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August 09, 2011 01:44 AM UTC
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Whether Rep. Ryan likes it or not, tax increases are on the horizon.
So far, the Republicans haven’t been willing to cut social Seucrity, Medicare and Medicaid or the defense budget which together makes up about 80% of the federal budget. We are financing 40% of the annual federal budget by increasing the naitonal debt. Assuming we simply cut all the remaining discretionary spending, how does Rep. Ryan intend to fund the remaining 20% which is presently funded by increasing the debt, without raising taxes?
Oh, that’s right, I forgot. Cut taxes and everything will be allright.
Rep. Ryan is chairman of the House Budget Committee. If he really thinks the budget can be brought under control without tax increases then he needs to put a specific plan on the table and tell us how much he intends to cut out of the remaining programs. As things stand today, denying that tax increases will be necessary is nonsense and he know it.
Sir Robin,
Institutionalizing dependency does not save lives. In the end, your methodology will kill us all.
They just can’t see the forest for the trees. We need more tax cuts.
You know the source and hate it, but finally the other pollsters are starting to catch the drift away from President Obama.
I agree Obamacare has yet to wipe out trillions in national GDP, but give it a decade or so and it will be sucking an inordinate amount of the national Treasury.
What has led to the downgrade is the habitual and meth addict-like spending spree that gripped our nation at the beginning of the current administrations watch. Crueling tempting and then delivering access to the National Treasury – in effect bankrupting the nation – so that the professional voting class could be further inticed into committing economic suicide has worked well for Americas liberal leaders.
The problem we now face as a nation is to address our national condition as we address our own personal budgeting …. Personal responsibility must be taken and Americans know this. There is no free lunch.
Semi-subtle racism was one thing. Copied and pasted email forwards were another. Misleading statistics? Well, you’re hardly the only one. Outright intentional deception? Part and parcel of politics.
But using affect when you should have used effect?
My good man, you have at last offended me. Forsooth!
I can’t stand that shit either.
Is people like me who would prefer an actual Democrat to Obama’s Republican-lite.
what does Rassy say about CONGRESS’s approval rating? You used to always include that info in your posts.
Seriously?
What are these guys smoking?
The rating downgrade by S&P must be laid squarely at the foot of the Republicans who, terrorized by their Tea Party faction, absolutely insisted on not a single tax increase or even closure of a single tax loophole.
As the clock ticked to zero we were warned that it was probably already too late and that a downgrade would occur even if there was a deal – because the Republicans had proven to the ratings agencies that they were perfectly happy with defaulting on our national debt just to score partisan points.
It was a disgusting spectacle and can be blamed on inadequate leadership. Inadequate REPUBLICAN leadership. Because until Boehner proved unable to get his Tea Party faction to see reason, he had tentatively reached a Grand Bargain that would have made true, serious inroads into cutting our deficits through a balanced approach of debt cuts, entitlement reforms AND tax reforms/increases. But then the Republicans blew it – and due to their intransigence are basically sabotaging our economy.
It’s really treasonous, when you think about it: destroying our national economy based on a totally irrational, selfish pledge to Grover Norquist to never, ever raise a tax or close a tax loophole ever.
We should throw these bastards out in 2012.
What does the market know that S&P doesn’t?
We have two observations:
Conclusion:
/ or because.
4) The resulting higher interest rates that businesses and borrowers will have to pay as a result of this downgrade means clearly forseeable diminishing prospects for those buinesses and their recovery and expansion.