Unlike earlier announcements, including one as recently as April, the document makes no mention of fiscal stimulus to help struggling economies.
Mr. Silver has been particularly critical of Governor Pataki, saying the no-tax stance makes no sense in such tough fiscal times -- even as he refuses himself to advocate a tax increase, presumably because Democrats do not want to live up to their tax-and-spend reputation.
She added, "The fact that really from a fiscal perspective, this makes no sense.
None of the trades I propose make any fiscal or logical sense, or are even possible due to no-trade clauses and certain players being on the disabled list.
First, he made no mention of the "fiscal rules" he set out in 2010 replacing Gordon Brown's discredited regime.
But one thing actually worth reacting to is the assertion I keep getting that this is all a distraction, that even if we seized all the money of the top 0.1% it would make no difference to the fiscal outlook.
House Democrats have made it abundantly clear that no fiscal deal can include any tweaks by him, no matter how tepid, to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security.
Circumstances change; make no projections beyond the first fiscal year of your second term.
The Republicans, despite their vaunted reputation for fiscal probity, made no attempt to pay for their new program.
