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To: zzpat who wrote (1030506)	9/15/2017 1:33:45 AM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By FJB majaman1978 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575941

> Republicans simply ignored PAYGO for years and doubled the debt under Bush. But you are just fine with FDR's Social Security, LBJ's Medicare/Medicaid, and Obama's ACA, all on target to massively increase the budget deficit and national debt over the next 15/20 years. That's okay with you. Because, oh, no one knows why the fuck that is okay with you but it is. Pretty stupid. CBO If current laws remained generally unchanged, the United States would face steadily increasing federal budget deficits and debt over the next 30 years—reaching the highest level of debt relative to GDP ever experienced in this country. cbo.gov Yes, I agree. CBO is full of shit. But it is the best idea we have.

To: zzpat who wrote (1030506)	9/15/2017 4:57:08 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575941

So given your partisanship how come Obama and a Democratic House and Senate didn't balance the budget. Do you remember that they failed to even pass a budget at all for 6 years? Congress passes first budget in 6 years - Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com/news/.../senate-clears-way-final-passage-congress-budget/ May 5, 2015 - The GOP-led Congress Tuesday passed a full budget for the first time in years, laying out a road map for domestic spending cuts so deep that ... After years of passing no budget at all, Harry Reid calls the Senate ... www.theblaze.com/.../after-years-of-passing-no-budget-at-all-harry-reid-calls-the-sen... Mar 25, 2015 - Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ridiculed Senate Republicans on Wednesday for trying to do something he routinely dodged when ... John Boehner says Senate Dems haven't passed a budget in more ... www.politifact.com/ohio/.../john-boehner-says-senate-dems-havent-passed-budget/ Apr 26, 2012 - "The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days . ... political votes," a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told ... Senate passes first budget in four years \| TheHill thehill.com/policy/finance/289989-senate-passes-first-budget-in-four-years Mar 23, 2013 - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Budget ... The Senate early Saturdaypassed its first budget in four years by a vote of 50 to 49. It sounds like they passed PAYGO, then got around it by simply not committing to a budget at all.