There is a group in the House of Representatives that does not want to pay the debts the federal government has borrowed to pay for past spending. An appropriate name would seem to be the deadbeat caucus. The group consists of 217 Republicans who voted for H. R. 2811. 4 Republicans voted against this bill and 1 did not vote. All Democrats voting opposed the bill.

I think if you owe a valid debt, you should pay it. I think most would agree. Those who refuse to pay the debt or want to make re-payment subject to conditions not in the loan are deadbeats’

I think there are valid arguments about what the government should spend going forward but refusing to re-pay loans already made unless you get your way for future spending negotiations is the wrong way to go about it.

The credit of the United States is at stake in this debt ceiling stand-off. If the deadbeat caucus has their way there will be catastrophic consequences. Reember this is not about future spending but about payinf debts we owe.

The bill does a bunch of other things which you may of may not agree with so it is definitely worth learning about it.