Richard Rubin, the U.S. tax policy reporter for The Wall Street Journal, writes one of the most amazing ledes: "Republicans are waving a $3.8 trillion magic wand over their tax-and-spending megabill, declaring that their extensions of expiring tax cuts have no effect on the federal budget."
Breaking News: The sprawling tax and health care bill that Senate Republicans are trying to pass would add at least $3.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.[image or embed]
-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Jun 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Lindsay Graham had the gall to stand up and say this p.o.s. bill LOWERS the deficit by $500 BILLION.
Reminds me of this tune ...
Faith No More - We Care a Lot (1985)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Refrain]
We care a lot
We care a lot
[Verse 1]
(We care a lot) About disasters, fires, floods and killer bees
About the NASA shuttle falling in the sea
(We care a lot) About starvation and the food that Live Aid bought
(We care a lot) About disease, baby, Rock Hudson, rock, yeah
(Whoo)
[Chorus]
(Whoa, whoa)
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
[Refrain]
We care a lot
We care a lot
[Verse 2]
(We care a lot) About the gamblers and the pushers and the geeks
(We care a lot) About the smack and crack and whack that hits the streets
(We care a lot) About the welfare of all you boys and girls
(We care a lot) About you people 'cause we're out to save the world
Yeah
It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it (Whoa, whoa)
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Said it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it (Whoa, whoa)
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Oh, it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Said it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
...
But, I have to ask, does MAGA really care about others beside themselves?
Asked differently, do MAGA even know what "empathy" means?
Apparently, Mr Musk now seems to try to downplay his chainsaw comments because they lacked "empathy."
Elon Musk says his DOGE chainsaw stunt onstage 'lacked empathy'
www.businessinsider.com
What's up with that?
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