Parody of Buffett Rule pases House. (Not the ONION)

[cthulu2016]

Last edited Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:26 PM - Edit history (1)

This is so fucking insulting... to everyone. The House passed a snide parody of the Democratic Buffet Rule proposal formally named the "Buffett Rule Act" to add a "I want to send in more money" check box on tax forms so that if Warren Buffet wants to pay more taxes so baddly he will have that option.

Cute... very cute, shitheads.

It was a voice vote passage, meaning nobody probably really wanted to oppose it on the record.

The House on Wednesday passed Republicans' own version of the Buffett Rule, which allows wealthy Americans to voluntarily pony up to reduce the deficit.

The bill, labeled the Buffett Rule Act, passed by voice vote, meaning Democrats and Republicans agreed with it. Under the legislation, which would still need Senate approval, taxpayers could check a box on their taxes and send in a check for more than they owe to the IRS.

"If Warren Buffett and others like him truly feel they're not paying enough in taxes, they can use the Buffett Rule Act to put their money where their mouth is and voluntarily send in more to pay down the national debt, rather than changing the entire tax code to inflict more job-killing tax hikes on hard-working Americans," said Rep. Steve Scalise, the Louisiana Republican who wrote the bill.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/sep/19/house-passes-new-buffett-rule/

[cthulu2016]

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[rgbecker]

2. Only the Washington Times would bother printing a story about this.

Good Catch, Cthulu. Excuse me while I throw up.

[cthulu2016]

3. They used the name...

this thing is now a bill passed by the House bearing the name "The Buffet Rule Act"

[rgbecker]

4. To think these guys have the power to send young men to die in war.

They are despicable fucks with no respect for America or its government.