GOPers in Congress need to stomp on the prima donnas and hang together — or they’ll soon hang separately
By Post Editorial Board
Published May 17, 2025, 12:21 p.m. ET
With much of President Donald Trump’s agenda hinging on the “big, beautiful” budget bill, Republicans in Congress are . . . forming a circular firing squad.
They need to buckle down and figure out the compromises to get it passed — fast.
That means everyone will need to give ground — potentially including the prez.
It’s time to slaughter some golden calves.
On Friday, deficit hawks on the House Budget Committee derailed the bill, balking at “news” that it could add $3.3 trillion in red ink over the next decade.
OK: Federal spending is out of control, and the final deal could certainly stand more cuts in (still-growing!) outlays, but the GOP isn’t going to fix the serious, long-term problem of Uncle Sam’s obesity this year — not when the system for crafting and passing a budget remains as dysfunctional as it is.
That said, maybe Trump will have to put off making good on some of his campaign promises: save “no tax on overtime” for next year, say.
Heck, the prez has said he’s open to letting income taxes on the top 1% of earners return to their pre-2018 levels of 39.6%; the no-tax-increases-ever crew might need to bend there.
That wouldn’t, in fact, usher in the disaster that anti-taxers portend — and may be worth it as the price for locking in the rest of the 2017 rate cuts.
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