[keepitreal]

$100 billion on top of the $700 billion? What is going on here? Goodies for all.

This thing will end up costing a trillion with all the add ons. That will show us peons for calling to voice our complaints.

[Cboldt]

-- $100 billion on top of the $700 billion? --

Not exactly. The "cost $100 billion" phrase refers to tax reductions. It "costs" the government when the government reduces taxes. Then that $700 billion, well that's simply the purchasing of an asset that will appreciate in value and return a bonus to your children. Hopefully, you'll survive long enough that they can thank you personally. The Congress that passes this will be long gone into safe and comfortable retirement by then.

[Arkinsaw]

$100 billion on top of the $700 billion? What is going on here? Goodies for all.

They are trying to bribe the cranky public with $100,000,000 of their own future earnings in order to get the $700,000,000 of their future earnings. That is what is going on and it will probably work.

[hocndoc]

Tax breaks and tax credits are not “costs”! They are incentives for people to spend their own money.

Tax “rebates” to people who don’t pay taxes are costs. Tax credits are not!