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Displaying all articles tagged:
Mandatory Spending
government shutdown
Jan. 17, 2019
The Government Shutdown Is Exposing the Stupidity of Government Shutdowns
The rules governing which parts of the government stay open are, to use a technical term, “not smart.”
By
Ed Kilgore
Sept. 14, 2017
Republicans Are Going to Take From the Poor to Give to the Rich
Spending cuts provide an alternative way to “pay for” GOP tax cuts. And it’s far more likely than attacks on sacred cows in the tax code.
By
Ed Kilgore
May 15, 2017
GOP Prepares to Make Case Poor People Must Sacrifice So Rich Can Get Tax Cuts
Whispers are emerging from Capitol Hill to that effect.
By
Ed Kilgore