Monday, November 16, 2009

How will the Repubs (and Blue Dogs) respond to increases in spending for Afghanistan?

… and how did they respond to other expenses? Especially, how will they

respond to comparably lower cost of Health Care? This from Truthsite.org:

Conservatives’ (including Blue Dogs’) selective concern about deficit spending Program Cost Conservative response War in Iraq $3 trillion “No problem!” Bush tax cuts for the rich $1.8 – $2.5 trillion “No problem!” Bush bailouts $9 – $24 trillion “No problem!” Military budget $650 billion/year(about the same as the rest of the world combined) “No problem!” “Public option” health care $1.1 trillion over 10 years* “It’s not revenue neutral!” Single payer health care Would save money, improve care “It’s socialism!”

*According to the Congressional Budget Office, the health care reform bill passed by the House in November, 2009 actually saves $11 billion annually. See Deficit hawks attacking the wrong prey.

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