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Kentuckistan's avatar

maybe because the immediate problem is the fact that Republicans want to slash taxes in an otherwise fairly good economy. We will not solve the Federal budget problem by slashing taxes on the middle and upper class. Just won't happen. We have a deficit problem because we've had three rounds of major unpaid tax cuts since the early 2000's and we refuse to engage in meaningful cuts to the drivers. Defense, Social Security and Medicare/Medicaid. I guess what I'm saying is show me the spending cuts before you show me the tax cuts. I mean Republicans are gutting the IRS and tax enforcement, estimated to soon cost the Treasury $500 billion a year in intentional cheating. What kind of priority is that?

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Brad W's avatar

Tim could do shows that discuss the immediate problems you cite and the big picture long-term problems. Both sides are completely full of crap on this subject, and I'd like to see Tim call them out.

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