Deficit Increaser News Today

Republicans attacked unemployment insurance as too much of a deficit increaser. $30 billion to do unemployment insurance. as you can see there, moving the tax cuts is huge compared to unemployment insurance. more than three trillion, even if you let the tax cuts for the rich expire. when youre talking about the deficit and saying this is what concerns you, what really shows whether or not youre serious about it isnt whether or not you can use the debt as a talking point. its whether or not youre...

Much of a deficit increaser. $30 billion to do unemployment insurance. as you can see there, moving the tax cuts is huge compared to unemployment insurance. more than 3 trillion, even if you let the tax cuts for the rich expire. when youre talking about the deficit and saying this is what concerns you isnt whether or not you can the use the debt as a talking point. its whether or not youre willing to raise the taxes or cutting popular programs that would reduce the debt. in many cases, republica...

Better. if you had eternal tax cuts going on, the republicans would have increased the deficit by many, many, many, many trillions of dollars. as long as it expired after ten years, when cbo does their calculation, cbo has to say these are gone after ten years so theyre not that big. now were dealing with something where republicans are saying democrats want to increase the deficit. theyve done too much on the deficit. on the other theyre saying, we want to allow these tax cuts to go on which is...