsonhunglo1993
      @johnsonhunglo1993 11 місяців тому +1

      I, also, found it appalling!!!

  • @billybatson8657
    @billybatson8657 11 місяців тому +377

    I absolutely love how never, not once, does ANY politician ever mention government pensions as a significant part of the federal budget, or suggest any cuts whatsoever. Not once. Ever. Somehow Social Security is always the first suggested cut, when people have actually paid into it.

    • @SkeletonWord
      @SkeletonWord 11 місяців тому +27

      Uhhhh, federal employees pay into their retirement ya silly goose

    • @renaallen7213
      @renaallen7213 11 місяців тому +17

      Someone needs to bring up cutting government pensions. We are slaves to this administration.

    • @dabrusterguy
      @dabrusterguy 11 місяців тому +5

      Social Security is in essence, a Ponzi scheme with one difference: everybody is forced to pay into, and they have no choice. People should be allowed to opt out, forfeit any future SS benefits, and invest their own retirement money the way they want. The problem with the entire system is that people are not having enough kids to keep it afloat. Essentially, the younger generations are currently being forced to subsidize socialism for the boomers, and by the time they're at the age they can start reaping in benefits from SS, the dollar price would have been highly inflated and the increase of SS benefits not increased to a competitive level; furthermore, the younger generations, who are non-productive would not have paid in nearly enough to make the entire system viable. Same story with Medicare/Medicaid.

    • @andrewslagle1974
      @andrewslagle1974 11 місяців тому +8

      stop paying into it work for your self for cash it can be done !

    • @virginiajessee3708
      @virginiajessee3708 11 місяців тому +1

      To the SSI ponzi scheme, it was working just fine until the presidents of the past removed huge sums of money to fight wars and pay on the federal debt. It was never paid back. They politicians rob the American taxpayers of a system to help those who work hard for years, the politicians also set SSI up that the rich do not have to pay of they male over a certain amount.

  • @SIXX2772
    @SIXX2772 7 місяців тому

    This man deserves better around him!

  • @Laura-tp8wz
    @Laura-tp8wz 10 місяців тому

    Thank you Rand!!!

  • @rhettagibson1026
    @rhettagibson1026 11 місяців тому +38

    I say no more defense dollars until they are audited!

    • @vickyfellers7046
      @vickyfellers7046 11 місяців тому +4

      They've been audited... they just can't PASS an audit! 😮

    • @omar2668
      @omar2668 11 місяців тому +6

      They'll end up another 2 trillion short like the last pentagon audit

    • @alicecoppers8980
      @alicecoppers8980 11 місяців тому

      😇

    • @shadow7988
      @shadow7988 10 місяців тому

      Defense isn't the problem. It's the boomers and the welfare state they created. None of these cowards, not even Rand Paul, will dare touch the sacred cow of Medicare and Social Security which absolutely dwarfs the military budget. Boomers control the government and most institutions and they absolutely will not allow that band aid to be ripped while they are still alive.

  • @My2CentsO66
    @My2CentsO66 11 місяців тому +129

    This what happens when Crooks get selected! ✅️💯🇺🇸🤮

    • @HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings
      @HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings 11 місяців тому +1

      Mind Begs the Question:
      If God prohibits Usury/Interest Lending
      If a people prohibit it among themselves
      Subjugate rest of World with it
      Following Scripture,Violating Scripture?

    • @ProGamer-zm5ow
      @ProGamer-zm5ow 11 місяців тому

      The establishment makes crooks out of even some of the most virtuous of our elected. There is an evil corruption in the government institutions surrounding our elected officials.

    • @76063co2
      @76063co2 11 місяців тому

      It's a natural outcome of government, itself. There aren't going to be good that seek power over others.

    • @emmetcosten9453
      @emmetcosten9453 11 місяців тому +1

      The main issue is when politicians talk about science without context or understanding at all of the outcome. Cutting spending across the board may be ok, there's plenty of waste in a lot of areas. We should start with removing red tape and consolidating oversight bodies and limiting how far regulation can go where its detrimental to the economy such as in development approval. We should be spending vastly less on infrastructure and we could while maintaining even better quality if we just adopted more similar regulations as Europe. Streamlining and consolidating could likely balance the budget on its own without anyone sacrificing anything, and many actually gaining.

