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As the President announced this evening, there is an agreement among the Congressional leaders that will provide for an increase in the debt limit while cutting spending and tackling the long-term fiscal health of the country.
Attached is a powerpoint presentation that Speaker Boehner shared with the GOP Conference on a conference call this evening. The presentation can also be found here: http://www.speaker.gov/UploadedFiles/3-7-31-11-Debt-Framework-Boehn...
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85, I pulled the article up and posted it as a blog.
Richard, supposedly the rating will not be dropped. They have decided the 2 plus trillion will do. The problem is as 85MCstang points to the CBO, Obama will only cut a total of 2% of the cuts before leaving office in January of 2013............that is an outrage and Obama is still talking cuts in medicare for the elderly (he is hell on old people isn't he? and once again, tax increases which is a subject he is stuck on and won't stop trying to get. Guess he figures if he spends enough money, we will be forced to do that!
I suspect that if this passes, the US bond rating will drop. This is now proof positive that our political leaders lack the will to fix our growing debt. The S&P 500 down 1.06% as I write.
Another must read. This by Ron Paul. Slams new plan:
Ron Paul Exposes The Deficit "Plan" Lies: "Cuts Are Illusory, Not F...
The headline:
You can read the CBO report of the new farce 'compromise' here:
CBO Scores "Bipartisan" Plan At Half Of S&P Required Savings; O...
If you're not already aware. This is what's going on in DC while dangerous criminals are allowed back out on the streets. It's horrifying that this is happening to our citizens and veterans for protesting the hijacking of our election process. This is still happening! They are STILL being tortured and treated like full on terrorists.
You may not be aware of the typical things they're forced to go through...…
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