The federal government is not going to run out of money over the Education Department.
And there he's talking about college tuition inflation, something else that basically everyone agrees is important to rein in.
You really, really need to start reading your own links more closely.
I think the only saving grace in this for GOP is that the fuse is delayed enough that the real pain won't set in until post 2018. This should be a career ending vote for most of these GOP senators up for relelection. Will see how well the democrats can leverage that position next fall.
The federal government is going to run out of money over the Education Department.
The federal government is not going to run out of money over the Education Department.
Now do you think Obama was saying that the United States will literally go bankrupt giving money to colleges or do you think he meant the federal government wouldn't be able to keep paying because it would become politically untenable? Remember, Obama's a pretty smart guy who ran the federal government for almost a decade. It's likely he knows how the Fed works.
Saw where Collins just said that they were making great progress on tax reform...so I suspect she's all in now.
Since we're still taking about Obama (not sure why), did he actually offer to cut SS/Medicare or are you 'assuming' based on running out of money comments? (serious question).
Saw where Collins just said that they were making great progress on tax reform...so I suspect she's all in now.
That's what the grand bargain was about. Tax the rich and GOP gets some of what they want i.e. cuts to the entitlements.
Why, you don't think they have enough money to pay their heating bills?I bet there are an awful lot of hard nipples in an awful lot of mansions around America today. The Republicans are taking villainy to cartoonish levels.
What do you mean knows how the Fed works? They aren't MMT, and even people like Krugman have said spending needs to be curbed with the dotard won.
How would it be politically untenable? There are tons of Democrats who want college to be free, and GOP proposals for reigning in college costs with online classes, etc. haven't really been popular or resonated. This is mostly a young voters issues.
That's what the grand bargain was about. Tax the rich and GOP gets some of what they want i.e. cuts to the entitlements.
That makes a bad bill even worse. What that means is that they are almost explicitly committing to a tax strategy where we cut taxes during good economic times and raise them during bad economic times. It's literally the polar opposite of economic sense.
It's hard to escape the conclusion that none of them have any idea what they are doing.
Right, because Krugman knows what he's talking about. And actually what Krugman has said is that we need to reduce debt/GDP as that is a good move during a time of full employment. Also, I have no desire to debate MMT with you, so don't bother.
You're free to argue with Obama's political judgment as to what policies could be passed! Regardless, it's pretty obvious that Obama wasn't saying the government would literally go bankrupt paying colleges, which is what you were trying to say. This goes back to my point of needing to read your own links better.
I think the only saving grace in this for GOP is that the fuse is delayed enough that the real pain won't set in until post 2018. This should be a career ending vote for most of these GOP senators up for relelection. Will see how well the democrats can leverage that position next fall.
good.Here's an interesting view on a possible major unintended consequence of the tax bill, specifically the SALT issue: drug legalization
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/01/how...-states-to-legalize-marijuana-commentary.html
Talk about delusional...
Only if it's first rate tangyea, but tang is still legal
Here's an interesting view on a possible major unintended consequence of the tax bill, specifically the SALT issue: drug legalization
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/01/how...-states-to-legalize-marijuana-commentary.html
Wouldn't that only be true if in fact the pain sets in BEFORE 2018?I think the only saving grace in this for GOP is that the fuse is delayed enough that the real pain won't set in until post 2018. This should be a career ending vote for most of these GOP senators up for relelection. Will see how well the democrats can leverage that position next fall.