    • @Pyrrhic.
      @Pyrrhic. 11 місяців тому +2

      @@emmetcosten9453 I don't think the national debt is an issue in the way they describe it because why is it that national debt is an issue when the democrats are in power, but under Trump, no Republican was trying to gut spending. I mean, Trump was the first president that practiced MMT (Modern Money Theory). But I agree with you, The main thing is reducing waste. I am sure we can find ways to get more for our money by getting rid of waste at the DOD and entitlement spending. You can pay for the increase in defense spending by making the DOD less wasteful and more efficient.

  • @nworbydnar
    @nworbydnar 10 місяців тому

    Senator Rand Paul: Much respect to you.

  • @csuarez1974
    @csuarez1974 11 місяців тому +14

    The senator makes a whole lot of sense.

  • @hunterjones9822
    @hunterjones9822 11 місяців тому +38

    If you cut 1% then the big guy only gets a 9% kickback...

  • @Tewhi69
    @Tewhi69 11 місяців тому +106

    I love this guy. Common Sense. Thank you Senator!

  • @catherinecorrenti742
    @catherinecorrenti742 10 місяців тому

    YES VOTE from me! 🙋‍♀️!

  • @americandad4864
    @americandad4864 10 місяців тому

    This nonsense is deliberate and it needs to stop yesterday !
    Imagine operating one’s household in such a manor.
    MAGA🇺🇸

  • @cacornhusker2940
    @cacornhusker2940 11 місяців тому +50

    When we had a real Media, they used to call this "Fleecing".

    • @_Rockill_
      @_Rockill_ 11 місяців тому

      Corporate America owns the media and controls and sensors the news, social media, and search engines. They control the narrative and constantly distract the population which piddly decisive topics that divide the population from any sort of United front that would wake the hell up and focus on the massive corruption that is deteriorating the quality of life for every single citizen and on the issues the effect us all.

    • @rodwoods2108
      @rodwoods2108 11 місяців тому

      Well, media now is you tube, sad and repressive as it is and individuals like USA Watchdog, Breitbart who was substantially muzzled, Citizen Free Press slightly muzzled, Twitter now coming out of the most unbelievable supression of speech by Communists and Marxists since Hitler took over Germany, and several other indepemdent actual news reporting poeple. News does not have letters in front of the word News anymore, they are all prostitutes owned by billionaire communists, marxists, Stalinists, Maoists, and other tyyrants who want to use Democrat goverment to enslave free people.

  • @greglander5227
    @greglander5227 11 місяців тому +13

    I am 66 and know ever since JFK was assassinated by the CIA that the government was corrupt.
    Just wait till they expose all and Americans will want to tear apart the CIA by hand!

    • @Bigfoothawk
      @Bigfoothawk 11 місяців тому

      Who's exposing the Cia? You're 66 don't hold your breath.

  • @HoDLum
    @HoDLum 10 місяців тому

    Kentucky should be proud of this man.

  • @arlenerau3150
    @arlenerau3150 10 місяців тому +3

    I find it hard to think of Social Security as an "entitlement" when I and my employer had no choice but to pay into it.

  • @jamesbutterfield7729
    @jamesbutterfield7729 11 місяців тому +71

    Shut down the government. Please... Senate, don't pass this.

    • @HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings
      @HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings 11 місяців тому +1

      Mind Begs the Question:
      If God prohibits Usury/Interest Lending
      If a people prohibit it among themselves
      Subjugate rest of World with it
      Following Scripture,Violating Scripture?

    • @nopelies7337
      @nopelies7337 11 місяців тому +3

      It will cause absolute chaos in the markets and irreparably harm the United States but I think you're right. Just go cold turkey and force a budget balance.

    • @julieo6266
      @julieo6266 11 місяців тому +3

      They passed it

    • @rr7firefly
      @rr7firefly 11 місяців тому

      Sorry. But at the point of an eminent crisis there are few choices. A temporary fix to muddle through became inevitable.
      The issue will be a hot topic for maybe a week and then, because most people have either a short attention span or important personal obligations to preoccupy them, it will fizzle away. That is until AFTER the 2024 election. Then we'll be back to this niggling matter.

