Comparing Deficit-Reduction Plans

[Fearless]

Go to the link below to see comparisons of the debt plans put forth thus far. It really makes you think about how petty most of the differences are and how off target politicians are with the views of the American people.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/22/us/politics/20110722-comparing-deficit-reduction-plans.html?smid=tw-nytimes

[handmade34]

1. recommended

[chill_wind]

2. K & R. That's a keeper.

I was looking for something like this. Thanks!

[dkf]

3. Obama and Boehner would eliminate the AMT.

Does it truly serve no purpose?

[chill_wind]

4. kick

[chill_wind]

5. And yet..

Tricky Politics

Neither proposal is likely to win the full support of lawmakers within each leader’s camp. Even if all 53 members of the Democratic caucus vote for his plan, Reid would still need seven Republican senators to get the 60 needed to cut off debate. Reid will probably need more than that to compensate for the loss of liberal Democrats unhappy that his proposal doesn’t raise taxes and cuts deeply into domestic programs.

The politics for Boehner are even trickier. He has 240 members, and needs 217 votes for passage. He can lose only 23 votes, but with some 60 Tea Party freshmen refusing to raise the debt ceiling no matter what, Boehner will have to troll for votes among House Democrats.

View: From Dueling Debt Plans, a Path to Compromise
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-27/from-dueling-plans-the-path-to-a-debt-ceiling-compromise-view.html