Oy... Fucking... Vey... Will Clinton Follow Suit ???
The agreement would raise spending by $80 billion over two years, not including a $32 billion increase included in an emergency war fund. Those increases would be offset by cuts in spending on Medicare and Social Security disability benefits, as well as savings or revenue from an array of other programs, including selling oil from the nation’s strategic petroleum reserves. The Medicare savings would come from cuts in payments to doctors and other health care providers.
The $80 billion increase amounts to little more than 1 percent per year of the nearly $4 trillion annual federal budget, but carries the politically charged significance of breaking through agreed-upon spending caps that Republicans had praised as a rare display of responsible cost-control and Democrats criticized as a wrongheaded drag on economic growth.
Nonetheless, the deal would represent a major breakthrough after years of gridlock in Congress, especially on fiscal issues, as each side compromised on core issues. It frees Mr. Obama from budget battles as he looks to secure his legacy in the remainder of his second term, and gives clean starts to Mr. Ryan as speaker and to Republicans trying to persuade voters that they can be an effective governing majority.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/us/politics/congress-and-white-house-near-deal-on-budget.html
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Everybody should know.
Every time WE move right, to appease the right, they get even righter, and so do we.
Instead of Single Payer, or even Public Option, we adopt a Republican Backed system that was born of a right-wing think tank, and tested by Mitt Romney.
When Obama takes it on as his own, they move right... arguing death panels, et. al...
And when we Dems are successful... they (R) move even further right.
And like jack-asses we follow suit.
I used to think it was miscalculation... or stupidity...
Now... I think it's the plan.
The question is... "Madam Secretary, do you support the current budget deal with all of it's cuts ?"
For me... Madame Secretary... do you support austerity politics ?"
Thanks.
Why are you ok with that ?
It sure sounded "anti" Obama so I guess those who like to bash him would naturally jump on this, even before checking out any facts.
There is another thread on GD were the title was about Obama throwing SS and Medicare under the bus. I keep kicking it up so those posters have a chance to issue their heart felt apologies, but for some strange reason not one has issue such an apology. I am sure they will in time. Right?
Grand Bargain, anyone ?
I'll bookmark... and we'll see.
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Best. Thread. Ever.