    • @Mike-jv8bv
      @Mike-jv8bv 11 місяців тому

      @nopelies7337 no it wont. Shut it down. Save taxpayers some money.

  • @lissablue176
    @lissablue176 11 місяців тому +14

    This man has my respect 100% ❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸❤️

  • @user-ml4nc9io3d
    @user-ml4nc9io3d 10 місяців тому

    Right Again. !

  • @corghhh
    @corghhh 11 місяців тому +1

    YOUR ALLLLL FIREDDDDD

  • @deanalbertson7203
    @deanalbertson7203 11 місяців тому +12

    I say we go to a Flat Tax, with no deductions.

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 11 місяців тому

      Overtime needs to stopped being taxed. It murders the average citizens pay check and it's dishonest.

    • @psalm1305
      @psalm1305 11 місяців тому

      I guarantee that government will find a way to overspend, no matter what the tax rates are. I was a respite care worker for a few years and saw so much tax dollar waste for things it disgusted me. 😢

  • @sabaha4637
    @sabaha4637 11 місяців тому +132

    How to get rid of this 🤡 bill:
    fire all these greedy politicians and start all over,
    With real money. 😁

    • @Geezerelli
      @Geezerelli 11 місяців тому +6

      Russia has real money backed by gold and oil!😂

    • @ruthegan8524
      @ruthegan8524 11 місяців тому +2

      Where does one acquire REAL MONEY?

    • @kensmechanicalaffair
      @kensmechanicalaffair 11 місяців тому +1

      @@ruthegan8524 From a mountain.

    • @ishcaby1231
      @ishcaby1231 11 місяців тому +2

      We need term limits period. It my be too late, our country is being flushed down the toilet in so many ways. So sad

    • @Jason-fg9wn
      @Jason-fg9wn 11 місяців тому

      Define real money.

  • @thundergrace
    @thundergrace 10 місяців тому +1

    Everything is a mess!

  • @jilliangill5728
    @jilliangill5728 8 місяців тому

    5 years is not good enough for this American traitor!

  • @tomdarkart1
    @tomdarkart1 11 місяців тому +15

    Shut down Congress pay and benifits until a balanced budget happens.

    • @betsyburns1825
      @betsyburns1825 11 місяців тому

      At the beginning of our Country the politicians didn't get paid. Not even the President.

    • @austinmartin5446
      @austinmartin5446 11 місяців тому

      How about tell Joe Biden and Democrats screw all their crazy nonsense and say no to raising ceiling.

  • @johnmontalbano6027
    @johnmontalbano6027 11 місяців тому +28

    He's absolutely right: every year they go deeper in debt and promise MORE AND MORE OF OUR ANNUAL LABOR TO PAY BACK LOANS AND INTEREST.

    • @mac6452
      @mac6452 10 місяців тому

      Slavery and they don't even see it.

    • @trudilm3864
      @trudilm3864 10 місяців тому

      They have no intention of paying any of it back. They're happy for the interest rates to rise.

  • @evanschneider9587
    @evanschneider9587 10 місяців тому +1

    Not the hero we want but the hero we need

  • @nickingram77
    @nickingram77 11 місяців тому

    Preach brother!

  • @ldtush
    @ldtush 11 місяців тому +18

    This was the most honest debt ceiling explanation i have heard in the past month. Unbelievable

    • @a.alphbond9003
      @a.alphbond9003 11 місяців тому

      LOL, he just told you what you wanted to hear, doesn't make it factual. That is what people do now adays on the internet.

    • @ldtush
      @ldtush 11 місяців тому

      @A. Alphbond yep, because it made the most sense to me, imo, and the 12 other people that liked my comment. You dont have to agree. That's the beautiful thing about the USA

    • @a.alphbond9003
      @a.alphbond9003 11 місяців тому +1

      @@ldtush Social media experts for all scientific fields. Funny thing is how you manage to convince yourselfs of knowing the truth based on tumbs up and likes you get for your comments. LOL

    • @obviousstraightguy
      @obviousstraightguy 11 місяців тому

      ​@@a.alphbond9003 Do you dispute anything claimed in this speech? If so what and why?

