"couple of comments about spending under trump."

I've literally been in hundreds of negotiations over my career. I have never encountered a situation where the other side wasn't willing to state what they wanted. Never. Even the concept is mind-boggling.

Too bad Biden doesn't have an NLRB to reign in chickenschitts who won't negotiate in good faith.

"ten bucks says the gop would agree to most anything if dems take their garbage pork out of any spending bill."

Specifically, what?

(This is where every Republican on earth looks down at their shoes and mutters something about "the woke agenda".)

"there were plenty of "peeps" in my political neighborhood."

Name a single republican who voted against it.

"When you get your "tax bill" in 2024, you and the others will find out the truth."

Yeah: Taxes have gone up on them, while the corporate tax cuts were permanent.

"democrats in DC are liars."

Well, if that doesn't justify refusing to state any demands, nothing does.

Oh, that's right...nothing does.

Why aren't YOU telling us specifically what you want cut?

"then perhaps that's not my "neighborhood.""

It's the neighborhood you vote for and enable.

" if dems take their garbage pork out of any spending bill."

Every time Dems want new spending, Republicans demand spending cuts elsewhere. Offsets.

Meanwhile, when Republicans passed Trump's $2.3 Trillion giveaway, they offered (...checks notes)...ZERO offsets.

Which reminds me: Since Republicans updated the tax code making the corporate tax cuts permanent...that $2.3 Trillion cost will need to be updated until repealed.

Do I hear $3 Trillion?

Tax cuts are spending bills, when you're running a deficit budget.

Based on the equation, Trump's $2.3+ Trillion tax giveaway is all based on newly borrowed money.

"Maybe gov should learn to only spend what they take in"

WTF does that have to do with cutting revenue while running a deficit budget?

And for extra points: when, exactly, did America's fiscal sights change from surpluses to deficits?

"you can't have an all encompassing welfare state with responsible government spending."

No one is asking for an all-encompassing welfare state. But borrowing an additional 10% of all the debt we'd rung up since 1776 to give away in tax cuts to the world's wealthiest was a bad idea.

No doubt, you didn't make a peep about THAT government spending.

" Tax cuts aren't government spending you dolt."

They are when you're already running annual deficits, dumfuq.

Are you using Republican Math?

" you're costing the government what you don't send them."

You just complained upthread about deficit budgets. Meanwhile, you were silent when Trump gave away $2.3 Trillion of what otherwise would've been tax revenue. If you don't understand giving away tax cuts while running deficits has the EXACT SAME effect on the bottom line as spending, take a class and educate yourself.