Luddly Neddite
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Why Republicans Can
Besides, what would their owners, the kochs, have to say ...
Republicans like Mitch McConnell say government spending is out of control and would, at least ideally, like to bring it into line with revenue entirely through spending cuts. Democrats like Obama endorse a balanced solution with revenue and taxes. Right-thinking centrists, like the CEO community and their publicists like Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, think we should cut deeply into entitlement spending while also raising tax revenue. (VandeHei, in a video accompanying his execrable story, asserts, Theres money to be cut everywhere.)
There really isnt money to be cut everywhere. The United States spends way less money on social services than do other advanced countries, and even that low figure is inflated by our sky-high health-care prices. The retirement benefits to programs like Social Security are quite meager. Public infrastructure is grossly underfunded.
Besides, what would their owners, the kochs, have to say ...