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In reply to the discussion: James Carville worried Dems set to lose over social issues [View all]SWBTATTReg
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false narrative for the most part to regain control of Congress...basically turned a pretty decent health benefit pkg. to hammer the democrats (along w/ lots of lies too about the plan's cost, issues, features, etc.). Now the ACA/Obama Care is one of the most popular pieces of legislation to come out in some time.
I don't mind going for the new pieces of legislation, such as Infra-Structure, which has been talked about endlessly, for many years. But republicans will turn literally any decent legislation, with a proven need, into 'Disaster' and 'costs too much', etc.
The republicans revealed their hypocrisy by not passing anything for Infra-Structure during their reign in Congress (and had the WH too). Nothing was passed for I-S (InfraS.). The only thing republicans passed was the 2017 tax cut bill for their wealthy patrons. Funny when Biden got into office, the markets went racing upwards, very contrary to what gutter mouth rump predicted. Goes to show you that rump doesn't know squat.
We (and I know that Biden and the powers that be know this) need to communicate massively (and I mean massively) to overwhelm any false problems or both sides'ism (sorry about spelling!) by republicans. We have most of America on our side already. Put up (my suggestion) a team of construction people/experts in InfraS., and keep hammering it away. Call the legislative I-S bill 'The Fixing Up Of America AND Jobs!' Act. We know that there are plenty of benefits, and it does need to be paid for.
And what's more amazing to me, is that Infrastructure issues just alone in 14 republican states (western) that equals the population of LA, California would be probably 100 times what LA would ever be.
And republicans are whining about costs, especially since most the reasonable burden of paying for these upgrades should fall on those w/ the most roads, etc. (the western states, millions of miles it seems like, vs. what LA would be). But, in footing the bill, guess who is going to help them pay for western states infrastructure? Blue states with their heavily concentrated populations, thus tons of tax revenue vs. 1000 people in a 100 sq. mile of a western Republican state (very little tax revenue).