The small town I grew up in in that is very conservative, very religious, very Republican, does not have good schools, does not have a lot of businesses (because it is a dry county), and is not located close enough to a large city to make that a lure. Houses before the pandemic were going for +$250k. I think $75k houses are a myth, need a lot of work, or are in the middle of nowhere.
Good on Biden. Now republicans can't complain that Biden didn't hear them out and consider their proposals before pushing his own plan. Of course, they will do that any way since they are craven liars.
This is how it's done. Put the Biden bill on the floor and make the Republicans go on record for wanting to kill grandma. Let them try and explain that back home when the stimulus checks come rolling in.
If the Repubs really wanted to show that they were for unity and bipartisanship, then at least one Senate Repub should support Biden's original proposal with perhaps minor changes.
Their definition of "unity" is for everyone to do what the Repubs want. Dems need to point out more often that the Repub Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut bill that went mostly to corporations and the rich. The few cuts there were for the middle class--lowered rates and doubling of the standard deduction--go away after 8 years. But the elimination and capping of deductions the middle class used is permanent. And the Repubs have already changed the index used to adjust brackets for inflation each year so that people will be moved into higher brackets more quickly.
And for that we spent $1.5 trillion, guys, with the Repubs congratulating themselves on how good it would be for the economy.
Apparently Chuck just announced they had come to an agreement on the organizing resolution and they will vote on it today.
The small town I grew up in in that is very conservative, very religious, very Republican, does not have good schools, does not have a lot of businesses (because it is a dry county), and is not located close enough to a large city to make that a lure. Houses before the pandemic were going for +$250k. I think $75k houses are a myth, need a lot of work, or are in the middle of nowhere.
Ok, I have NO reason not to be joyous as she gets kicked to the curb.
I'm not surprised the Purity Ponies are stampeding over OHJB's meeting.
Good on Biden. Now republicans can't complain that Biden didn't hear them out and consider their proposals before pushing his own plan. Of course, they will do that any way since they are craven liars.
I agree, but Obama went through a LOT of bullshit to make it clear how worthless the GOP is.
This is how it's done. Put the Biden bill on the floor and make the Republicans go on record for wanting to kill grandma. Let them try and explain that back home when the stimulus checks come rolling in.
DILLIGAFF (Do I Look Like I Give a Flying Fuck).
Ah yes...blame the Democrats for Republican obstructionism. That definitely helps.
And Disingenuous Attention Whores is the new best name for a band ever.
In two universes.
Why the hell haven't they passed the organizing resolution yet?
Obama beloved or not was an appeaser... a conservative democrat too....
I couldn't go through that shit again. I sat through it once. I didn't want a repeat.
I voted for the man kind of wanting FDR 2.0 and then it was a sinkinh "oh f-" feeling.
I get that he was loved but I grew increasingly pisssed off because it was like I felt lied to.
Its why my reaction to 2020 was more to frame it as blue dog apopacalypse round 3 and to be happy about it.
Those making around $75k in the same neighborhood might be more likely to see this payment as "disposable" and start moving it around
Can confirm.
good. finally time for some cautious optimism in terms of calling bad faith actors out. now if we can only sustain this.
If the Repubs really wanted to show that they were for unity and bipartisanship, then at least one Senate Repub should support Biden's original proposal with perhaps minor changes.
Their definition of "unity" is for everyone to do what the Repubs want. Dems need to point out more often that the Repub Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut bill that went mostly to corporations and the rich. The few cuts there were for the middle class--lowered rates and doubling of the standard deduction--go away after 8 years. But the elimination and capping of deductions the middle class used is permanent. And the Repubs have already changed the index used to adjust brackets for inflation each year so that people will be moved into higher brackets more quickly.
And for that we spent $1.5 trillion, guys, with the Repubs congratulating themselves on how good it would be for the economy.