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gab13by13

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Mon May 19, 2025, 08:15 AM May 2025

The "Horse & Sparrow Big Beautiful Bill" Passed the House Committee Vote [View all]

The vote before the entire House is expected this week.

This bill doesn't give tax breaks to billionaires for 10 years, it gives tax breaks to billionaires permanently.

It is being scored for 10 years, and the numbers that some are putting out are way off. This bill will add at least 4.7 trillion dollars to the deficit over 10 years. I heard Chris Murphy say it will add 7 trillion.

The tax cuts for billionaires will happen immediately, and the gashing of the social net will come later so as to give Congressional Magats some cover and time to be reelected and get their stories straight.

This is a horrible bill, once the poor and working class lose benefits, it is damn hard to get them back.

Not enough debate, fuck, I have seen zero debate, about why we need to give more money to billionaires. Want to seriously reduce the deficit? Tax the rich.

We are going to feed the horse more oats so the sparrows have plenty to eat.

This bill is going to kill a lot of people, and Democrats need to frame it that way. This bill isn't about economics, it's about life and death.

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K&R spanone May 2025 #1
And the Future's market is not happy malaise May 2025 #2
Because of Moody's credit downgrade. gab13by13 May 2025 #6
"We are going to feed the horse more oats so the sparrows have plenty to eat." You mean trickle down? ... marble falls May 2025 #3
It has always been the Horse & Sparrow economic plan gab13by13 May 2025 #7
In reality Reagan should have called it Dem4life1970 May 2025 #23
Somebody actually said that??? niyad May 2025 #12
Probably not, but they should FoxNewsSucks May 2025 #19
... Wednesdays May 2025 #26
Tax the rich and raise the cap that wealthy earners pay into Social Security. nt allegorical oracle May 2025 #4
Trump bankrupts America Johonny May 2025 #5
Krasnov is murdering people gab13by13 May 2025 #8
Absolutely heartless and terrifying! calimary May 2025 #21
Reason #122,990,561 why I hate Republicans LymphocyteLover May 2025 #9
why "horse and sparrow"? LymphocyteLover May 2025 #10
I wondered the same. niyad May 2025 #13
same as it ever was, only more so... alterfurz May 2025 #15
Horse and oats trickle down Blubird May 2025 #17
Kick dalton99a May 2025 #11
It's also hard to get rid of benefits for the poor oldmanlynn May 2025 #14
Reinstate the 90% tax rate Mr.Bee May 2025 #16
THIS! FalloutShelter May 2025 #18
👆🏿👆🏿👆🏿 uponit7771 May 2025 #31
And it looks like they want to frontload the "savings" from slashing the social safety net in 2029... Ol Janx Spirit May 2025 #20
Bull Feathers is an apt term for these regressive schemes IbogaProject May 2025 #22
I always wonder about DENVERPOPS May 2025 #29
I think their quizlings drive this Ligyron May 2025 #30
Sorry, DENVERPOPS May 2025 #32
collaborators rampartd May 2025 #35
Once again, "Fuck the poor"! bif May 2025 #24
As the French aristos used to say in 1788 Turbineguy May 2025 #25
The question is: Can we make sure it gets zero Democratic support? eallen May 2025 #27
ANY Dem who votes for this bill should be primaried. OMGWTF May 2025 #28
Graph: 'The Big Beautiful Bill is designed to be the largest upward transfer of wealth in American History' riversedge May 2025 #33
The MAGA Murder Budget pat_k May 2025 #34
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