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Traditionally US government proposes a spending program and some means to pay for and congress votes on it. How you pay for it could be through debt, existing f
by bko 4y ago
Traditionally US government proposes a spending program and some means to pay for and congress votes on it. How you pay for it could be through debt, existing funds or increase in taxes. This is something different.
It also muddies the water because it's not explicit how much it will cost, who will bear the burden not to mention no congressional oversight. This isn't like proposing a budget to build bridges. The is unilateral action by one person with unknown consequences.
- pessimizer 4y agoYou're calling something "traditional" (PAYGO) that didn't exist until 1990, was killed in 2000, and was recreated in 2010. Also, that something is "traditional" doesn't make it rational.
- pnutjam 4y agoI thought you guys wanted government to be run like a business?