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Nicole Gaudiano
WASHINGTON Sen. Bernie Sanders used a House-Senate budget conference committee meeting on Wednesday to vent about his frustrations with the economy, including unequal distribution of wealth and tax cuts for the wealthy.
The Vermont independent, a member of the committee, said during the panels second public meeting that, its important to understand the past as we go forward. He brought up the Iraq war, hoping to drive home his point that decisions made during the Bush administration are the reason the country began deficit spending.
Is it fair to say that the reason we began to go into deficit was because we went to war in Iraq, which by the time we take care of the last veteran is going to cost us about $3 trillion? Sanders asked Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf during Wednesdays meeting. How do we pay for that war?
Elmendorf began explaining that Congress cut taxes during that period, until Sanders cut in.
Youre not suggesting that in the middle of a war which cost $3 trillion Congress actually cut taxes for the rich? he asked, sarcastically.
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pangaia
(24,324 posts)There IS NO more FAR LEFT.
Bernie is just...right..as in correct, and too smart by half for all those other idiots and liars.
mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)it's exactly where America stands.
Problem is, the right, and far right, have all of the propaganda coming from the M$M, and a boatload of money from a few billionaires influencing legislation and buying politicians.
bluedeathray
(511 posts)I realize for now that we need to concentrate on 2014 Congressional seats. But we have to get a President in office not beholden to Corporations.
There are too many other critical issues that we need to face to keep being retarded by Republican craziness.