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government math??? (Actually, it’s the “budget” system....wherein they give a 7% increase, then cut it by 2% and say they had a budget decline)....Don’t you wish YOU could do that???
cuts (no apostrophe!)
To pay for the spending cuts. (Base line budgeting dontchya' know)
Exxxxxxactly. That’s what I’ve been asking.
If there are equal cuts in comparison to the increase in new debt ceiling, then why increase the debt ceiling?
It’s really insulting how stupid they think we are.
It doesn’t cut spending. Even if it did, they wouldn’t cut it enough to eliminate deficit spending.
baseline budgeting ays the debt will increase by $10 trillion in 10 years. Anything less than that is considered a “cut” to the politicians in the beltway.
no ... really... It’s not a joke... it just sounds like it
It doesn't cut spending at all. It merely cuts the rate at which spending would normally increase. Not the same thing. And without actual cuts, a "balanced budget" amendment is dangerous: it would simply allow government to raise taxes to any level necessary to match its spending increases.
I sent a number of emails to Boehner via his Website exhorting him to stay the course with the Tea Party goals. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he caved.