Saying it multiple times doesn’t make it true, no matter how many exaggerated and breathless articles one reads. The SALT cap change benefits anyone in a state that has a significant tax on income. The only reason it *happens* to benefit the wealthy more is because it benefits everyone who pays state tax, and the wealthy pay a lot more state tax than people with a lower income, as that’s how percentages work.
This is an arguable point, and fraught with all sorts of issues. I agree with you on this, and I *like* unions for the most part. It’s not just GM, but really an attempt to get more workers unionized, which is where I honestly think we’re headed anyway.
This is commonly said, and rarely true. The tax provisions do pay for the bill. Moreover, we spend *far* too much on defense in a time when we are not at war. And I say this, with all respect, as someone who used to work in intelligence. The money exists
Agreed. We need more moderates.
Humor is fine, but in political conversations it is unnecessary and distracting when used to denigrate ideas. Calling pro life advocates “sexists” is a similar idea; all it does is harm the conversation. Be funny! That just didn’t land as a joke, I think.
We are not, and will never be, Venezuela. Social spending is not a “slippery slope.” Democrats, by and large, are not “socialists.” Republicans, by and large, are not “MAGA hat toting racists.” Some are, sure; but perhaps here we can be *slightly* more nuanced, I hope.
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The tax provisions do not pay for the bill. The Democrats who crafted this used gimmicks and false projections. An excellent article in the Wall Street Journal today laid out a line by line cost of this bill and the taxes that will be raised do not even come close to the amount needed. Manchin was waiting to hear back from the budget committee which is non partisan and when he heard back they stated the shortfall was even greater than even he expected.
