Entries in Balanced Budget Amendments (1)
Monday, July 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM
I'mma Take a Crap on the Balanced Budget Amendment
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Keith Doughty On Monday, July 18, 2011 at 2:00PM
Keith Doughty On Monday, July 18, 2011 at 2:00PM 
This week in the continuing saga of the debt ceiling, the House will be voting on a Republican proposal to make raising the debt ceiling contingent on the passage of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. This measure is expected to pass the House where it will be dead on arrival in the Senate. That’s a good thing because, although a balanced budget amendment is a good talking point, it’s horrible policy - particularly the specific one under consideration.