"Republicans pass tax breaks, but don't pay for them"

[applegrove]

Republicans pass tax breaks, but don't pay for them

by Lisa Desjardins at CNN

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/29/republicans-pass-tax-breaks-but-dont-pay-for-them/

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Democrats are particularly pressing the issue now because they see a conflict between the Republican demands that spending, especially on Democratic priorities like unemployment benefits, be offset while the GOP allows their own priority – tax cuts – to add to the deficit.

“It’s a clear double standard, particularly when you hold up unemployment,” said Chuck Marr, director of tax policy at the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

But Democrats also have exceptions to pay-for pushes, notably, many Democrats believe that unemployment benefits are emergency spending and do not need to be offset.

When asked if that is a double standard from the left, Marr said no.



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[applegrove]

1. I think "Republicans don't pay for tax cuts" would make a good mantra for 2014.

[unblock]

5. on the right track, but not good enough. people will hear "republicans blah blah blah tax cuts".

i know quite a few republicans who disagree with *everything* they stand for yet still vote for them because the *only* thing they really care about is tax cuts. why advertise for them the only thing about them that reliably gets them votes?

[JaneyVee]

2. Republicans constantly say "tax and spend Liberals"

Meanwhile, they are actually "borrow and spend conservatives". Taxing and spending is how govt. is supposed to work. Borrowing and spending is a National disaster. From the party that blew a surplus.

[House of Roberts]

3. Borrow and blow.

They never spend on anything substantial that is left after it is bought, like infrastructure.

[JaneyVee]

4. Good point. Borrow and waste.

[okaawhatever]

6. Excellent point. nt