how far the GOP is willing to go

[Stevenson]

How on earth is a tax cut actual government spending?

I posted this in another thread... If the government takes in $1T and spends $1T, the budget is balanced. If it takes in $2T and spends $2T, the budget is balanced. Etc.

Spending is the problem, not taxing. If the government taxes 100% of GDP and spent 100% + $1, there'd still be a deficit.

You have to pay your bills. You do that through revenue raised by taxes. If the GOP is unwilling to ever raise taxes - let alone let a tax cut for the rich expire - then paying bills is lesser of a priority. That's fine, but call a spade a spade. The GOP does not care about paying the country's bills or fiscal conservatism, it cares about cutting taxes.

 

[Denny Crane]

You have to pay your bills. You do that through revenue raised by taxes. If the GOP is unwilling to ever raise taxes - let alone let a tax cut for the rich expire - then paying bills is lesser of a priority. That's fine, but call a spade a spade. The GOP does not care about paying the country's bills or fiscal conservatism, it cares about cutting taxes.

So you get a pay raise and go out and spend 1.5x what your paycheck is?

Makes no sense to me.