Trump May Not Propose A Budget Next Year

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/Forbes

The Trump administration is seriously thinking about not submitting a budget to Congress next year .

Although the Congressional Budget Act requires the president to submit the fiscal 2018 budget to Congress between January 2 and February 6, Trump could easily say that it was the responsibility of the outgoing Obama administration to comply with the law before the new president was sworn in on January 20.

But while the new president not sending a budget to Congress might not be illegal, it would clearly be unprecedented.

Every in-coming president since the Congressional Budget Act went into effect in the mid-1970s has submitted a budget. In many years, those budgets (or amendments to the outgoing president’s final budget) were submitted months after the first-Monday-in-February deadline and were truncated versions of the usual multi-volume presentation. But, a fiscal plan with the new president’s priorities was consistently released for over 4 decades


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Another example of Trump governing the way he campaigned. If he never submits a budget, there will be no plan to attack. Then if Congress submits a budget, he can just attack Congress, which will in turn blame it on Hillary's e-mails.

[Fast Walker 52]

1. It's much easier to build a kleptocracy without a paper trail

https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/805448618991845376

Same way Trump got away without showing taxes.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. What a mess without a budget

Blame everything on red ink, time to cut, cut, cut

This is totally irresponsible not to have a budget

Everything has a budget - people, families, businesses, all levels of
government, even children!

This is a very serious red flag.

[Blue Shoes]

3. It's obvious a significant number of people don't care what he does.

Theres at least 40% of the country that isn't interested in rationality, precedent, or sane governance.
He wasn't wrong in saying that he could shoot someone in the street and not lose a voter.

[C_U_L8R]

4. If he submits no budget, he should get no budget.

Seems simple enough ... but maybe not simple enough for republicans to understand.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

24. He's counting on Ryan to produce a budget

for him to sign. And Ryan will gladly comply.

[Roland99]

5. Thanks, Obama

[kebob]

6. We Don't NEED No Stinkin' Budget!

God Emperor Donald shall provide.

[KewlKat]

7. doesn't want everyone to know just how much he's costing us to keep him in drumpf tower

instead of the WH.

[KewlKat]

8. we now know why he's filed bankruptcy 5 times......how can you spend responsibly when you don't know

how much you have or how it should be spread.

He's spends by the seat of his lying pants. He will manage us into massive debts the next 3 generations won't be able to pay for.

[lastlib]

17. Who said he wants to spend RESPONSIBLY??

If there is a written budget, someone can find out how much he's diverting to his own pocket.

[IronLionZion]

28. I'd like to know how much taxes are paying for Trump hotels

to house people for official business. And for security for his properties since having his name or his family there is a target for terrorism.

[moondust]

9. "What's a budget?" - TheRump

[Equinox Moon]

10. Bannon's Chaos Tatics

[left-of-center2012]

11. Sweep it under the rug?

"... many estimates put the likely annual deficit from the Trump campaign plans and that the total increase in the national debt
before the 2020 election could easily equal the borrowing during the first 4 years of the Obama administration ..."

[mac56]

15. Checks and balances.

Also, welcome.

[JI7]

20. avoid veto

[Thor_MN]

13. What is the difference between "can not" and "will not" perform the duties of the office?

Oh shit, has anyone thought to explain to him that in the Oath, that "execute" does not mean that he has that as a power?

[mac56]

14. Haven't we been told for years by the GOP

that just like a family , the government has to live within its means? That's called a BUDGET.

[jack69]

16. Never had to

He just winged it.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Trump wants to ignore the law but wants Obama to do Trump's job for him?

[Sunlei]

30. Obama is so gracious & helpful. Trump calls him constantly for advice, constantly! Of course trum

trump keeps the calls secret. The Republican can't even work on his own transition, he dumped the work on pence and the current Admin.

[TeamPooka]

19. he won't do the work.

[George II]

21. Duude, it's too much like work, doncha know.

[Loryn]

22. Who needs a budget?

You can sue if they complain.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

23. Let's trade -- Trump doesn't submit a budget, Obama gets his SCOTUS nominee approved

Seems fair to me.

[Yavin4]

25. Ah, but he has time to tweet about Alec Baldwin on SNL

SMH

[ManiacJoe]

26. Heaven forbid that the House of Reps put one together.

[DetlefK]

27. Same tactic the GOP used on Obama:

- "We want cuts! Propose some budget-cuts!"
- "Okay... how about cutting this?"
- "Everybody hear that? Obama wants to cut this!!! This is so irresponsible and evil!!!!!"

Until, one day, the Democrats had enough:
- "We want cuts! Propose some budget-cuts!"
- "No. You want cuts, you propose what you want to be cut."
- "That's unfair!"

[Sunlei]

29. same thing this year Obama asks Congress every year, pass a year budget & they will pass a 3 month

So now Republicans can chop shit out of budget in 3/2017, and their man trump will be responsible for whatever he lets Republicans get away with.

[Nitram]

31. Sounds like a lot of speculation.

[alarimer]

32. He should be impeached on day 1.

Of course that won't happen.

[erpowers]

33. Democrats Should Call Him Out

If he truly refuses to put forward a budget, Democrats should hold multiple press conferences telling the American people that Donald Trump is refusing to do his job. The Democrats should treat Trump just like Trump and the Republican Party treated President Obama. Trump and the Republicans constantly tried to make President Obama look lazy. Trump might actually attempt to not perform a part of his job. When did President Obama refuse to perform the duties of the job of President?

[Pluvious]

34. So Obama mustn't pick a new Supreme Court Justice, but...

... Must produce a new budget for the next President's first year.

George Orwell was a prophet.

[BainsBane]

35. He really doesn't plan on working, does he?

[Bucky]

36. irresponsibility leading to chaos

Trump's signature move

[Jose Garcia]

37. In his defence, it's going to take him a while to figure out how to

fit the entire budget into one tweet.