The poll limits the number of characters, so here are some better descriptions: 1. Cancels the $85.3 billion in 2013 sequester cuts and replaces them with a mix of spending cuts and tax hikes. The plan saves $27.5 billion by cutting farm subsidies and raises $55 billion by cutting tax deductions for oil companies and by implementing the Buffett Rule, which sets a minimum tax rate for incomes over $1 million. 2. Cancels the $55 billion in sequester defense cuts for 2013 and replaces them by shrinking funding to food stamp programs, cutting $11.4 billion from the public health fund in the Affordable Care Act, and cutting the Social Services Block Grant program, among others. 3. Replaces the entire sequester with a new plan with equivalent savings, accomplished by ending subsidies to fossil fuel companies, closing several tax loopholes, cutting the corporate meal and entertainment tax deduction at 25 percent, and enacting a 28 percent limit on certain tax deductions and extensions. 4. Keep the sequester as is.
Where is the option for keeping the same dollar amount in cuts (even the split between defense/non-defense) but not making it mandatory for cuts to be across the board? I believe the House twice passed bills back in December that would have given more discretion over what to cut.
I think you should go ahead and type out deductions in the poll, rimrocker. It looks like there's room, and it's a bit confusing the way it is now, IMO
Elements from all of the above. Why not eliminate tax breaks, reduce discretionary spending, reduce entitlement spending, AND reduce defense spending?
