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| Republicans are completely reversing themselves on the deficit; Wassup? | |
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| George Aligator | Feb 11 2018, 10:41 AM Post #21 |
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“If you were against President Obama’s deficits, and now you’re for the Republican deficits, isn’t that the very definition of hypocrisy?” So much for all that sanctimony about fiscal responsibility. Forever and always, it can now be said that Republican lawmakers care about the federal deficit only when they want to use it to bash Democratic presidents. After embracing $1.5 trillion in debt by slashing taxes on corporations and wealthy families in December, the Republican leaders in Congress pushed through a two-year budget deal on Friday that will increase spending by nearly $400 billion. While a lot of that money will be spent on important priorities like disaster relief, infrastructure and education, a big chunk of it will go to an excessive and unnecessary military buildup. Contrast this with the parsimony Republican lawmakers displayed in 2011 when they refused to raise the federal debt limit until President Barack Obama agreed to deep cuts to government programs. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/opinion/sunday/republicans-deficit-debt.html |
| Conservatism is a social disease | |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 11 2018, 11:05 AM Post #22 |
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Delaware. |
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Have you paid your internet taxes? | |
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