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Originally Posted by BishopMVP
I agree that Rubio is a typical politician over promising during the campaign in general, but in that specific exchange it was a minor tax cut ("only" $170b iirc) and something that would be widely supported. There is a caricature that Republicans/Conservatives would let a poor person starve before giving them assistance, but Rand Paul actually believes in it and was trying to get Rubio to agree to that extreme position where not a single dollar redistributed* by the government is ever okay. And I not only strongly disagree personally with that position, but also think it clearly won't win a general election.
* redistributed, refunded, call it what you want. The actual specifics beyond "putting the welfare of our nation's children above ironclad theoretical principles" is irrelevant.
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I think actually finding a way to pay for these tax credits is extremely relevant. Having the government live within its means is a pretty good theoretical principle.