The House Republicans gave an outline of proposals for an alternative budget plan today. Specifics on how much the budget would cost and what affect it would have on the deficit are due to be released next week. Among the proposals are spending cuts on everything except defense and lowering the top tax rate from 36% to 25%. A tax cut of that magnitude would free up money used by those in a position to hire workers and would likely be a huge shot in the arm to the economy.
Senate Republicans will be introducing a series of amendments to the budget next week in an attempt to cut spending from the budget. House Democrats are able to restrict the number of amendments that can be offered, so House Republicans are opting to present their complete budget alternative when it is finished.
The big question at this point is if the Democrats will be willing to listen to alternatives or if they will continue to press their agendas forward in a unilateral fashion.
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Written by admin on March 26, 2009
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I don’t think there’s any question about it at all.
Obama has gotten away with saying that Republicans are merely saying “no” and not providing any ideas. The more he says it, the more people believe it to be true.
And, since Democrats don’t actually need any Republican votes, he has no motivation to include them in the creation of any legislation.
The upside to that scenario, is that when this administration crashes and burns, the Republicans can walk away without being included in the wreckage.
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Thanks for the kind words. Hope you visit often!
Unfortunately they should have waited until they had numbers in their plan… I saw the news conference last night and all the answers to the numbers question were: Wait until next week. This was a badly planned PR stunt.
@jana, it’s true and thats the way politics works, if you say something enough times, it must be true. No matter what is said.
Of course the Dems will continue to push their agenda forward in a unilateral fashion. Furthermore, they’ll call any Republican who opposes their wonderful plans “obstructionist.”
And people will believe it…
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Your cat pic has it right, with Pelosi in front of the dems going lalalalalalala !
We have a firsthand look at the biggest money grab / powershift in the US.