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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Opposite of slippery, I am the one insisting in this thread that we put the discussion on the firmest ground.
I mostly agree with you Ib. The Republican budget is largely ideological.
The point where we disagree is on the Democratic budget. Your position is that the D plan "cuts less from programs that directly benefit the poorer members of our society, cuts slightly more from Pentagon spending, and actually still KEEPS the bush-era tax cuts in effect, and still cuts the same amount of money from the overall budget".
My position is that there is no D plan, because they haven't offered one.
They say they will craft a plan "in the coming days" and we shall take a look at it to see what it offers. |
I think you are confusing the current budget battle which is the subject of the potential govt shutdown, versus an FY 12 and beyond budget proposal.
The Republicans offered their FY 12 plan last week, but it has nothing to do with the current debate. Nor will any Democratic plan offered next week.
The issues is the current budget for the rest of FY 11 and the Senate Democrats offered a counter proposal last month.
But even beyond that, there appears to be agreement on the budget components for the rest of the year. What remains at odds are the political riders, most notably abortion and EPA regulations