  • @rogercornelio995
    @rogercornelio995 11 місяців тому +7

    MORE POWER TO YOU, SEN. RAND PAUL!!!
    May GOD Bless You and Your Family!!!

  • @goodgoyou1
    @goodgoyou1 11 місяців тому

    Thanks so much for your response to this question and I will definitely look 👀 at this so I know exactly what to teach my children on how to read the signs of bullshit.

  • @prophet9240
    @prophet9240 11 місяців тому +54

    32 Trillion dollar national debt, and they're trying to save a buck??? I think the debt is beyond saving...

    • @mendelson6052
      @mendelson6052 11 місяців тому +4

      Guess we better just not finally start practicing fiscal responsibility?
      I mean… his amendment seems sound to me.

    • @brianarnold4368
      @brianarnold4368 11 місяців тому

      This hole thing is a complete Disgrace - nothing but BS. They cut 1.3 trillion over 10 years ???? Meanwhile they are spending 2 + trillion a year 🤔 Oh this is a great deal - ( for an idiot ) Great job Republicans Great job .... There is a difference between the two party's ?????????? I'm not seeing it .............

    • @brianarnold4368
      @brianarnold4368 11 місяців тому +1

      The depth is beyond saving ?? You mean the country ..............

    • @prophet9240
      @prophet9240 11 місяців тому +1

      @@brianarnold4368 Fair enough...

    • @mcgoober6779
      @mcgoober6779 11 місяців тому +2

      his is why andrew jackson was probably top2 presidents US ever had

  • @terrybreiland4230
    @terrybreiland4230 11 місяців тому +47

    Everyone knew the Boomers were getting ready to retire , yet government kept borrowing money from SSI and now that the money's almost gone they want to cut our benefits . The Boomers worked hard for that money and we should be able to get it back .

    • @josephsloop8865
      @josephsloop8865 11 місяців тому +7

      It's too late. There is no money left. The government mismanaged it, you trusted the government with it, get over it.

    • @jamesmason2228
      @jamesmason2228 11 місяців тому +2

      Why does everyone lie about "borrowing" from SS? The SS trust fund is only allowed to invest in US Treasuries. That's it. That's not "borrowing from SS".

    • @michellejackson1202
      @michellejackson1202 11 місяців тому +3

      That's stealing !!!!

    • @jrstf
      @jrstf 11 місяців тому +1

      As I boomer, we will get it back should we live an average lifetime. Problem is people aren't putting enough in to cover all the benefits, and people like me didn't have enough kids to continue the youth supporting the aged.

    • @_Rockill_
      @_Rockill_ 11 місяців тому

      This is all by design you see. Blackrock owns 10-20% of every company in the US. They control our economy. I fully believe that Blackrock is capable and intends to crash the market in the greatest wealth distribution this country has ever seen. The boomer generation is the largest generation we will ever see in our lifetime. There is no way that Blackrock is not going to capitalize on the opportunity to redistribute that wealth to them. They probably figure it would all go to nursing homes anyway.

  • @davediloreto6297
    @davediloreto6297 10 місяців тому +1

    "Cut 1% of Big Bird" is the most reasonable proposal I've heard from Congress since the early 2000's. This is the best take on this absurd "Debt Ceiling" controversy I've heard from anyone in government, particularly the numbers around a default and impact on consumer prices. It's sad that this becomes political theater, as no one will take the severity of this issue seriously.

  • @wittenstienspavlov3699
    @wittenstienspavlov3699 7 місяців тому

    rand paul finally standing up

  • @ILovePancakes24
    @ILovePancakes24 11 місяців тому +33

    They folded like a cheap lawn chair and then deleted any semblance of financial restraint. So somehow they managed to sink lower than the already low expectations.

  • @shawnshort5218
    @shawnshort5218 11 місяців тому +21

    Please, please don't vote yes.

