Costs the US Government 4.5T. It saves the people the equal amount.
When the rationale for cutting spending is that the debt is out of hand and that our deficits are unsustainable (read many HN comments over the last few weeks), it sort of flies in the face of all reason to turn around and increase the deficit by $2.5T in year 0. In fact, I would go so far to say all the talk was an outright liar liar bold faced lie of epic proportions. It’s like catching the guy from an AA meeting a…
> In fact, I would go so far to say all the talk was an outright liar liar bold faced lie of epic proportions.
I mean I'm not sure what else you'd expect from him.