You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Submit your comments on this article
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
2022-08-08
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The bill passed on a party-line vote with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the 50-50 tie

  • It passed with an amendment by GOP Senator John Thune to exempt some companies from its 15 percent corporate minimum tax

  • Senate Dems erupted in cheers and applause after the 16-hour voting session

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

  • The bill contains funding to beef up IRS enforcement, expand green energy production, and lower the cost of healthcare

  • Republicans successfully forced Democrats to strip a provision that would have capped the price of insulin at $35

  • President Biden celebrated, stating that 'today, Senate Democrats sided with American families over special interests,' and urged the House to pass the bill

  • Democrat Senator Chris Coons admitted the bill could take 'a year or more' to bring down the inflation rate, which hit 9.1 percent in June
Posted by:Skidmark

#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  

#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  

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

#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  

#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  

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

#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  

#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  

#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  

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

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

#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  

#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  

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

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

Posted by: Dron66046   2022-08-08 04:30  

#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  

#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  

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

00:00