The problem with PayGo was it required every bill that spent money to make little, tiny changes to the tax code which then had to be added up at the end of the year. The superior Frémontian system is to make all necessary tax changes at once during the budget process. That does not mean we should not have cost estimates for bills when they are being debated! How dumb!
I wasn't talking about Paygo there, Truman.
So if I introduce a resolution requiring Senators to submit a cost estimate with bills raising revenue/spending money, Labor won't block it on the same grounds that paygo was tossed (encumbering the legislative process) ?
Also Paygo once again is being blamed for a pre-existing problem that still exists today and existed long before in standard western radical tradition (kind of like a certain someone did with bicameralism a few weeks ago).
These micro adjustments to tax and spending, have had to be compiled as part of the budget process going back to 2010 when folks like Badger, Purple State and others created the budget process that was used from 2010- 2015 and 2017 to today.
All paygo did was take the existing situation and dictate that deficit spending be avoided for new programs via dedicated revenue streams. Therefore, your complaint is with the existing situation, not with Paygo.
Looking forward to every bill being put under a funding microscope except for the military which miraculously gets a pass every time, just like real life.
