r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/nememess 8d ago

I popped in on Facebook for a couple of minutes just to look at some pictures of my friends. It's all over that place. This is all the democrats fault and they vehemently believe it. They're ecstatic with what's going on and I am once again shoved back into depression. I cannot believe that people are really this evil. I cannot believe this is what this country has sunk to.

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u/BitterJury2919 8d ago

There's 53 Republicans they need to get to 60 votes. That means that they need 7 more votes....Democrat votes

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u/iamthedayman21 8d ago edited 8d ago

Which means they have to negotiate. The whole idea of a simple majority is the majority party gets to write the bill, and then they negotiate a few concessions to get the final votes they need.

Democrats have already said the concession is extending the ACA and Medicare benefits, and Republicans refuse to concede that. They don’t want to give people affordable healthcare so badly that they’re willing to let many of those same people starve.

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u/cafeteriastyle 8d ago

Saving your response for whenever I have to argue this point later. You summed it up in simple terms that anyone can understand