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- Ron Chusid: I figure that if the Republican House can hold over 50 votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Senate Democrats can propose votes on a handful of symbolic amendments .
- JimZ: 2015-2016: the historic era of “sym bolic votes.R 21;
- Ron Chusid: We are talking about quite different levels of taxes and social benefits. If you are concerned about the national debt, remember the words of Dick Cheney, “def icits don’ t...
- David Duff: It’s got EVERYTHING to do with this! Pres . Hollande ramped up taxes on the wealthy and simultaneo usly increased social benefits, early retirement rules and earlier payment...
- Ron Chusid: I deleted one of two identical comments. I wouldnR 17;t want anyone to think that you have been drinking too much.
- David Duff: And now I haven̵ 7;t – what’ ;s going on? – I haven̵ 7;t even had a drink tonight!
- Ron Chusid: What is it about conservati ves and France? Their policies have nothing to do with this. The economy always has done better under Democrats, and that has nothing to do with the GOP...
- David Duff: Sorry, I appear to have repeated myself!
- David Duff: “The fact is that Obama&rsqu o;s increase will only affect the top 5% and has no meaningful impact upon those who start up businesses .” But it does – and it has!...
- Ron Chusid: Plus keep in mind the data which you posted in another recent comment which showed that the problem preceded Obama and worsened under Bush. There is no getting around the fact that...
- Ron Chusid: More right wing pseudo-eco nomics. Right wingers commonly claim that tax increases on the wealthy will have consequenc es which do not hold up, along with nonsensica l trickle down...
- David Duff: ” His [ObamaR 17;s] major reform was an increase in capital gains tax from 23pc to 28pc. Since he became President, the rate has been steadily increased from 15pc to a level...
- Ron Chusid: Your sarcasm only demonstrat es your scientific illiteracy . You really think that NASA, NOAA, and 97 percent of climate scientists are wrong and you are right? You miss the point the...
- David Duff: Honest Injun̵ 7;, I promised myself to leave you alone for a while – you deserve a break. Howe ver, the twaddle above requires ‘ice bucket treatment& #8217; with...
- Ron Chusid: There was also the period when Paul Kirk was appointed to Kennedy 217;s seat, pushing it over five months (although Congress was in summer recess during much of July and August when...
- Steven Podvoll: For the record, FYI, we had sixty votes for only about six *weeks*, i.e., the period between Al Franken 217;s late seating (due to contested election results) and Ted Kennedy...
- Ron Chusid: Republican s still had enough votes to block things in the Senate for the first two years. Democrats had sixty votes for about five months during that period (including some conserv...
- David Duff: But the first two years he had the Congress and the White House – what more did he need? Oh yeah, Chavez-sty le dictatoria l powers, I suppose! Stil l, blocking the...
- Ron Chusid: Only since 2009, with the data showing the problem occurring before he took office (plus with Republican s blocking most of his efforts to address this problem).
- David Duff: And how long as ‘The One’ been president?
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