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WashingtonPost on the Deficit, Bush vs. Obama
- Thread starter nima_babii
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Mandatory spending is left out of Bush AND Obama
Why?
Because they had no power shrink the size of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
They already have their own sets of laws that govern inflation that an incoming president can not change unless he gets 60 votes in the senate and 218 in the house
Why?
Because they had no power shrink the size of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
They already have their own sets of laws that govern inflation that an incoming president can not change unless he gets 60 votes in the senate and 218 in the house
Penguins Rock!
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The chart is full of shit.
We are STILL in Iraq and Afghanistan (which the chart doesn't really show), not to mention it doesn't show the cost of Obamacare or the extension that Obama signed for "The Bush Tax Cuts" (which makes them the evil "Obama Tax Cuts" now).
We are STILL in Iraq and Afghanistan (which the chart doesn't really show), not to mention it doesn't show the cost of Obamacare or the extension that Obama signed for "The Bush Tax Cuts" (which makes them the evil "Obama Tax Cuts" now).
ilovepointe
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ACA has 900 billion in increased revenue and spending cuts
BlahPaDaDoPii
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Here is a chart that I believe more accurately portrays the lost revenue because of the Bush Tax Cuts
The chart fails as it doesn't show where spending has actually increased.
SS 2009 was $640b
SS 2010 was $695b
Medicare 2009 $408b
Medicare 2010 $453b
Medicaid 2009 $224b
Medicaid 2010 $290b
Unemployment/Welfare/Other 2009 $360b
Unemployment/Welfare/Other 2010 $571b
2010 non defense discretionary spending was actually about $715b
Mandatory spending was up 15% from 2009 to 2010
Discretionary spending was up 14% from 2009 to 2010
Yes, that is a 30% increase in spending in one year yet the chart would have us believe spending was reduced.
SS 2009 was $640b
SS 2010 was $695b
Medicare 2009 $408b
Medicare 2010 $453b
Medicaid 2009 $224b
Medicaid 2010 $290b
Unemployment/Welfare/Other 2009 $360b
Unemployment/Welfare/Other 2010 $571b
2010 non defense discretionary spending was actually about $715b
Mandatory spending was up 15% from 2009 to 2010
Discretionary spending was up 14% from 2009 to 2010
Yes, that is a 30% increase in spending in one year yet the chart would have us believe spending was reduced.
Marjane Satrapi
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subtle I don't understand mandatory spending
subtle I didn't notice that neither Bush nor Obama had mandatory spending increases listed on the chart
subtle I didn't notice that neither Bush nor Obama had mandatory spending increases listed on the chart
Miss Muffet
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first cut was very minor and didn't really do much. Second cut was bigger and allowed us to see results.
Deshmiriai
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After which they no longer count in the argument?
They fell off a cliff is more accurate than "fall". But shhhhh, we can't talk about that, tax cuts create jobs and revenue!
They fell off a cliff is more accurate than "fall". But shhhhh, we can't talk about that, tax cuts create jobs and revenue!
sanchito1313
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Bush was fucking president 3 years ago. When the fuck is Obama going to start leading instead of blaming Bush? Oh that's right the guy hasn't led a fucking thing in his life.
storywriter
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