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To: zax who wrote (908580)	12/15/2015 12:25:13 AM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576608

"Trump makes outrageous, superficially exaggerated or false statements almost as often as he exhales. But they’re not easily disproved, at least gracefully. It’s not as if anyone could perform a health and fitness survey of every president since Washington. In any case, rivals are hoping that Trump’s arrogance and almost perpetually boorish personality will eventually alienate his supporters into their own camps. So, they have little political incentive to stoop to his level, hoping he’ll implode without any of them having to get caught pressing the button. Can you imagine a Jeb Bush or Hillary Clinton unveiling the results of a months-long fact-finding mission into Trump’s library of half-truths, exaggerations, or outright lies? Their campaigns know that would do them more harm than good. The type of person who tends to believe Trump’s proclamations also tends to be immune to reason. For an establishment candidate, getting down in the muck with Trump is not a good look—particularly if your entire campaign strategy (for more centrist Republicans) hinges on framing yourself as the anti-Trump. The anti-wacko. The–for better or worse–anti-“telling it like it is."

To: zax who wrote (908580)	12/15/2015 1:13:42 AM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1576608

Larry Flynt is about all you've got.

To: zax who wrote (908580)	12/15/2015 7:17:48 AM
From: jlallen	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 1576608

Obamacare Repeal Would Cut Deficit, Boost Growth -- CBO BY JOHN MERLINE 05:31 PM ET December 14, 2015 http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/121415-785198-obamacare-repeal-would-cut-deficit-boost-growth-cbo.htm A little-noticed report released Friday afternoon by the Congressional Budget Office shows that the Senate bill to repeal most of ObamaCare would cut the deficit by as much as $474 billion, while boosting GDP, investment and capital stock. The findings stand in sharp contrast to promises by President Obama and other Democrats that ObamaCare would accelerate economic growth and lower federal deficits. According to the CBO, repealing ObamaCare's subsidies and Medicaid expansion would cut federal spending by almost $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years. And getting rid of its myriad tax hikes would reduce tax revenues by $1.1 trillion, resulting in $281 billion decrease in projected deficits over the next decade. However, the report says that repealing ObamaCare would "boost the economy's output" by nearly 1% starting in 2021, because it would eliminate ObamaCare's negative effects on the labor market and on saving and investment. When these positive economic effects of ObamaCare's repeal are included, the deficit reduction climbs to $474 billion, mainly because the faster economic growth would produce more revenues. To be sure, the Senate bill is a partial repeal of ObamaCare that keeps in place the hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicare spending cuts included in the law. Republicans, as well as some outside experts, have complained that Obama has been double counting these savings anyway, using them both to "pay for" ObamaCare subsidies, and to claim they were extending Medicare's solvency. On the downside, CBO says 22 million people who would otherwise have gained coverage under ObamaCare won't if it were repealed. It's unclear whether CBO adjusted that number to account for the increase in jobs and economic growth that would result from ObamaCare's repeal. The Senate passed its bill as part of the budget "reconciliation" process, which means that it can't be filibustered. The House passed a different version. Obama has promised to veto whatever version reaches his desk, and Republicans are unlikely to have enough votes to override the veto. Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/blogs-capital-hill/121415-785198-obamacare-repeal-would-cut-deficit-boost-growth-cbo.htm#ixzz3uLOXmoU6 Follow us: @IBDinvestors on Twitter \| InvestorsBusinessDaily on Facebook