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4. "It means that for every tax cut there has to be a tax increase"...not really

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 04:36 PM

Dec 2016

It only means that to Dems. To Repubs "revenue neutral" means for every tax cut there has to be a benefit cut.

It's how they roll.

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GOP on taxes: Cut rates, brackets -- but what about the deficit? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2016 OP

We All Know Who Will Lose OldYallow Dec 2016 #1

They do this everytime they come into power. RDANGELO Dec 2016 #2

Right? It's like people were not around in 2001 Cosmocat Dec 2016 #7

"Deficits don't matter" Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #3

Yep, pretty much... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #5

Perspective's nice. Igel Dec 2016 #6

Deficits only matter when Democrats are in charge kimbutgar Dec 2016 #8