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Because the procedural mechanism Republicans want to use to pass Trump's policy agenda requires that legislation generally not add to the federal debt, that means Republicans would have to offset the tax cuts with massive amounts of cuts elsewhere in the budget.
And even GOP lawmakers are admitting the cuts they’ll need to make will be painful for the American people.
"It will be littered with a collection of ideas, some of which Americans are going to really not be for, but hey, if we don't sacrifice, if we don't understand that this is going to be a painful process, nothing’s going to change," Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska said in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, referring to the forthcoming GOP budget that will be used to pass Trump's tax-cut agenda.
Priorities people. Your meager lives just aren't as valuable as these hedge fund managers, business owners, oil execs, and trust fund babies.
Sacrifices will have to be made.
And even GOP lawmakers are admitting the cuts they’ll need to make will be painful for the American people.
"It will be littered with a collection of ideas, some of which Americans are going to really not be for, but hey, if we don't sacrifice, if we don't understand that this is going to be a painful process, nothing’s going to change," Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Nebraska said in an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, referring to the forthcoming GOP budget that will be used to pass Trump's tax-cut agenda.
House GOP struggles to fund Trump’s tax scam, wants Americans to ‘sacrifice’
President Donald Trump on Thursday met with House Republican leaders and laid out his demands to cut taxes for the rich, as well as his proposal to end taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security. Trump's tax proposal could cost as much as $11...
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Priorities people. Your meager lives just aren't as valuable as these hedge fund managers, business owners, oil execs, and trust fund babies.
Sacrifices will have to be made.