The following is a 5 message exchange between 3 users
@R3dStateRobinRepublican3mos3MO
Just an observation: My online and DC conservative movement friends are all vocally opposed to funding Ukraine. My offline conservative friends who are not political activists from church, neighbors, and the community all support helping Ukraine against the Russians.
@TermiteLillianLibertarian3mos3MO
What do your offline friends think about helping Ukraine but sticking our grandchildren with the tab? This is my gripe.
@R3dStateRobinRepublican3mos3MO
1 Reducing geopolitical adversary ability to cause mayhem
2 stabilizing world supports our prosperity
3 strengthening global deterrence against bad actors for starting wars
@TermiteLillianLibertarian3mos3MO
I think my point is that I can’t get to those other issues because I’m simply not willing to fund the foreign policy through borrowing. Or certainly not additional borrowing. I think there are merits on both sides of the policy question on what to do in Ukraine. I just never get to that because I have put a line in the sand. No more supplemental spending that doesn’t have offsets.
@R3dStateRobinRepublican3mos3MO
If you don’t want to borrow, you could suggest revenue enhancements. It’s a choice: fund Ukraine through taxes, through borrowing, or don’t fund them. GOP (& some Dems) won’t raise taxes for anything, Dems (& some GOP) won’t let Putin have Ukraine, so we are left with option B.
