*2015 Budget
Unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal seems to have missed a few important points about the harmful Republican budget – well, maybe more than just a few. We thought we’d do everyone a favor and clarify some of the points in their editorial this morning:
In response to the release of the Republican budget proposal yesterday, Bloomberg offered interesting commentary on the stark contrast between this partisan proposal and fellow Republican Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp’s tax-reform plan. We may not agree with every aspect of Camp’s plan, but at least it was a serious attempt at legislating.
"Mr. Speaker, the baseball season begins this week, so I'll quote the great Yogi Berra, who said: 'It's déjà vu all over again.'
In case you missed it, the New York Times had a scathing review of the House Republican budget this morning, highlighting that it’s a political messaging document rather than a serious budget, and that it’s destructive to our country:
A look at the headlines after Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released his budget this morning shows that Americans aren’t fooled by the extreme Republican budget that continues to focus on partisan politics and relies on false budgeting gimmicks:
Time: New Paul Ryan Budget Cuts Trillions in Spending, Faces Difficult Vote
MYTH:
The Republican budget balances in 10 years.
FACT:
“No one ought to be surprised at the budget unveiled by Chairman Paul Ryan and House Republicans today, which once again asks those with less to give more and those with more to give less.
As House Republicans prepare to unveil their fiscal year 2015 budget tomorrow, all indications are that this year’s budget will be even more extreme than previous Republican budgets.
As House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan prepares to unveil his fiscal year 2015 budget tomorrow, experts agree that he must employ even more fuzzy math* than last year in order to meet his unrealistic budget goals. As the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explains in their report:
Well, it looks like reporters could have saved their time and reprinted their budget preview stories from last year. Once again, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s Republican Budget is expected to include extreme cuts to critical programs – even worse than previous years – and is nothing more than a political messaging document. We’ve all seen this story before, and know how it ends.