“$2.4 Trillion Would Be Largest Debt-Limit Increase in U.S. History”
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Why call it a “limit”, when the collectivists on both sides of the aisle, laugh at the very idea of fiscal responsibility.
And undoubtedly the last, because no one will buy Treasuries after this - whether the debt ceiling is increased or not.
Our finances are now Greek.
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What a horrible deal, giving Obama 2012 election cover, in return for ALMOST NOTHING....
The pressure being exerted on Boehner by the mostly-gay DC media must be enormous. Too bad he isn’t listening to the rest of us OUTSIDE the beltway.
"No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making themselves inoffensive to their enemies."-- Dean Acheson
"Appeasers believe that if you keep on throwing steaks to a tiger, the tiger will become a vegetarian."
-- Heywood Broun
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$2.4 Trillion debt limit increase
Cuts to defense spending
Tax hikes are on the table for the next round of negotiations
What exactly is in this, that a republican would like?
Nothing could make it more clear that we are lead by self centered cowards in the Republican party. They would much rather surrender to barry than fight to clearly show he had no plan except raise taxes and cut the standard of living of the middle class. Instead we get this tax increase commission and fairy tale cuts cluster. Boehner even wrapped it up in a nice 2012 campaign gift box for barry. What a disgrace.
Why not just generate a bill and make the debt ceiling the infinity sign, since there is no debt ceiling and it is all just a game of BS?
Tax & Spend. Thank God for the Tea Party because the Democrats and Republicans want to do nothing but Tax & Spend. As has ben said in many ways at many times during this sham of a “debate”, if it weren’t for the Tea Party members of Congress this would have been swept under the rug weeks ago.
In $ Trillions | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Total | $1,936 | $2,107 | $2,319 | $2,570 | $2,668 | $2,854 | $2,899 | $2,945 | $2,992 | $3,039 |
Social Security | $623 | $751 | $924 | $1,123 | $1,166 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 | $1,309 |
Health and Human Services | $270 | $299 | $329 | $361 | $395 | $414 | $434 | $454 | $475 | $496 |
Discretionary Spending | $1,043 | $1,057 | $1,066 | $1,086 | $1,107 | $1,131 | $1,156 | $1,182 | $1,208 | $1,234 |