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Originally Posted by finnbow
Republicans say they want to balance the budget — but meanwhile they have ruled out every mathematical path for doing so (cuts to defense, cuts to entitlements, wiping out non-defense discretionary spending, or raising taxes).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...ostage-budget/
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We'll see if the Repubs are serious about it...this time. Those who might be inclined to vote for them are fed up with platitudes and promises.
Let me ask you a serious question:
The Repubs control a single branch of government. There's no chance that they achieve anything close to a balanced budget without support from the Senate and the President. Are there any Dems in the Senate that might be agreeable to fiscal discipline?
I think WaPo, as usual, is being less than honest in the editorial you posted. It doesn't even have to be that hard. If the parties could simply agree to freeze spending at current levels, and spend no more than budgeted, we could start the process of returning to fiscal sanity. We didn't break this overnight, and it'll take some time to fix.