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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDem lawmaker: GOP deliberately increased deficits through tax cuts in order to cut social programs
Rep. John Yarmuth, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, accused Republicans Friday of deliberately inflating federal budget deficits through their tax cuts in order to increase public support for reductions to social safety net programs.
In an interview with "Rising," Hill.TV's morning news show, the Kentucky congressman said that his Republican rivals continually push for "deep tax cuts that benefit mostly the wealthiest Americans and corporations and then scream about the deficits that are being created."
The GOP then uses concern about deficits to "go after Medicare and Medicaid and programs that help middle Americans and struggling Americans," he asserted.
Yarmuth made his remarks in reference to the federal budget resolution that passed the budget committee on Thursday in a party-line vote.
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/393623-democratic-rep-john-yarmouth-republicans-deliberately-increase-deficits-through
Freddie
(9,283 posts)I thought they'd at least wait 5 minutes to do it.
Bleacher Creature
(11,258 posts)bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Not even a year from the tax cut they passed, they seek the cuts. Repeal and replace their tax bill.
Freethinker65
(10,119 posts)Bludgeon the GOP with it. The wealthy got permanent tax cuts creating the increased deficit crisis and the GOP now wants a permanent cut in Medicare and social security to pay for it.
dalton99a
(81,709 posts)BadGimp
(4,024 posts)awesomerwb1
(4,270 posts)is calculated even though at times it might seem that it's blown up in their faces. But their echochamber is shameless and very coordinated and efficient.
Take the gloves off. F these party over country jackasses.
BigmanPigman
(51,675 posts)the tax scam and restoring the ACA. That will get a ton of normally GOP voters to vote Dem. Remember all the town halls and protests over those two issues?
DAMANgoldberg
(1,278 posts)This was done during virtually every Republican presidency of my lifetime. In this case, from Nixon forward to today. Reagan was particularly bad about this, Bush Sr less so.
SamKnause
(13,114 posts)Where the fuck have you been ???
These EVIL LYING FUCKERS have been unleashing their supply side economics on this
country for decades !!!
Rep. Yarmuth, are you aware they are coming after the United States Postal Service as well ???
poli-junkie
(1,009 posts)'Bout time Dems reveal the Repuke scam perpetrated on the American people for 40 years: tax cuts for rich leads to deficits which leads to cuts to public programs; rinse and repeat. WAY PAST TIME TO EXPOSE THIS SCAM!!!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But remember, when the tax cuts got passed, the media dutifully reported each and every Republican lie about how it would be totally revenue neutral, and in fact, the Treasury would soon be flush with lots more money. Sure, some Democrats and even one or two media people said it wasn't going to happen, that this was just another windfall for the wealthy, but if they're so smart, how come they're not wealthy, huh?
Anyway, lots of people swallowed the lies again, and the Republicans didn't get anywhere near the approbation they deserved for robbing the nation to shove more money into the overstuffed pockets of the rich. It's necessary to reset the conversation, particularly in light of the ballooning deficit figures, the lowered tax receipts, and now the Republican plan to cut Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. There are people who need to have this bright line drawn for them, or they won't get it.
Yeah, Yarmuth's remarks are pretty obvious to those of us paying attention. But significant portions of our populace don't pay attention. We need to give them information, because if we don't, Fox will. And what do you suppose the Fox line will be? "Tax cuts for the wealthy are bad"? Heh, uh, no.