[Breitbart] Senate Democrats want to pass a $500 billion package that would include major reforms to health care, climate change, and taxes, according to a report.What the hell? We can afford it. We're rollin’ in money. $1.2 trillion in circulation + $1.9 trillion in "stimulus" + $.5 trillion fresh pork = 300% inflation. Check with your local gas station to check my figures. Double check at the meat counter. We had 8% inflation on a good day. And I think I forgot another trillion and a half
NBC News reported that Sen. Joe Manchin
...Dem senator-for-life from West Virginia. Manchin is one of the approximately one (okay, two) Dem senators who exhibits more integrity than Jello, often even representing his constituents...
(D-WV), who was primarily responsible for tanking the Build Back Better Act, continues to hold talks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
...Senator-for-life from New York, renowned for his love of standing in front of cameras and microphones. Schumer has been a professional politician since 1975, when disco was in flower, which is 46.58601 years, or 326.10207 years in dog years. Senate minority leader as of 2017...
(D-NY) on a reconciliation package that would spend $500 billion and raise $1 trillion in revenue.
The package would primarily focus on health care, energy, and taxes. One source told NBC News that the "ceiling" for climate change funding would be capped at $300 billion, making it a significant fixture of the package. Another provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs would be expected to save money.
This would allow for Senate Democrats to potentially include extending enhanced Obamacare
...aka the Affordable Care Act, an ineptly designed and worse executed piece of legislation designed to bring 17 percent of the U.S. economy under the direct control of the government. The previous iteration, known as Hillarycare, was laughed out of Washington. This stinker was passed on a party-line vote without being read...
subsidies in the bill, which would cost $220 billion if the subsidies were extended permanently, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).