tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post656743789431345704..comments2023-04-10T04:28:53.995-05:00Comments on Gregory Stanford: The deficit in Republican thinkingGregory Stanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04070893389398189225noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137939805986993877.post-81718380922168238312010-10-24T15:45:18.607-05:002010-10-24T15:45:18.607-05:00Republican outrage over the growing deficit is not...Republican outrage over the growing deficit is nothing more than political posturing. <br /><br />Calculations by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and other independent fiscal experts show that the $1.1 trillion cost over the next 10 years of the Medicare prescription drug program, which the Republican-controlled Congress adopted in 2003, by itself would add more to the deficit than the combined costs of the bailout, the stimulus and the health care law. <br /><br />The GOP's unanimous support for extending the Bush era tax cuts to those making over $250,000 a year will increase the deficit by $700 billion.beercitycitizennoreply@blogger.com