That’s true in the real world, but the GOP has already jumped on the deficit and National Debt bogeyman.
“I think one thing the Biden administration really has to focus on is the risk of what all this debt is going to do to us.” - Sen. Rick Scott
"If it’s going to have massive tax increases and trillions more added to the national debt, it’s not likely.” - Senate Minority Lead Mitch McConnell
We all know the GOP is no stranger to rabid hypocrisy, but their ideology has put them in a very tight box. “Read my lips: no new taxes” coupled with no new debt means nothing gets done unless you scrap SS, Medicare, and every other federal program that isn’t military.
Someone - I can’t recall who it was - hilariously Tweeted that he was surprised that Nugent got COVID-19, since Ted probably would have preferred COVID-13 or younger.
So the republicans’ initial offer during the meeting was that states could shift pandemic relief funds to infrastructure projects? That’s not just “nothing”, it’s less than nothing. “We are so kind that we will graciously allow you to give back some of the money we just appropriated for you so that it can be spent on something else.”
They end up in landfills when the locals refuse to accept them for recycling. From what I have experienced, having solar installed on my homes for over 20 years now, the actual cost of recycling a solar panel has come down just as much and just as fast as the initial purchase of panels.
Let me also add that in many cases it is not those that purchase the solar system but those who purchase a home with solar installed that seem to be a major problem. à la St Raygun immediately after he moved into the WH.
“If it’s a port, the people who buy, sell and use the goods shipped into the port; if it’s a rail system, the people who buy, sell and use the goods shipped by rails; If it’s highways, it ought to be the people who buy, sell and use the goods transported on the highways.”
That provides a much higher payer base, which in turn reduces the economic cost to any one segment of society.
Biden wants to raise the corporate tax rate from 21 to 28 percent to help finance the infrastructure bill. (It was 35 percent before the 2017 Trump tax cut, so Biden wants to restore half of the reduction.) Repubs don’t want to raise it at all. Biden will probably end up proposing 25 percent as a compromise, especially to bring Manchin along. Repubs will refuse to budge at all. Biden will shrug his shoulders, we’ll pass it with some sort of corporate tax increase, and Repubs and much of the media will howl about how Democrats “rammed through a partisan bill” and wouldn’t bargain, etc. It’s the GOP way; “compromise” means Democrats move all the way to what’s essentially the Repub position, and even then Repubs will most likely refuse to provide a single vote in support. F 'em.
Remember the COVID stimulas/relief plan? He asked the goppers in, heard their pathetic such as it was counterproposal, politely chuckled and told them, no, that’s not going to get you to the table, let alone have a say. We’ll just pass our bill, but thanks for stopping by.
He’s delivering just fine, thanks. But let’s take this one at a time…
You recall that he tried and the Senate killed this, right? If you can explain what has changed since then that would alter Joe Manchin’s vote, then I’m all ears. Otherwise… well, see the discussion of the filibuster, below.
He should do this, and is working on it. He asked the DOE on 4/1 to examine whether he had the authority to unilaterally forgive $50k of debt. We are awaiting a response. I think we can agree that we want the president to be sure he has the power to do things BEFORE he does them, right?
Can this survive reconciliation? Because it doesn’t sound like this can survive reconciliation. Which leads us into…
This is actually what he is doing. We only get filibuster reform when we convince Joe Manchin that bipartisanship is deader than Donald Trump’s hair. If you know the magic words that will convince Manchin faster than that, we’re all ears. Otherwise, this sort of negotiation theatre is the best way to get Manchin onboard with the larger program.
Do you really think these are “dinner table issues for low and middle income Americans”?
