Tax cut complete, hawks push for military increase

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Defense hawks are brushing aside concerns that the freshly passed tax cuts could squeeze defense spending and thwart the Trump administration’s efforts to bulk up the military.

Congress’s official scorekeeper has estimated the tax cuts passed by Congress this week could add about $1.5 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. Budget analysts have said the added debt could create new constraints on government spending, including for defense.

But supporters of increased military spending, like other Republicans who supported the tax bill, insist that the deficit predictions are off base.

“The whole idea is that, as we’ve learned every time we’ve gone through one of these, you do have more funding that comes in because the economy booms,” said Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, this week.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/366085-tax-cut-complete-hawks-push-for-military-increase

Inhofe is probably the stupidest Senator in Congress.

[Skittles]

1. Inhofe knows he can't say they'll get the money from stripping Social Security and Medicare

but that's exactly where they expect to get it

[XRubicon]

2. Cut taxes and increase military spending... hmmmm

Where have I seen this before...

Oh yeah, it is what every repub president does.

Credit card prosperity!

[Takket]

3. .

graphic says it all

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4. I think this is the time for the Democratic leaders

TO start talking about military cuts due to the newly reformed taxes. Ouch!