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riversedge

(70,305 posts) Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:02 PM Jan 2017

..........* REPUBLICANS WONDER HOW TO PAY FOR TRUMPS PROPOSALS:

The Wall is part of the infrastructure bill and both McConnnell and Ryan have said they wiill pay for it----yet seems no one knows where the money is coming from

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/01/26/trump-just-gave-a-remarkable-new-interview-heres-a-tally-of-all-his-lies/?utm_term=.ff830f4e8252

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..........* REPUBLICANS WONDER HOW TO PAY FOR TRUMP’S PROPOSALS: Congressional Republicans are in the midst of a two-day “strategy session,” and the Post reports this about some of the discussions underway there:

One point of tension between Trump and lawmakers was on an infrastructure bill. … No details, such as a price tag or structure, were discussed, multiple members said. … Paying for Trump’s proposals remains an unexplored subject. Many hard-line conservatives previously opposed large policy changes that would add greatly to the deficit, as many of Trump’s proposals could.

Repeat after me: Republicans don’t care about the deficit when the president is a Republican. This will happen again: enormous tax cuts for the rich and lots of grand spending on Trump’s dreams.

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..........* REPUBLICANS WONDER HOW TO PAY FOR TRUMPS PROPOSALS: (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2017 OP

I dunno maybe some obstruction is needed underpants Jan 2017 #1

Never fear, GOP, Trump's HHS nominee Tom Price will get the money by gutting 1 trillion dollars Tanuki Jan 2017 #2

Wait a minute. The wall is part of the Infrastructure Bill? No fucking way! chelsea0011 Jan 2017 #3

I imagine grandma, poor people and the disabled will pay for it. Vinca Jan 2017 #4

Trump's proposals will be paid in the usual-and-customary NCjack Jan 2017 #5

The legislative branch is equal to the executive Retrograde Jan 2017 #6

underpants

(182,883 posts)

1. I dunno maybe some obstruction is needed

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:03 PM

Jan 2017

I've seen it done

Tanuki

(14,921 posts)

2. Never fear, GOP, Trump's HHS nominee Tom Price will get the money by gutting 1 trillion dollars

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:10 PM

Jan 2017

from Medicaid and $449 billion from Medicare. He has said so. Kill the poor and the elderly by denying them healthcare and maybe they'll save a little in SNAP and subsidized housing. They'll be able to pay for the damn wall and Trump's pathetic look-over-there "voter fraud" wild goose chase on the backs of our most needy and vulnerable citizens.

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

3. Wait a minute. The wall is part of the Infrastructure Bill? No fucking way!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:21 PM

Jan 2017

Vinca

(50,304 posts)

4. I imagine grandma, poor people and the disabled will pay for it.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 01:36 PM

Jan 2017

The wealthy will be getting their tax breaks so they won't be paying for it.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

5. Trump's proposals will be paid in the usual-and-customary

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 02:30 PM

Jan 2017

manner that the GOP pays:

There will be a tax cut for the rich.
That will stimulate the economy and add jobs.
Taxes paid by those newly employed workers will pay for the proposals.

It has not worked previously, but the GOP assures us, it will work this time.

Retrograde

(10,158 posts)

6. The legislative branch is equal to the executive

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2017, 02:45 PM

Jan 2017

Just because Boss Tweed wants something doesn't mean Congress has to give it to him. That goes for a GOP-dominated one as well. "Just say NO"

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