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while some may not like some of the spending and tax cuts, many are good, and I am very glad to see some of these things to be added/extended/increased
tax credit for: children, energy efficiency, solar, wind, etc
funding for the 911 respenders health bill
expansion and improvements to the VA
it even puts a pay freeze on congress and the potus/vpotus
again its a funding bill for the FY, and many of those GOOD things were due to expire or needed tobe added
The things you think are important....made up a trivial amount of the bill really. I posted a link earlier breaking down the cost of each item. By far the biggest ones were to business and wealthy folks.
The things you think are important....made up a trivial amount of the bill really. I posted a link earlier breaking down the cost of each item. By far the biggest ones were to business and wealthy folks.
this is the FUNDING for the entire government for the rest of the FY
there are many GOOD things... and some NOT SO GOOD (or stupid) things
I would rather pass the funding with a few thing I think are a waste, than to not fund the nessecary things
The things you think are important....made up a trivial amount of the bill really. I posted a link earlier breaking down the cost of each item. By far the biggest ones were to business and wealthy folks.
But they weren't new. They were already in place and just got made permanent.
Well now don't the left say that Repubs are for big business ?
Where's the Dem sponsored tax cuts for the middle class ?
Take off those partisan blinders and you'll see it's not only the GOP going on a spending spree.
Both parties agreed to waive the requirement of cuts/taxes to offset new spending.
BOTH PARTIES.
You saw the numbers. Practically every GOP rep voted for it, and over 100 Dems against it. If I understood correctly, this will nearly double the deficits.
You saw the numbers. Practically every GOP rep voted for it, and over 100 Dems against it. If I understood correctly, this will nearly double the deficits.
Deficits and debt only matter when the Democrats control the purse strings. As this bill clearly shows, Republicans don't believe they are important when they are in charge. But should the Democrats retake either house of Congress and/or the White House next year, watch how the GOP goes on a tear about the debt and blames in on those free-spending Democrats. Happens again and again and again, and their constituents buy it every time.
If I understood correctly, this will nearly double the deficits.
No, it won't. The $680 billion cost of the tax package is the cost over ten years. The budget deficit (an annual number) for FY 15 was $435 billion.
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But they weren't new. They were already in place and just got made permanent.
Only some were made permanent. Others were extended five years. Others only two years (and only one year forward, plus one retroactively, back to when the extenders last expired at the end of 2014).
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