Marc Goldwein
marcgoldwein.bsky.social
Marc Goldwein
@marcgoldwein.bsky.social
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, University of California DC.
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Whoa, did not know you could write a FUN story about CBO gamesmanship

(I think @marcgoldwein.bsky.social's metaphor might be my fave, but they're all pretty good)
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March 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Rs wrote a tax bill that costs $3.9T. $4.8T in cuts - $1T in offsets (rounding).

but they turned off a lot of stuff early to make the costs look artificially small - even tho they’ll want to extend it.

if they extend the expiring provisions, it’s $5.3T in costs ($6.3T in cuts - $1T in offsets).
Permanent Ways & Means Bill Could Add $5.3 Trillion to Deficits | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
2025-05-13-The House Ways & Means Committee is set to
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May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Always worth rereading George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue.

The founders, as imperfect as they were, were so far ahead of their time.

founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
January 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...
December 31, 2024 at 8:36 PM