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Chris Van Hollen: The House Democrats’ budget will balance by 2040
Rep. Chris Van Hollen’s remarks came on the heels of mounting Republican criticism that Democrats have not been serious about balancing the budget.
“We believe that our projections show that the budget we will submit will actually balance,” Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on NBC News’s “Meet The Press.” “It will balance at the same time the Republicans’ budget balanced last year — which is out in the future, around 2040.”
House Republicans released a blueprint last week that would balance the budget by 2023, while Senate Democrats’ proposal doesn’t promise to do so. And in an interview last week, President Obama said, “My goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance,” a posture that has come under GOP criticism.
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Just not in this universe.
Dem’s plan:
Spend money that they don’t have;
???;
Balanced budget!
RoadRunner on March 18, 2013 at 9:25 AM
How will it balance? Because president c. 2040 Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho says so, that’s how.
forest on March 18, 2013 at 9:31 AM
I think he left a zero off the number. It’ll balance in the year 20,400.
Bitter Clinger on March 18, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Translation: Debt is cool!!!!
Bitter Clinger on March 18, 2013 at 9:38 AM
Hey remember when the Democrats made fun of the original Ryan Roadmap because it didn’t balance until 2040?
Illinidiva on March 18, 2013 at 9:39 AM
Because the budget’s got electrolytes.
blammm on March 18, 2013 at 9:45 AM
I think that the squishy middle 10% of the country can’t even buy that line. They may worry that they won’t get invitations to Dem parties. But if the Dems are that unserious, maybe they’ll start voting for conservatives even if they do so with brown paper bags over their heads, all the while expressing astonishment at those who’d ever dream of voting for the fiscal meanies.
BuckeyeSam on March 18, 2013 at 9:48 AM
I laughed. Out Loud! These jackasses are nothing but braying, honking donkeys.
ExpressoBold on March 18, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Pigs will also fly by 2040.
Axion on March 18, 2013 at 10:15 AM
Financial experts like the tooth fairy and the easter bunny agree!
Valkyriepundit on March 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Which is for all intents and purposes never.
farsighted on March 18, 2013 at 11:14 AM