While the U.S. watches Brett Kavanaugh, the House passes a bill with $3.8 trillion more in tax cuts.
The down-to-the-wire 2017 tax act passed in late December contained a mix of permanent and temporary changes that had to result in a net increased cost that fell within a structural limit of $1.5 trillion that allowed the Senate to approve the bill with a simple majority.
Without special rules in place, the Senate would vote under normal procedures, which can require 60 senators’ votes to pass a bill that is heavily opposed.
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While the lusty adventures of Blah Kavanouch resonate, this article is one of those that really tell the story. Behind each colorful route, there is a plodding beat of rip-off going on, as the GOP once again empties the coffers while some nonsense is paraded in the press to distract.
The proof will come (and I wish to be remembered for this prediction) with the next Presidential election, when the GOP inexplicably goes underground, nominates a loser for a fraudulent, cheap campaign barely proving they're actually running; a rerun in short of the showy McCain campaign; because there's nothing left to steal.
We'll elect a Democrat, the treasury will fill up again, and bless my soul, the GOP will proffer an actual candidate to slurp it all up again. I've been watching this rhythm for years.
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Reply to molly cruz:
I wish I could think that the election of a democrat would change things for the better, but that branch of the war party is also beholden to the oligarchs. However, I feel that the intentional polarization of the population using phony crap like "Russia did it" makes the re-election of Trump a more likely possibility. Remember when all the dems thought that the selection of Bush, the Idiot Son, was unlikely and Chaney's re-election impossible? My wishful thinking glasses are broken.
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