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bigbrother05

(5,995 posts) Tue Jan 1, 2013, 10:31 PM Jan 2013

Incrementalism? if you can't get a "Grand Bargain", a piece at a time can work

With smaller deals, we can focus on specific issues and not get blind sided in the amendments. Being able to bring focused pressure on the politicians could work to our advantage.

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Incrementalism? if you can't get a "Grand Bargain", a piece at a time can work (Original Post) bigbrother05 Jan 2013 OP

The sequester removes the logic for a grand bargain. There's no longer a problem that it solves. Recursion Jan 2013 #1

Recursion

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1. The sequester removes the logic for a grand bargain. There's no longer a problem that it solves.

Reply to bigbrother05 (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 10:39 PM

Jan 2013

Look, as of today, the long-term deficit doesn't exist anymore. Poof. It's gone.

There's no need for a grand bargain on deficit reduction. The deficit is a thing of the past. The question is what can we do to avoid the austerity hole we just dug.

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