The Republican way of governing.
- This deficit is increasing!
- We need to cut taxes to spur growth. This will help to lower the deficit.
- [Cut taxes, increase deficit.]
- The deficit is increasing!
- We need to cut Social-Security, Medicare and Medicaid to lower the deficit.
- (rinse, repeat)
Ryan: Tax cuts have to be deficit neutral to conform with reconciliation – Sep 28 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday said the tax cuts included in the tax reform package Republican lawmakers crafted in conjunction with the Trump Administration have to be deficit neutral so as to conform with budget reconciliation rules.
GOP tax plan unlikely to swell deficit: Speaker Ryan tells Reuters – October 25, 2017
The U.S. Republican tax cut plan that President Donald Trump wants passed by the end of the year is unlikely to trigger a big deficit expansion because it will spur more investment and job growth, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
Ryan: I'm a deficit hawk and 'a growth advocate' – Nov 5 2017
"Paul Ryan deficit hawk is also a growth advocate. Paul Ryan deficit hawk also knows that you have to have a faster growing economy, more jobs, bigger take-home pay, that means higher tax revenues," Ryan told Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday."
Ryan Dismisses Deficit Concerns to Chase a Political Win on Taxes – Nov 27 2017
The tax overhaul legislation that Ryan shepherded through the House — the Senate takes up its version this week — would add at least $1 trillion to budget deficits over the next decade, even when accounting for economic growth, according to independent tax analysts.
CBO: Senate tax plan would increase deficit by $1.4T over 10 years – Nov 27 2017
The Senate GOP's tax plan would increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years, the Congressional Budget Office estimates.
Ryan pledges 'entitlement reform' in 2018 – Dec 6 2017
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday said House Republicans will aim to cut spending on Medicare, Medicaid and welfare programs next year as a way to trim the federal deficit.
“We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit,” Ryan said during an interview on Ross Kaminsky's talk radio show.
And no. The Democrats aren't any better. Look at the trillions Obama handed to Wall Street. That wasn't even a tax cut, it was a give-away. Obamacare is a sham, willfully constructed in way that makes sure it can't survive. The Democrats only pretend to care for the people. As soon as they again have a majority and fake intent for pro-social reforms the Repubs will again whine about the deficit and the Democrats will be happy to fold.