Orrin Hatch: Six years ago, "It was Standard Practice NOT to

[shraby]

Looks like Orrin Hatch went off the reservation and let the cat out of the bag that we always knew was in there...

Orrin Hatch: Six years ago, "It was Standard Practice NOT to Pay for things"

<...> when Republicans controlled the House, Senate and White House in 2003, they overcame Democratic opposition to add a deficit-financed prescription drug benefit to Medicare. The program will cost a half-trillion dollars over 10 years, or more by some estimates.

With no new taxes or spending offsets accompanying the Medicare drug program, the cost has been added to the federal debt.
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Six years ago, "it was standard practice not to pay for things," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah.

Another good post on DailyKos

<http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/25/819179/-Orrin-Hatch:-Six-years-ago,-It-was-Standard-Practice-NOT-to-Pay-for-things>

[WCGreen]

1. Don't forget the off the budget wars Bush waged....

[shraby]

2. They are mentioned in the diary as well as the tax cuts.

[cloudbase]

3. Perhaps they've "evolved."

Never happen.

[Thickasabrick]

4. When are we going to repeal the Bush Tax Cuts to start paying

for everything he added?

[aquart]

5. Nassau county didn't have a tax increase for many Republican years.

Finally, the county was so deep in debt they elected a Democrat, and, instead of gradually rising taxes to meet needs over the years, they got a steep increase all at once.

Time to tax the fucking rich.