The Senate voted 52-48 to begin debate on a multitrillion-dollar plan that would cut taxes, boost spending for immigration enforcement and the military and raise the debt limit.

In particular:

  • Republicans indicate in the budget blueprint that they plan to use an accounting method to score the cost of permanently extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts at $0, after it was estimated to cost $4.6 trillion in a letter Thursday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation.
  • The plan allows for an additional $1.5 trillion in tax cuts on top of that
  • The budget plan also paves the way for $175 billion in new funding for immigration enforcement to carry out mass deportation
  • $150 billion increase to military spending (a ~18% increase)
  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    21 hours ago

    When the war comes, he’ll just have a draft, and replace all those trained, experienced soldiers with green, involuntary, draftees.

    Its almost like he wants to lose to the Russians and Chinese, but that couldnt be possible. /S

    • IphtashuFitz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      21 hours ago

      If meat grinder fodder is sufficient for Putin’s needs then Trump sees no reason not to do the same thing here.