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throwawayq3423 5 days ago

Right on time for them to lose the next election so people blame Democrats.

It's all so cynical.

theultdev 5 days ago | parent [-]

If Democrats win they could extend them

throw0101d 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

> If Democrats win they could extend them

And what happens to the debt/deficit then? You know, the thing that the GOP constantly complains about but always makes worse?

The GOP loves to cut revenues (taxes, especially for top percentiles):

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast

throwawayq3423 11 hours ago | parent [-]

They love to cut revenues and explode the debt. "The party of fiscal responsibility."

brendoelfrendo 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If Democrats win the presidency, they would still probably need cooperation from Republicans to get an extension through Congress, which means that there are no good options for the Dems.

throwawayq3423 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just in time for Republicans to blame them for making the debt worse. It's all so cynical.

kimbernator 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes but this policy is absolutely terrible, so it seems unlikely they would

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estearum 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

but it's a very stupid policy.