Politics Thread

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[GoMuskies]

Trump will be President for another 1,436 days. Given the pace and chaos of days 1-25, that's kind of crazy to think about.

[Xville]

This is stuff is maybe too complicated for me, but I think the answer is cash flow.

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/de...-what-to-know/

When you include 4.5 trillion in tax cuts, that further complicates a cash flow problem if that’s the problem.

[Strange Brew]

When you include 4.5 trillion in tax cuts, that further complicates a cash flow problem if that’s the problem.

Are they new tax cuts or just extending the current rates?

Edit: Your article doesn’t talk about the 4.5T number.

[Xville]

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics...e-debt-ceiling

4.5 trillion in tax cuts, but they want to cut spending by 2 trillion in ten years. I wasn’t a math major but….

[Strange Brew]

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics...e-debt-ceiling

4.5 trillion in tax cuts, but they want to cut spending by 2 trillion in ten years. I wasn’t a math major but….

So, yes. Extend the current tax rates. Tax increases are going to be a hard sell with all of the rediculous waste that has and will be uncovered.

[xuphan]

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics...e-debt-ceiling

4.5 trillion in tax cuts, but they want to cut spending by 2 trillion in ten years. I wasn’t a math major but….

We have heard about wanting to cut spending but what about the debt that’s already there? Shouldn’t our political leaders on both sides work together to start funneling tax money into paying off the debt? Reducing the amount that we are borrowing isn’t paying off the debt that’s already there.

[GoMuskies]

I don't know that reducing the absolute amount of the debt matters. I think we just want to keep it to a lower percentage of GDP.

It's hard to get one's head around how the federal government operates and those huge numbers.