Republican policies

Fox News Questions GOP Rep. on Trump Tax Plan’s $7.5 Trillion Debt Increase

Representative Byron Donalds, a Republican ally of President-elect Donald Trump, refuted the claim that Trump’s proposed tax plan will add trillions to the national debt. He argued that the estimate, based on “static modeling,” fails to account for economic growth spurred by lower tax rates. He further asserted that Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, initially projected to add trillions to the deficit, actually generated increased tax revenue due to economic growth. Donalds suggested that instead of focusing on the cost of Trump’s tax plan, attention should be directed toward eliminating Democratic spending programs, like tax credits for green energy initiatives in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Beto O’Rourke: ‘We are nearing a failed state in Texas’ due to Republican leaders

We knew their infrastructure was crap when Harvey happened. Now this. My dad is still talking about “add DC and we will secede” and “Texas will have its own refinery and oil and jobs and wealth” and I clapped back that he better call his state representatives to pull that hand back for federal aid. One thing Texans always brags about is how they have their own independent power grid. How’s that working out?

Well, the point was to avoid regulations that would force them to do things like winterize their system.

So, exactly like intended?

It’s like trump gutting Obama’s pandemic system.… Continue reading