CBO: House GOP tax plan triggers $25 billion in Medicare cuts


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This is what house republicans have wanted to years! Bend over - the screwing is about to get started.
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CBO: House GOP tax plan triggers $25 billion in Medicare cuts

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/...ggers-25-billion-medicare-cuts-195501778.html

If the House GOP tax plan passes, it is projected to cut revenue significantly, likely increasing the deficit by $1.456 trillion from 2018 to 2027, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation and Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

With a number that large, Congress’s “pay as you go” rules that prevent unchecked spending would fall into place, a move that could cut Medicare’s budget by as much as $25 billion for 2018.

In a letter to House minority whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the CBO explained that without any more money to offset the fall in revenue, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be required to issue a “sequestration order” to reduce spending in 2018 by $136 billion.
 
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