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2022-08-08 Home Front: Politix
Senate PASSES Biden-backed $740billion reconciliation bill with no Republican support after Kamala casts tie-breaking vote: GOP Sen. Rick Scott says deal is a 'war on seniors' and Democrat Sen. Chris Coons admits it may take a YEAR to ease inflation
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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ]  Top

#1 Spend spend spend. You kiddos better get used to pay pay pay.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-08 00:07||   2022-08-08 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Worthless bastards pass a tax increase during a recession? Set to hire 80,000 new IRA tax agents thieves. These people are absolutely incorrigible. Let's see how long it remains on the books after January 2023.
Posted by Besoeker 2022-08-08 02:12||   2022-08-08 02:12|| Front Page Top

#3 It’ll take veto-proof Republican majorities in both Houses to get this reversed, Besoeker.
Posted by trailing wife 2022-08-08 02:23||   2022-08-08 02:23|| Front Page Top

#4 
"Everybody's a tax cheat of some sort!"

Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-08 04:30||   2022-08-08 04:30|| Front Page Top

#5 The left is the hand that moves the ratchet. The GOPe is the pawl.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-08 06:02||   2022-08-08 06:02|| Front Page Top

#6 It’ll take veto-proof Republican majorities in both Houses

If you get that, just repeal the income tax amendment and substitute a value added tax. I'm sure enough of the states out there would be more than happy to ratchet the central government down.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-08 06:53||   2022-08-08 06:53|| Front Page Top

#7 How bout no federal tax at all? A flat "National Security" levy and let each state pay for their congressional delegation.
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-08 06:57||   2022-08-08 06:57|| Front Page Top

#8 From the very beginning there have always been federal taxes.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-08 07:52||   2022-08-08 07:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Let's throw more gas on the fire.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-08 07:55||   2022-08-08 07:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Look on the bright side; with only 5M rounds of ammo, each of those 87000 armed tax collectors could only shoot you 57 times.
Posted by Mercutio 2022-08-08 09:15||   2022-08-08 09:15|| Front Page Top

#11 Democrats were hopeful for a win ahead of November's midterm elections

Do they actually think the average American will swallow this 'Inflation reduction' bullshit?

Oh wait. 80 trillion million voters voted for Biden... so yeah... nevermind...
Posted by CrazyFool 2022-08-08 09:58||   2022-08-08 09:58|| Front Page Top

#12 Cardin: If You Paid Your Taxes, ‘You Should Want’ to Have 87,000 More IRS Agents
Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-08 10:12||   2022-08-08 10:12|| Front Page Top

#13 Hickenlooper on Claims Inflation Reduction Act Is ‘Reckless’ Spending: Not Addressing Climate Is More Expensive
Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-08 10:18||   2022-08-08 10:18|| Front Page Top

#14 should have been called, "give the rich tax credit for buying EVs and double the IRS" bill
Posted by Lord Garth 2022-08-08 10:35||   2022-08-08 10:35|| Front Page Top

#15 I can already visualize the TV commercials for Republicans running against incumbent Democrat congress critters who voted for this monstrosity.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-08-08 12:27||   2022-08-08 12:27|| Front Page Top

#16 How many more media spinners will be required?
Posted by Bobby 2022-08-08 12:35||   2022-08-08 12:35|| Front Page Top

#17 Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests,

That is ominous. Better check you wallets and count the forks.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-08 13:53||   2022-08-08 13:53|| Front Page Top

#18 Democrat Senator Chris Coons
i recall sen biden sniffing miss coons hair and mr coons not walloping mr biden.
Posted by irish rage boy 2022-08-08 16:12||   2022-08-08 16:12|| Front Page Top

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