• PAYGO refers to a proposal by President Obama to make "pay-as-you-go" rules for federal spending into a law.

    President Obama presented his proposal on June 9, 2009 and it now awaits Congressional approval. According to CNN, PAYGO would require Congress to "balance any increased spending by equal savings elsewhere."CNN: Obama proposes making 'pay-as-you-go' the law (June 9, 2009)

  • Exemptions-Loopholes in Proposal

    • 2001/2003 President Bush tax cuts would be renewed
    • The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
    • Updating doctors' Medicare payments
    • Changing estate taxNewsweek: Obama's Pay-Go Flameout (June 10, 2009)
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