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FBaggins

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26. That wouldn't work quite the way you expect
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 03:26 PM
Jan 2019

When the House passes a bill, it's viable until the end of the term unless the Senate takes it up and votes it down.

Instead, the Senate will let it die in committee (perhaps with hearings, perhaps without, depending on how they view the optics). There wouldn't be any reason for the House to pass it again.

But since this helps ordinary people, Republicans will be against it. Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #1
McConnell will never put it to the floor. ooky Jan 2019 #4
+1 workinclasszero Jan 2019 #6
The Democratic House needs to keep passing the bill DirtEdonE Jan 2019 #13
100% agree! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #22
That wouldn't work quite the way you expect FBaggins Jan 2019 #26
That's why Republicans kept passing bills to repeal ACA. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #31
It's important to remember the criticism that we heaped on the GOP for ehrnst Jan 2019 #40
True. The difference is that this bill actually helps almost every poor and middle class person. Caliman73 Jan 2019 #62
and keep passing pro-citizen bills Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #16
Exactly! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #23
Another point to press........... MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #34
Yup workinclasszero Jan 2019 #35
McConnell is the true enemy of the people world wide wally Jan 2019 #47
Expos him with Internet ads malaise Jan 2019 #64
YEP Cosmocat Jan 2019 #20
Well... it helps ordinary people after they retire FBaggins Jan 2019 #24
More like 5% if the cap is lifted, not 20%. Which is what this bill proposes. haele Jan 2019 #32
The bill proposes BOTH a FICA rate increase and lifting the cap FBaggins Jan 2019 #46
Where do you get the 20%? watoos Jan 2019 #33
1.2% is 1/5th of the current 6% FICA FBaggins Jan 2019 #43
I don't like reducing it to a simple "x%" increase. That always used to make things sound worse. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #53
Ah, I see, statistics don't lie. watoos Jan 2019 #67
Let me tell you, the very, very well off sign up for Social Security and Medicare Texin Jan 2019 #36
You are correct. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #37
Essentially correct FBaggins Jan 2019 #44
50 cents a week in higher taxes per the article NickB79 Jan 2019 #58
That's wrong though TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #60
Both are correct FBaggins Jan 2019 #61
Ah, I forgot about the phase in TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #63
What it will show DownriverDem Jan 2019 #28
Excellent news.... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #2
Yes! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #3
Social Security doesn't contribute to the debt watoos Jan 2019 #10
2 separate thoughts/ideas..... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #11
Medicare for all is a lot different than single payer health care. watoos Jan 2019 #38
Uh....I know? doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #45
Bears repeating : littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #12
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2019 #5
K & R ... + 1,000,000 MFGsunny Jan 2019 #7
That's the same survivor benefits that Paul Ryan used bigbrother05 Jan 2019 #8
Social Security Enhancement ... not an expansion 4139 Jan 2019 #9
I'd rather talk about lowering the retirement age, but this is still great Recursion Jan 2019 #14
Just a guess, but thinking we're a lot more likely to see Hortensis Jan 2019 #19
Andrew Yang 2020! Recursion Jan 2019 #21
:) Wait. Hope. Unfortunately, we're not in as good a position Hortensis Jan 2019 #25
Don't really know about lowering the retirement age. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #41
Lamb is my rep... biglib63 Jan 2019 #15
Great start to the session! Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #17
While I welcome the support of Chairman Richard Neal... Moostache Jan 2019 #18
As the parent of a college student xmas74 Jan 2019 #48
We also need to stop pushing college so hard on everyone. Technical school is a great option. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #57
Democrats are being very liberal IronLionZion Jan 2019 #27
Link MagicPond Jan 2019 #29
Right here workinclasszero Jan 2019 #30
Fantastic. A ray of hope. zentrum Jan 2019 #39
Everything Dems put forward has to have all kinds of bulletproofing built in to prevent future... BamaRefugee Jan 2019 #42
Wait, what? REDUCTION in income tax on benefits? Fritz Walter Jan 2019 #49
YES! ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #50
nice idea, won't get a vote in the Senate or trumps signature beachbum bob Jan 2019 #51
Maybe not, but it gives us wonderful satisfaction that at140 Jan 2019 #59
Tax law enid602 Jan 2019 #52
Actually, it didnt. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #54
Tax law enid602 Jan 2019 #55
Income tax revenues are up, but so is spending. As usual. But revenues SHOULD be up, oldsoftie Jan 2019 #56
Tax law enid602 Jan 2019 #71
In '18, income tax revenues were up, corporate taxes were down. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #72
This is chained CPI with a cap raise and a poverty exception. joshcryer Jan 2019 #65
KILL the cap KILL the cap! pansypoo53219 Jan 2019 #66
Why the rate increase? JT45242 Jan 2019 #68
As a senior, I am 100% in favor this, IF we can pay for it. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #69
I wish those dems well but... StarzGuy Jan 2019 #70
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