On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we discuss the Republican Party's plan to use the so-called debt ceiling as leverage to target major government programs such as Social Security, Medicare and food stamps, while pushing for even more tax cuts for the rich.
Guests:
Arthur Delany, senior reporter for HuffPost covering politics and the economy
David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter, founder and advisor DCReport, and author of several books, including The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family
Web Resources:
HuffPost: White House Demands Republicans Produce Detailed Budget For Debt Ceiling Negotiation
DC Report: How’s Our Economy Faring? Quite Well, But…
Business Insider: Elizabeth Warren says Republicans are 'running a con game' with the debt ceiling, and repealing Trump's tax breaks for the wealthy should come first
The Guardian: Republicans aren’t going to tell Americans the real cause of our $31.4tn debt
The Washington Post: House GOP eyes Social Security, Medicare amid spending battle
