Oldstyle
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They took some subtle jabs in there. It's clear they want Medicare to be cut. But on the whole, it's pretty non-partisan.
My point is that they claim we need cuts and increased revenue. Not simply one or the other.
Hell, they say as much in your quote.
Do they?
Here it is again
"Standard & Poors takes no position on the mix of spending and revenue measures that
Congress and the Administration might conclude is appropriate for putting the U.S.s finances on a sustainable footing."
Nope not there
Mix could be from 0 cuts to 100 percent tax increases
or 100 cuts to 0 tax increases
or a combination of both
Their statement is pretty non-partisan
After all, they are professional and
anything else would bias the debate in DC.
Here's some basic math for you: If you have two ingredients and you put 100% of one and 0% of the other into a bowl. That's not a mix.
Like I said, you are beng deliberately obtuse by claiming that the S&P doesn't want to see revenues raised.
As they have plainly said, they want some sort of mix.
I'm sorry but nowhere do I see S&P saying that they want a mix of cuts and increased taxes. They are very specific in stating that they don't get involved in the make up of debt reduction other than whether or not it occurs. Their problem with us seems to be centered around two things...that we haven't addressed entitlement reform...and that they have doubts we will follow through on even the small cuts we have proposed.