We have to defeat Republicans so they can’t cut entitlement programs.
The striking thing is that nearly everyone in the party—from Mitch McConnell to Susan Collins, Paul Ryan to Jim Jordan—bought into the idea that the tax cuts would pay for themselves even as every credible analysis (including conservative think tank studies) said they wouldn’t. https://t.co/bNUF4qlvIm
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 16, 2018
McConnell, 'disturbed' that tax cuts didn't pay for themselves, says we have to cut 'entitlements' https://t.co/ypgRP7t4Sk
— Daily Kos (@dailykos) October 16, 2018
This is the @GOP playbook on Medicare & Social Security – 1) cut taxes to benefit the wealthiest of Americans 2) watch the deficit sharply rise 3) call for drastic cuts to Social Security & Medicare to make up the difference. https://t.co/eJrlJ3MWxM
— Rep. Frank Pallone (@FrankPallone) October 16, 2018
McConnell tells Bloomberg News the rising deficit under Trump (now $779b) is "disturbing" and argued the problem is Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — which he lamented are "difficult, if not impossible" to cut "when you have unified government."
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 16, 2018
As @TheBudgetGuy shows, the deficit and debt are exploding because of the GOP tax cuts. Keep remembering that when everyone who voted for this reckless and misguided bill tries to claim they are fiscal conservatives. They are the opposite. https://t.co/CikfAAhh0h
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) October 16, 2018
Speaker Ryan defended GOP tax cut against forecasters' predictions of higher deficits by insisting, "we're right there in the sweet spot w/economic growth that gives us more revenue"
predictions were right. Ryan was wronghttps://t.co/Z2Sto6Z4O8
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 16, 2018
Wondering why McConnell would call for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid 3 weeks before an election?
To please the billionaire donors who own him. https://t.co/2Lw8MZchXF
— SocialSecurityWorks (@SSWorks) October 16, 2018
update
Senate GOP Leader McConnell reassured skeptics by declaring "we fully anticipate this tax proposal in the end to be revenue neutral for the government, if not a revenue generator"
they anticipated in error https://t.co/Z2Sto6Z4O8
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 16, 2018
Sad! 