Could a government default (and subsequent tanking of the economy) actually be the goal of republica

[applegrove]

Could a government default (and subsequent tanking of the economy) actually be the goal of republicans?

by self at reddit.com

http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1ns7pj/could_a_government_default_and_subsequent_tanking/

"SNIP........................

The financial crisis in 2008 was VERY good for the top 1% (even 10%) in our country. Markets went way up...employment went down and workers lost bargaining rights...social programs were cut.

Why not do it again?

I also believe there's a serious undercurrent of apocalyptica running through the GOP now. They want to be persecuted. They need to believe the end of times is coming (even if they are doing it themselves) because that justifies their moral hostage-taking.

I think we may go over the cliff.

..........................SNIP"

[applegrove]

1. Could this be in the hearts of some of the tea partiers and the kochs?

To destroy Obama? I know that rich people can buy up resources and other corporations at rock bottom prices during a recession. So recessions are not always bad for them. Would the Kochs do this? I mean it isn't as if the GOP has not already tried and succeeded in making sure the economy recovers as slow as possible?

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. I've posted here a number of times making that statement. I think its purpose by the Tea Party

Caucus intends to collapsed the Federal government. I hope I am wrong.

[applegrove]

3. One think about dealing with manipulators.... you can't imagine

how bold, nervy and evil they are. You think they might be up to something and you automatically say to yourself "no... they wouldn't". But they would and do.

[riderinthestorm]

4. We're going over the cliff. Are you ready? nt

[DJ13]

6. gulp

[Douglas Carpenter]

5. I think they see America under Obama as an enemy country-They would consider it absolutely patriotic

if they could cause an enemy economy to tank and an enemy state to shut down. The want THEIR country back.

[HooptieWagon]

8. The rank and file teabaggers....

no doubt hold that delusional thinking. The Koch brothers are probably leveraging to profit from a default, as OP is positing.

[gopiscrap]

7. of course it is

[flamingdem]

9. They would blame the default on Obama and their

base would eat it up.