Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) More winning eh extraBS White House: U.S. Can’t Afford Veterans’ Health Care Without Cuts Eric Levitz@EricLevitzJuly 17, 2018 10:38 am Tax cuts first. Photo: Chris Kleponis/AFP/Getty Images Last year, the Trump administration insisted that its regressive tax cuts were so important, it was worth adding $1.5 trillion to the national debt to ensure their passage. Now, the White House is warning Congress that the United States cannot afford to add $1.6 billion to the deficit to expand health-care options for veterans. In a letter Monday, the Trump administration demanded that lawmakers fund a popular veterans’ health-care program — which allows former troops to spend public funds on private doctors and hospitals — with cuts to other parts of the budget. Democrats, and some top Senate Republicans, prefer to raise the current caps on discretionary spending instead. The case for the latter option is straightforward. Congressional spending falls into two categories: mandatory (funding for programs like Social Security, which increases automatically as more Americans qualify for benefits) and discretionary (spending that Congress must actively renew). When Congress passed its omnibus budget bill back in March, the private veterans’ health-care program was on the mandatory side of the ledger. Thus, although lawmakers knew that federal spending on the program was going to increase, they didn’t have to account for its cost when setting a discretionary budget. But last month, president Trump signed a law that reorganized veterans’ health care, and shifted funding for the private program into the discretionary column. This did not significantly increase the overall cost of domestic spending — but it did lift the price tag on the discretionary budget above previously set caps. Which is to say: It produced a budget shortfall that wasn’t a product of changes in fiscal reality, so much as in accounting practices. Thus, Democrats and Senate Republicans like Alabama’s Richard Shelby have favored just lifting the caps. After all, lawmakers already need to resolve a host of other contentious budgetary issues between now and October, if they are to avoid a shutdown on midterms’ eve. Relitigating funding levels for various domestic programs — which Congress had found consensus on just months ago — is not a fight that most lawmakers want to have. And it’s hard to see why the White House does. The administration’s desire to repent for its sins against fiscal responsibility is understandable enough (even if their gesture is roughly akin to a serial arsonist buying a single brownie from a local fire department’s bake sale). But why they would want to center their performance of deficit hawkery on the issue of veterans’ health care is baffling. Yes, their official position is that the program must be funded with reductions in other appropriations. But the administration has already established that it believes corporate tax cuts are so important, they’re worth enacting at any fiscal cost. Given that context, it shouldn’t be difficult for Democrats to paint the White House’s current hard line on deficits as a tacit admission that it sees caring for America’s retired troops as less important than increasing corporate America’s allowance. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/amp/2018/07/trump-u-s-cant-afford-veterans-health-care-without-cuts.html Edited July 18, 2018 by SnowRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Another fail thread from the site’s awkward dork looking for a man date to offset his “limitless social options”. OMG!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Zamjabronie said: Another fail thread from the site’s awkward dork looking for a man date to offset his “limitless social options”. OMG!!!! His dance card is full of young gentlemen suitors courting him & pitching woo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 34000 posts from someone with social limitations...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 A shut down near the midterms would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, Zamjabronie said: Another fail thread from the site’s awkward dork looking for a man date to offset his “limitless social options”. OMG!!!! It’s like he never left. He’s posting the Same stupid shit he always posted. Repugs Drump clown posse. Snowrider truely is an unoriginal fuck stain!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 minute ago, jtssrx said: It’s like he never left. He’s posting the Same stupid shit he always posted. Repugs Drump clown posse. Snowrider truely is an unoriginal fuck stain!! This coming from Russian troll farm’s favorite target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Are any of the trumpsters going to address the topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, jtssrx said: It’s like he never left. He’s posting the Same stupid shit he always posted. Repugs Drump clown posse. Snowrider truely is an unoriginal fuck stain!! Oh my god the irony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: Oh my god the irony Oh how cute Snowriders knight in shining armor appears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 10 minutes ago, jtssrx said: Oh how cute Snowriders knight in shining armor appears Yawn. Ya better get back to Twitter dude. I’m sure you’re missing some breaking news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtssrx Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Snoslinger said: Yawn. Ya better get back to Twitter dude. I’m sure you’re missing some breaking news Okay get back to licking Snowriders pussy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 11 hours ago, spin_dry said: A shut down near the midterms would be great. Do you need to send out the playbook already? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 1 minute ago, racer254 said: Do you need to send out the playbook already? LOL What’s up with the budget and cutting vets healthcare Doe Dumber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 11 hours ago, Cold War said: His dance card is full of young gentlemen suitors courting him & pitching woo. How young? He has standards you know. Only legal in Utah and parts of Mississippi. 11 hours ago, spin_dry said: A shut down near the midterms would be great. Indeed they would! Look how well they've done for your team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, SnowRider said: What’s up with the budget and cutting vets healthcare Doe Dumber? he's happy as a pig in shit. he saved a few bucks in his payroll taxes, so the tax handouts to the wealthy were A OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, SnowRider said: What’s up with the budget and cutting vets healthcare Doe Dumber? It's called a narrative and you are falling for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, racer254 said: It's called a narrative and you are falling for it. No - it’s called facts and you’re too stupid to know the difference. Dumpers are the only fucks falling for a narrative......and yes......you are too stupid to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 What’s bone spur surgery cost these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoslinger Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 9 minutes ago, racer254 said: It's called a narrative and you are falling for it. so explain to us what is really happening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, SnowRider said: No - it’s called facts and you’re too stupid to know the difference. Dumpers are the only fucks falling for a narrative......and yes......you are too stupid to see it. So your saying the budget was passed and they’re cutting vets healthcare? These are facts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 (edited) 1 minute ago, Snoslinger said: so explain to us what is really happening... Nah, I am done explaining anything to you and a few dipshits on this site. Edited July 18, 2018 by racer254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 18, 2018 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Edmo said: So your saying the budget was passed and they’re cutting vets healthcare? These are facts? Facts are clear......your boy Dump prefers tax cuts for his kids over health care for vets......but he does wear a lapel pin ao you lap up His lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Just now, Snoslinger said: so explain to us what is really happening... At the brief look of it, appears to be budgeting. Why is this a big deal for some of you? It'll get worked out. BTW...posting some fucking cut and paste then acting like it's your own god damn viewpoint and then demanding others to explain or discuss is god damn liberal stupidness. You are less guilty of it but Tool Kit and MC are fucking famous for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Just now, SnowRider said: Facts are clear......your boy Dump prefers tax cuts for his kids over health care for vets......but he does wear a lapel pin ao you lap up His lies. I don’t recall this budget being passed so it appears you are the one that’s lying. “facts” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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