    • @williamg8269
      @williamg8269 11 місяців тому +1

      Well too bad it's going to pass

    • @melanieredfield9736
      @melanieredfield9736 11 місяців тому +1

      That's irresponsible. They must have a majority consensus when they set a budget. They already voted for the budget, and have already accumulated the debt in the process of funding it. You can't allow the bills that they agreed to, to pile up and then suddenly decide you're simply not going to pay them!!-- especially when refusing to do so, will cause financial catastrophe for private citizens, who must rely on government funding to survive (ie, social security recipients, people relying on Medicare & food stamps, etc). Remember, many of these people already paid into these programs through decades of paycheck deductions (and by no choice of their own)...why should they starve or lose their homes just to make a political point?? Rand Paul is right...but only in part. There are TWO ways to do this: one is to make cuts in spending; the other is to increase revenue through taxes & fees. I'm a Republican so it probably sounds shocking....but our deficit increased by 25% under Trump in large part because he was cutting taxes (money to the Treasury) for popularity & to gain short-term economic growth in consumer spending, but that escalated the shortfall we have now. Some of those tax cuts need to be dialed down.. and we need wealthy Americans and corporations to pay a fair share instead of allowing them to tap out once a certain cap has been paid for the tax year. If we did a combination of both cutting spending and raising revenue, we could put our budget on track. But nobody wants to take on the problem of addressing it because they're too scared of losing voters.

  • @CorneliusKinLove214
    @CorneliusKinLove214 10 місяців тому

    You right the *TRICK IS*

  • @kathrynschultz1634
    @kathrynschultz1634 10 місяців тому

    The only one telling us the truth!

  • @68craigbarrett
    @68craigbarrett 11 місяців тому +62

    Remember that military spending is not paying for the soldiers, but the manufacturers of equipment.

    • @_Rockill_
      @_Rockill_ 11 місяців тому

      Yes and the shareholders that own those outrageous companies are the top 10% of the wealthy and hold 76% of the nation’s wealth.

    • @SpamSucker
      @SpamSucker 10 місяців тому +5

      Well it's both, but apparently DOD spends money so quickly that they can't pass a financial audit; they literally cannot explain where all the money is going. Seems to me that fiscal responsibility starts with knowing what you are spending the money on, or alternatively, not one penny goes out the door without a clear authorization/explanation. (And BTW if you think DOD is bad, let's head over to HHS...)

    • @margaretgoodheart4167
      @margaretgoodheart4167 10 місяців тому +4

      Craig Barrett, you are right and there's more: us is funding Ukraine salaries and pensions, dod funds biolabs abroad, US taxpayer military funds usaid, cia, ned and others who interfer abroad. Maybe we would agree to these or maybe not...but paying them billions gives us the right and responsibility to discuss and be heard.

    • @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle
      @WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle 10 місяців тому

      The military is so critically undermanned right now. Many have so many jobs (the work hasnt gone away, but the people have) they aren't even trained for in addition to the one they are trained for. Result is nothing gets done right and they end stinking at their primary job due to pencil whipping requirements or, even if they do train, it is half ass because they are smoked from all the nonsense.
      I would love to know where the money is going. Not to people. .

  • @user-zc8mz4cx4l
    @user-zc8mz4cx4l 11 місяців тому +108

    Thank you Senator Paul. President Biden for at least 40 years never had to balance a budget since he has always lived off taxpayers! Get this spending under a proper budget and restore our social security!

    • @kamikazitsunami
      @kamikazitsunami 11 місяців тому +2

      Thank him for what? He's not doing a damn thing.

    • @Barskor1
      @Barskor1 11 місяців тому +1

      Get SSI changed to a personal investment fund that you control and you will get a better return.

    • @gerthabanks3304
      @gerthabanks3304 11 місяців тому

      Praise the Lord, how much do it coast for each person to come to America illegal? This may be root of the debt problems also one party don’t want to pay their share, according to income. Sounds like Switzerland has a great tax plan if it worked for them why not for American?

    • @1974dormouse
      @1974dormouse 11 місяців тому +1

      @@kamikazitsunami he’s not king genius, he can’t pass anything without support.

    • @kamikazitsunami
      @kamikazitsunami 11 місяців тому

      @@1974dormouse You are absolutely unconscious. Both sides work together. This is just theater. Stay dumb.

  • @marktheunitedstatescitezen185
    @marktheunitedstatescitezen185 10 місяців тому

    Thank you Rand Paul !

  • @johnwillis12454
    @johnwillis12454 11 місяців тому

    AMEN !

  • @hogujak
    @hogujak 11 місяців тому +8

    I am surprised that someone actually speaks the truth...wow