House passes Senate budget.

[surfered]

..which includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. It does reference future unknown savings, probably Medicaid cuts, but not much in DOGE savings as Musk now admits he only found $150 billion in “waste, fraud, and abuse.”

Still, their budget will increase the debt by $5 trillion. So, continuing GOP standard operating procedure, they plan on borrowing the money for tax cuts . They will probably need to borrow more, because their cuts to the IRS budget will end up reducing tax revenues.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-budget-resolution_n_67f6dc68e4b0212bce867b88

[lindysalsagal]

1. True to form. Totally irresponsible. It will further degrade the value of our dollar

[LilElf70]

2. Sure looks like a "Rob Peter to Pay Paul" scheme.

Peter being "anyone not a billionaire". Ya know, the 99% of the population

Paul being the billionaires. Ya know, the 1%

And the billionaires still will pay nothing. In the end we may have to pay them.

How in the hell is any of this fair? And the powers that be, think its the way to go too. "We the people" actually voted these weak, ass kissing people, to power. Loyalty to kissing that ring. How sad. We need to vote these losers out and get people that will actually support the people, not the ring.

This is just the beginning steps of a true oligarchy. Take over the government in every way possible and stick it to "The man".

I feel sorry for all of us and what damage is about to be placed upon us all ,until the democrats get back in power.

[jmbar2]

3. Especially dangerous if China and Japan quit buying our debt.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. No, they did NOT.

They only passed a framework. That was the easy part. They still have to do the heavy lifting to actually pass it late spring early summer. That means lots of compromise with the hardliners within, as conditions worsen.

I know it is a subtle difference, kind of arcane to American politics that I only understand because PBS explained it tonight, but it is important to get details straight.

The article even calls it a framework and goes on to explain:

The budget isn’t designed to become law but rather instructs congressional committees to draft legislation meeting specific cost targets. Both the House and Senate would later need to vote on that legislation; Democrats would not be able to filibuster the bill thanks to the special two-step budget process Republicans are using.

[surfered]

5. You are correct , but still the GOP hardliners went along with it.

It seems Trump will get whatever he wsnts