Scarlet Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Oh no. Humane treatment of our fellow human beings. That's almost Christian like. 3 Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, Frott Scost said: Cut defense budget. Get out of endless wars. Stop building trillion dollar planes that dont work. Stop making s#!t up about Iran and trying to start a new war. There, just saved a few trillion. This is the kinda stuff we need to be spending trillions on, the future of this country. Not war. Amen!!!! But....that wouldn't be the patriotic thing to do. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, SECHusker said: -"It would spend heavily on infrastructure improvements, clean energy deployment and the development of other “high-growth industries of the future” like 5G telecommunications." I must be in the minority of people who think communications is the biggest need of infrastructure in this country. When was the last time we had a breakthrough development in transportation? What about upgrading municipal water systems to eliminate lead pipes? What about upgrading interstate systems like I-80 to be three lanes in many areas where traffic is heavy (Much of Nebraska)? High speed trains in more areas? Upgrading old bridges? 2 1 Link to comment
RedDenver Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: What about upgrading municipal water systems to eliminate lead pipes? Highest priority need right now. Bridges are a close second. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, SECHusker said: But to your point, the article points out sizeable tax increases on high earners and corporations to offset some of the expense. What's considered "sizeable"? Link to comment
SECHusker Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: What's considered "sizeable"? Don't have access to the article anymore (used my free access allotments) but the tax increases that were reported last week suggested tax increases of $2.1T Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/biden-eyes-first-major-tax-hike-since-1993-in-next-economic-plan And that was before the inclusion of h.r.3 (medicare law) is estimated to save the country $450B. Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/2020/2/5/21123917/state-of-the-union-democrats-chanting-hr3-bill So potentially as much as $2.5T. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, SECHusker said: Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-15/biden-eyes-first-major-tax-hike-since-1993-in-next-economic-plan And that was before the inclusion of h.r.3 (medicare law) is estimated to save the country $450B. Most of that doesn't make me cringe other than I would need to see what changes to the estate tax they want to make. Link to comment
knapplc Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said: What's considered "sizeable"? China Joe comes to your home and takes all of your money. 1 2 Link to comment
NUance Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 On 3/19/2021 at 6:35 PM, Frott Scost said: This is funny s#!t I dont care who you are First infrastructure action item: Escalators for boarding airplanes. 4 Link to comment
Archy1221 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 By my math, this works out to $72,000 per person at 1,200 people. I stay in hotel rooms quite a bit and that seems pretty expensive for 6 months. Possibly quite a bit of waste here unless my math is off or I’m missing a key detail. 2 Link to comment
funhusker Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, Archy1221 said: By my math, this works out to $72,000 per person at 1,200 people. I stay in hotel rooms quite a bit and that seems pretty expensive for 6 months. Possibly quite a bit of waste here unless my math is off or I’m missing a key detail. No kidding! 86 million could build a pretty nice complex to house people until hearing dates. The deal is for 6 months, so it’s about $400 a day. Those must be some nice rooms. Maybe for my summer vacation I’ll take my family to Mexico and swim back across the Rio Grande! 1 Link to comment
Moiraine Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, funhusker said: No kidding! 86 million could build a pretty nice complex to house people until hearing dates. The deal is for 6 months, so it’s about $400 a day. Those must be some nice rooms. Maybe for my summer vacation I’ll take my family to Mexico and swim back across the Rio Grande! Armed guards are expensive. 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Scarlet said: Oh no. Humane treatment of our fellow human beings. That's almost Christian like. What point did this dude think he was making exactly? 1 1 Link to comment
Danny Bateman Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Cdog923 said: Infrastructure and education. Next priority appears to be a sweeping infrastructure and education bill, potentially split into different pieces. 2 1 1 Link to comment
SECHusker Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Dem senators are meeting on min. wage tomorrow. "Tuesday’s meeting will include Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), relevant committee chairs including Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) ― and the seven moderates who voted against Sanders’ $15 minimum wage proposal. Sanders’ bill would have given an estimated 27 million workers raises over the next four years and pulled more than 1 million out of poverty, according to recent estimates from the Congressional Budget Office." https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/raising-minimum-wage-15-democrats-senators-233546702.html Link to comment
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