This is for those who still think all this chaos is about cutting spending. The new budget proposal increases spending. Like I told you.
For those who can’t read it:
“ This $5.8 trillion addition to the deficit (plus interest) would exceed the cost of the 2017 tax cuts, 2020 CARES Act, 2021 American Rescue Plan, and 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—combined.”
BTW, the author is from the Manhattan Institute, a very conservative think tank.
Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/04/congressional-republicans-might-set-off-debt-bomb/682567/
Replies to: "The new budget would cut taxes (for the rich) - and INCREASE spending"
- The new budget would cut taxes (for the rich) - and INCREASE spending [LINK]
- Chris94 - 8:20am 4/24/25
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- Who would have thunk it, right? [NT] - Frank L - 3:38pm 4/24/25
- If true, that would be more of the same, which would be disappointing. We'll see what happens. - NedoftheHill - 11:33am 4/24/25
- As I've been saying forever, a 3rd option is desperately needed. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 9:13am 4/24/25
- True. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 7:07pm 4/24/25
- Will never happen. [NT]
- Chris94 - 2:46pm 4/24/25
- True. Although Trump is kind of a third option; not typical GOP. - NedoftheHill - 7:07pm 4/24/25
- I’m sure no one predicted this to happen before the elections. - jimbasil - 8:43am 4/24/25
- Tariffs are taxes... and these hit the middle and lower classes the hardest. [NT]
- Curly1918 - 8:37am 4/24/25
- According to Trump and Howard Lutnick the Tariff Strategy is to bring millions of Robot jobs to [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 10:38am 4/24/25
- THAT is happening anyway. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 11:19am 4/24/25
- It’s a golden era dude! [NT] - Frank L - 3:34pm 4/24/25
- THAT is happening anyway. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 11:19am 4/24/25
- Also not true. - PaND - 9:24am 4/24/25
- Reagan was! But I suppose he was a RINO. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 10:16am 4/24/25
- I guess you did not read the article. - PaND - 11:08am 4/24/25
- I'm all in on that. [NT] - Curly1918 - 1:13pm 4/24/25
- I guess you did not read the article. - PaND - 11:08am 4/24/25
- Reagan was! But I suppose he was a RINO. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 10:16am 4/24/25
- …and they will make the deficit much worse [NT]
- Chris94 - 8:47am 4/24/25
- Real Republicans need to grow a couple and provide guardrails for Trump's mood swings. - Curly1918 - 9:24am 4/24/25
- How about just voting to impeach him in 2021 for his role in the attack on the Capitol? - Frank L - 3:08pm 4/24/25
- Real Republicans need to grow a couple and provide guardrails for Trump's mood swings. - Curly1918 - 9:24am 4/24/25
- According to Trump and Howard Lutnick the Tariff Strategy is to bring millions of Robot jobs to [LINK]
- TyroneIrish - 10:38am 4/24/25
- No it would not, it keeps the 2017 tax cuts the same. [NT] - PaND - 8:30am 4/24/25