Starve the Beast is Alive and Well

Remember when Republicans talked about starving the beast? They meant that if you can eliminate enough revenue from government then spending would have to be cut. It seems like that is exactly what they are doing with their tax bill. It will trigger billions in cuts, including $25 Billion from Medicare, that would be required under the 2014 PAYGO act. See more detail in the attached link.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/29/upshot/paygo-medicare-cuts-tax-bill.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20171129&nl=upshot&nl_art=0&nlid=41820577&ref=headline&te=1&_r=0

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