The Magical Math of Boehner’s Congress: tax cuts don’t ‘cost’ anything

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2012/12/the-magical-math-of-boehners-congress-tax-cuts-dont-cost-anything/

By Liz Iacobucci

Another thing to remember, as you’re watching the Fiscal Cliff standoff:

When John Boehner was first elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, he changed the Rules.

Yes, the actual Rules that the House uses to structure debate on pending legislation.

One of those changes tells you a lot about Boehner’s priorities.

Boehner decreed that the House would not consider any additional federal spending without an identified “offset”. For example, in order to increase spending on Medicaid, the House would have to “offset” that spending through cuts to other programs (for example, by cutting Food Stamps).



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