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spanone

(135,838 posts) Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:40 AM Sep 2017

four and a half to five trillion dollars, eh?

good luck getting these bozos to agree on that level of spending.

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the republican party is getting ready to eat itself again over 'tax reform' (Original Post) spanone Sep 2017 OP

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1. We can only wish. They will pass some type of "tax reform" but the average American will pay for it.

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 10:45 AM

Sep 2017

In 3-4 years, the deficit will be so much worse that huge cuts to programs will have to be considered. SS and Medicare will be the first targets.