re: #235 Targetpractice
That’s what I’ve been saying. The Bush tax cuts were made permanent for all but those making over $400/450k. The cap gains was increased marginally, but the GOP position on taxes was largely made permanent. Yet, the GOP complains that they didn’t get what they wanted in spending cuts.
So they’re now focused on the debt ceiling as a way to reduce spending that the Congress had already appropriated and agreed upon. They want to reneg on the agreed upon budget deal.
Think about that. They agreed to a budget, but now want to reduce that budget even further. They complained about the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and reduced spending even though it was essentially austerity that the fiscal hawks had been seeking. But when that all came to a head, they didn’t want to feel any pain, so they put off the spending cuts while extending the cuts to most Americans.
They’ll be back at going after spending cuts, even though they wont want any of the cuts to affect their districts while protecting what pork comes their way. Business as usual.