[Qbert]

“Looks like Redstate is resorting to a bit of demogoguery here.

The committee “will have the power to come up with new tax revenue” as they put it.

So what? They “have the power” to come up with any idea they please. It doesn’t mean Congress will pass it.”

—Wrong. The deal would include an automatic trigger to make the supposed cuts if Congress rejects the tax hikes.

[what's up]

That just puts pressure on the Committee to get something that will pass Congress.

That's good...especially when you have a majority GOP congress which is not going to vote for tax hikes.

Without a trigger, the committee likely would just jabber and never come up with anything.

[Terry Mross]

Sounds like they’re passing a law that requires them to do something if they don’t do something else. And this makes sense to politicians.

[Hawthorn]

>> The deal would include an automatic trigger to make the supposed cuts if Congress rejects the tax hikes <<

Won’t necessarily happen, because this Congress cannot bind a future Congress in that way.