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Deficit ‘fiscal cliff’ bill actually spends $330 billion more
The “fiscal cliff” deal that was designed to save money actually includes $330.3 billion in new spending over the next decade, according to the official estimate the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday afternoon.
CBO said the bill contains about $25.1 billion in new cuts, but those are swamped by the new spending on extended unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless and other new refundable tax credits that President Obama fought for.
Of those cuts, only $2 billion are scheduled to take effect in 2013.
orbitup
January 1st, 2013
You don’t say…
Tim
January 1st, 2013
Sooooooooo … both Parties are guilty of screwing over the American people? Or all four, since Bernie Sanders is a Socialist and Ron Paul is a Paultardian?
Where’d I leave that Re-Set Button … ?
Tim
January 1st, 2013
BO, Boehner, Reid, & Roberts: “Hey, America …
you got a purdy mouth …”
Dr. Tar
January 1st, 2013
Magic government for a people desperate for magical solutions to realities challenges. Where tax increases are tax cuts and more spending is an austerity measure.
We truly are beyond the looking glass people.
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January 1st, 2013
[...] lunacy — we must make our voices heard and vote out the jokers in both parties, or learn to enjoy eating crap [...]
Billy Fuster
January 1st, 2013
Just shut up and keep paying your taxes.
Unruly Refugee
January 1st, 2013
Wait, they passed this bill at 2:00 a.m. January 1st. ?? Right after the big ass New Years Eve party just started rocking? WTF ?
Did Pelosi say you have to be drunk to know what’s in the bill? Because I’ll bet a case of beer all of the republicans who voted yea were shitfaced drunk at 2:00 a.m. New Years morning.