by Linda Beale crossposted with Ataxingmatter The hypocrisy of most deficit discussions Congress seems incapable of setting aside electioneering rhetoric and talking straight about taxes and deficits. The GOP claims…

…his mystical magic with the 2017 tax break. Layer of layer tax breaks. So which is it? Cut programs or increase taxes? Cut programs or increase taxes? I pick the…

…benefits in exchange for the pittance of slightly higher taxes on the upper crust. The article goes even further astray at the end with its label of a “two-part deal”…

…dying small towns, while the beneficiaries of the tax largesse flourish in gated communities. These tax policies will carve out huge holes in federal revenues, resulting in increased deficits that…

…well-funded Veteran’s Administration system for the health needs of former soldiers 10. Wanting to preserve Medicare and Social Security for future generations 11. Wanting to balance the Federal budget (somehow)…