sounds to me like they're back to those old days (assuming they ever went away) of Gingrich's xeroxed "talking points," so that no matter which Repug gets asked, the answer is a word-for-word repetition of that day's talking point. I get this idea from the fact that one of the prevailing talking points is that SS and Medicare are off-li…
sounds to me like they're back to those old days (assuming they ever went away) of Gingrich's xeroxed "talking points," so that no matter which Repug gets asked, the answer is a word-for-word repetition of that day's talking point. I get this idea from the fact that one of the prevailing talking points is that SS and Medicare are off-limits. another piece of evidence hit me the other night (or was it last night?) when Scalise repeated the bogus assertion that Eric Smallwell "couldn't get a security clearance in the private sector," so should therefore not be allowed into the Intelligence Subcommittee. unlike, say, that gleet-leaking dick Devin Nunes?
what these scumbags may not be aware of is how any of their constituents rely on Medicaid. is it really possible that they associate a need for Medicaid with Democrats alone? I refuse to believe that there weren't a fair number of those insurrectionists who get their health care through Medicaid.
getting back to the insanity of that 30% sales tax...that anyone in that caucus would even think of presenting that sort of thing says all there is to say about their cluelessness. do they really think that the knowledge that the progressive income tax ( at least it is ON PAPER, but that's a separate issue) has been eliminated make them feel just fine about shelling out $13,000 for that $10,000 tractor? is the calculation that, since their base is blaming Biden for the current international inflation, they could manage to stick him with THAT? I betcha there are some of them who think that and they might be right about the stupidest members of "the base."
I attended a panel about four years ago that featured a debate between Liz Holtzman and Ed Cox (who status as a Nixon son-in-law I'd forgotten). Sam Roberts was the "moderator," who mentioned having a conversation with a farmer who was very happy about the small amount of money he'd been getting back from the government because of TFF's "tax cuts." he said that he was now able to buy the tractor he wanted. Liz Holtzman responded that he might not be so thrilled when 1) his rebate expires and 2) he experienced the Medicare cuts that the rebate would necessitate. among the angry people in that audience, I didn't exactly cover myself in glory when I found myself telling Cox to "shut the fuck up" when he was loudly talking over Liz, who is very tiny and frail-appearing. he looked like he was ready to mix it up with me and I was mortified because I was a guest of the widow of the person the event was honoring. I apologized to my hosts and when it was over, a retired judge who'd been at the dinner reception I'd attended gave my arm a little squeeze and said "hey, don't get so worked up. Liz can take care of herself."
Based on other situations, I'd suggest that the anti-Medicaid enthusiasm in the "base" comes from those who have just enough to be excluded from Medicaid. They don't want to see the very poor "freeloaders" get something they can't have. May sound convoluted, but old NYT reporting on welfare showed this effect........
It’s the same logic that kept poor whites feeling superior to Blacks, even though both groups would have benefited from joining together to try to raise wages, etc.
I do wonder which agency they imagine would calculate and enforce this 30% tax when IRS is gone? Local governments? It sure seems like these people must pay for a LOT in cash, if they don’t mind that sort of increase.
sounds to me like they're back to those old days (assuming they ever went away) of Gingrich's xeroxed "talking points," so that no matter which Repug gets asked, the answer is a word-for-word repetition of that day's talking point. I get this idea from the fact that one of the prevailing talking points is that SS and Medicare are off-limits. another piece of evidence hit me the other night (or was it last night?) when Scalise repeated the bogus assertion that Eric Smallwell "couldn't get a security clearance in the private sector," so should therefore not be allowed into the Intelligence Subcommittee. unlike, say, that gleet-leaking dick Devin Nunes?
what these scumbags may not be aware of is how any of their constituents rely on Medicaid. is it really possible that they associate a need for Medicaid with Democrats alone? I refuse to believe that there weren't a fair number of those insurrectionists who get their health care through Medicaid.
getting back to the insanity of that 30% sales tax...that anyone in that caucus would even think of presenting that sort of thing says all there is to say about their cluelessness. do they really think that the knowledge that the progressive income tax ( at least it is ON PAPER, but that's a separate issue) has been eliminated make them feel just fine about shelling out $13,000 for that $10,000 tractor? is the calculation that, since their base is blaming Biden for the current international inflation, they could manage to stick him with THAT? I betcha there are some of them who think that and they might be right about the stupidest members of "the base."
I attended a panel about four years ago that featured a debate between Liz Holtzman and Ed Cox (who status as a Nixon son-in-law I'd forgotten). Sam Roberts was the "moderator," who mentioned having a conversation with a farmer who was very happy about the small amount of money he'd been getting back from the government because of TFF's "tax cuts." he said that he was now able to buy the tractor he wanted. Liz Holtzman responded that he might not be so thrilled when 1) his rebate expires and 2) he experienced the Medicare cuts that the rebate would necessitate. among the angry people in that audience, I didn't exactly cover myself in glory when I found myself telling Cox to "shut the fuck up" when he was loudly talking over Liz, who is very tiny and frail-appearing. he looked like he was ready to mix it up with me and I was mortified because I was a guest of the widow of the person the event was honoring. I apologized to my hosts and when it was over, a retired judge who'd been at the dinner reception I'd attended gave my arm a little squeeze and said "hey, don't get so worked up. Liz can take care of herself."
Based on other situations, I'd suggest that the anti-Medicaid enthusiasm in the "base" comes from those who have just enough to be excluded from Medicaid. They don't want to see the very poor "freeloaders" get something they can't have. May sound convoluted, but old NYT reporting on welfare showed this effect........
Yes, that makes sense with those people.
It’s the same logic that kept poor whites feeling superior to Blacks, even though both groups would have benefited from joining together to try to raise wages, etc.
"You may be both living in a cardboard box, but his is *wet*"
Pecking order…
I do wonder which agency they imagine would calculate and enforce this 30% tax when IRS is gone? Local governments? It sure seems like these people must pay for a LOT in cash, if they don’t mind that sort of increase.
Administration would be by state. Which shows how ridiculous and unserious they are.