I agree with you dklassen. I have tried to justify the proposal in my mind, but it doesn't make sense. It really does seem to put the cart before the horse. From The Hill:

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/7...ing-tax-credit

Also, did you happen to catch Sen. Gregg, calling out the head of the OMB??

http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...a-93c9d6762642