The Triple B
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He’s been president for 4.5 years and he’s run a deficit in every one of those years, while crowing about the “greatest economy”- is there any clearer evidence for the brilliance on this dying board that trickle down supply side voodoo economics doesn’t work?
In post-Reagan times that actually traces back to McConnell‘s epiphany that Republican administrations can run all the deficit they want and the public will still blame it on Democrats.
Hmmm...... I wonder why that is?
Maybe because the programs that are breaking the country were started by Democrats? Or that, despite growing revenue, Democrat proposed spending far exceeds revenue?
What a mystery......
Just since we have little time left, the end is near, I will say this D has wanted a freeze or even a 1% cut. But I note that isn't popular with Ds or Rs.
I wish Republicans in Congress cared about reducing deficits and debt. The Senate bill will increase both to the tune of about $4 trillion more over 10 years.
Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend
It's unclear if GOP leaders have enough support for the rapidly evolving legislation, with a self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage quickly approaching.
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Will it pass?
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'Insane and destructive': Elon Musk resumes attacks on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
The Tesla CEO's criticisms of the massive bill for Trump's agenda previously led to a high-profile spat with the president.
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A lot of drama:
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Senate Republicans slog through Trump’s tax bill after overcoming resistance — The Washington Post
Lawmakers pushed through for debate the president’s massive tax and immigration bill, but hurdles are ahead before GOP leaders can get the Senate passed and sent to House.
I agree 100%
And I'm all for slashing defense spending. It's out of control.
It would be nice if somebody torpedoed the Big Bullshit Buttphuque but alas methinks only a bunker buster could penetrate this deep morass of spending.
Here is the secret. Big Beautiful Bill is a ripoff of Build Back Better, stealing the BBB alliteration from Biden.
I think the BBB adds about $90 billion to defense spending. There’s no mood for any cuts, let alone slashing. Everything needs to be looked at for cuts and freezes.
I was glad to see the provision on selling federal lands removed. I probably align with the Democrats on that issue
We should either slash the budget and shrink our deficit and debt or renege on all our T-bonds owned by China (even if that’s technically impossible—I don’t care—let Musk figure out a way) and let chips fall where they will.
That got extremely bastardized in the public. The federal government owns way too much land and most of it isn’t anywhere people would want to visit recreationally. We need to monetize some of the Feds assets.
You are probably correct but once the cat is out of the bag then there is no going back.
And I’m not terribly upset about it either. We should be leasing the land anyway and grabbing reoccurring revenue. I’m not sure what a one time sale really does as far as making a dent in the budget.
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