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Uncle Joe

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23. That has been the case for over a year with Build Back Better,
Fri Aug 5, 2022, 12:15 PM
Aug 2022

this is a natural part of the debate and negotiations.

Democracy and deliberations on behalf of the American People.

He's consistent if nothing else. Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #1
Bernie has more leverage now. Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #2
Manchinwants his pipeline but I don't think Sinema Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #3
No, Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #4
Is that entirely accurate? lapucelle Aug 2022 #9
It's accurate in the primary point being that hedge fund managers Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #10
So it's not entirely accurate? lapucelle Aug 2022 #12
Logical conclusion, those are the primary beneficiaries which you don't dispute. Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #14
How is that a logical conclusion? lapucelle Aug 2022 #15
Buybacks are not mandatory and thus not universal, taxes on micro-transactions pretty much are. Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #18
Yes...and? How does that support the claim? lapucelle Aug 2022 #22
That has been the case for over a year with Build Back Better, Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #23
It may have been claimed for over a year, but it's obviously not the case, lapucelle Aug 2022 #25
If that were true, why wasn't he involved in the discussions between Schumer and Manchin? TexasTowelie Aug 2022 #6
Why did Manchin and Sinema tank the Build Back Better Bill? Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #7
I asked first, but I'll answer you anyway even though you ignored my questions. TexasTowelie Aug 2022 #8
"Bernie doesn't have any more leverage now than he did previously." Me. Aug 2022 #16
You are correct LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #29
He seems shocked about this bill. sheshe2 Aug 2022 #28
Telling Isn't It...In So Many Ways Me. Aug 2022 #30
Yes, it sure is. sheshe2 Aug 2022 #31
Bernie's vote is taken for granted 867-5309. Aug 2022 #5
The story the OP links to says that Sanders is a "we'ii see" on the bill. lapucelle Aug 2022 #11
The video in the OP offers even more substance in regards to Bernie's position on the issue. n/t Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #13
Thanks, but I've heard the stump speech. lapucelle Aug 2022 #17
Yes and accurately so. n/t Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #21
Senate leadership was prepared to counter false claims about the bill. lapucelle Aug 2022 #24
Biden's Build Back Better Plan Will 'Ease' Inflation, 15 Nobel Prize Economists Say Uncle Joe Aug 2022 #26
Those economists said that a year ago. The economic outlook and conditions are very different now. lapucelle Aug 2022 #27
That Really Ticks Me Off Me. Aug 2022 #20
His "leverage" opportunity would be voting with the Repubs to kill. Hortensis Aug 2022 #32
Grrrrr Me. Aug 2022 #33
We're going to get this now and then after November, when we have more reps and Senator onecaliberal Aug 2022 #19
To my mind his 30 years in DC appear as almost nothing but failed opportunities Hortensis Aug 2022 #34
Well said mcar Aug 2022 #35
I agree with your analysls LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #36
Well said, Hortensis. sheshe2 Aug 2022 #39
No no no. Fifteen bucks minimum wage is the magic number. betsuni Aug 2022 #40
The Inflation Reduction Act has passed in the Senate LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #37
Great! Now, on to passage by house Democrats next Friday. Hortensis Aug 2022 #38
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