[JumpCrisscross]

> this is likely a temporary move, intended to be used for rhetoric

It's a rational move given the U.S. governments word on payments and commitments is no longer credible. If your employer started bouncing paycheques, your cutting back on expenses wouldn't be "intended to be used for rhetoric." It's simple self preservation.

[benatkin]

The tax cut ruins that, as would the DOGE dividend

[JumpCrisscross]

> tax cut ruins that

Ruin what?

[benatkin]

Fiscal responsibility