by: Daniel Becker Well, the repubs finally have put up. They have a $2.5 trillion, ten year savings plan. No, don’t worry. You will be kept safe as all national security is untouched. However, you can expect to wake up the next day from passage in a nation with an completely different personality. As in […]
Robert Waldmann Kevin Drum writes“The GOP leadership has released “Tread Boldly,” a guidebook for Republican members of congress during the summer recess, and it includes a whole section called “Spending Restraint Solutions for Discussion.” Finally, we’ll get some details! So here they are: ‘Canceling unspent “stimulus” funds, saving up to $266 billion …’ Being hep […]
by Bruce Webb Well I doubt that will be the slogan on the signs at the next Teabag Rally but it is an accurate summation of Rep. Paul Ryan’s Roadmap to America’s Future tax reform plan. From the website (bolding mine): This plan discards a needlessly complex and manipulative tax code, replacing it with a […]