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[Box Ox]

The socialist Democrats were socialist before the passage. The Rino Republicans were Rino's before the passage.

What is the reason for the Kentucky congressman grandstanding?

He is just a RINO bag.

Well, gentlemen, have you decided on who the actual RINOs are? Republicans who vote for the Bill or Republicans who won't? Are are all of them RINOs right now?

 

[oldngray]

Well gentlemen, have you decided on who the actual RINOs are? Republicans who vote for the Bill or Republicans who won't? Are are all of them RINOs right now?

By definition Republican In Name Only. Most are also NeverTrumpers. Has nothing to do with how they vote on this bill but on past actions.

 

[oldngray]

Big dustup on the Hse flr. Rep Haley Stevens (D-MI) is ruled out of order by presiding officer Rep Anthony Brown (D-MD), screaming about the coronavirus bill. Wearing latex gloves and shouting.

 

[Box Ox]

By definition Republican In Name Only. Most are also NeverTrumpers. Has nothing to do with how they vote on this bill but on past actions.

Oh yeah. Buncha totally disloyal jerks in the Republican ranks of the House and Senate. Not in lock step with Trump at all. Nope! LOL

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Well, gentlemen, have you decided on who the actual RINOs are? Republicans who vote for the Bill or Republicans who won't? Are are all of them RINOs right now?

Pretty much.

 

[Non sequitur]

When brown cafe members could write a better Bill, then "Houston we got a problem".

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

When brown cafe members could write a better Bill, then "Houston we got a problem".

Trump's plan was to get rid of the payroll tax. Seems simple enough..... but politicians didn't want to let a crisis go to waste so here we are.

 

[oldngray]

Trump's plan was to get rid of the payroll tax. Seems simple enough..... but politicians didn't want to let a crisis go to waste so here we are.

The bill needs to be cut by half to two thirds but pretty much impossible to get anything passed without pork. Not a good bill but better than doing nothing.

 

[Box Ox]

Trump's plan was to get rid of the payroll tax. Seems simple enough..... but politicians didn't want to let a crisis go to waste so here we are.

To be fair, a payroll tax would probably be of limited benefit as unemployment claims have their biggest spikes ever.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

To be fair, a payroll tax would probably be of limited benefit as unemployment claims have their biggest spikes ever.

There's a very simple solution to that.

 

[Up In Smoke]

Trump's plan was to get rid of the payroll tax. Seems simple enough..... but politicians didn't want to let a crisis go to waste so here we are.

The bill does include a employer payroll tax reduction. Companies will continue to collect the employees share. If this remains in place, it will severely affect SS, Medicaid and Medicare balance sheets.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

The bill does include a employer payroll tax reduction. Companies will continue to collect the employees share. If this remains in place, it will severely affect SS, Medicaid and Medicare balance sheets.

good, good

 

[Up In Smoke]

good, good

If I understand it correctly, the reduction is temporary and companies may be required to make the government whole in some time period. The details are fuzzy.

 

[bacha29]

Maybe you need to look up the definition of straw man argument because you seem confused.

I am nowhere near as confused as you are embarrassed .

 

[bacha29]

What is the reason for the Kentucky congressman grandstanding? If it is to show publicly the yes or no votes maybe he's got a point.
They would have a video record of any objections due to none economic pork.

He using it as a means to demonstrate his undying devotion to Orange Head while voting in favor of that "socialist" piece of legislation that will very soon require his vote.
Just one of many Republican congressman caught between his rhetoric and his reality.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

I am nowhere near as confused as you are embarrassed .

You're embarrassed your straw man arguments don't work on me. Relax snowflake, you'll be okay.

You tried to argue that 1300 is less than 90, and you think I'm the one who should be embarrassed.

You can't do basic arithmetic ffs.

 

[Non sequitur]

All work is for man's benefit. So the economy is in service to humanity. Market capitalism proportionately benefits those individuals that bring value.
The latest version of global free market is a rigged system that brakes the social contract.

 

[bacha29]

You're embarrassed your straw man arguments don't work on me. Relax snowflake, you'll be okay.

You tried to argue that 1300 is less than 90, and you think I'm the one who should be embarrassed.

You can't do basic arithmetic ffs.

Something else that went over your head. The point I made is that the closer those who need to be tested are to the facility doing the testing the more people a single person can perform the test on in a day's time.
When South Korea set up it's innovative drive up testing facility the person standing there doing the testing could quite possibly perform more tests in a day than driving out and finding the people that need to be tested.
Imagine if we had set up similar test sites in NYC neighborhoods weeks ago ......there's a good chance we wouldn't be watching the unfolding catastrophe.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

The point I made is that the closer those who need to be tested are to the facility doing the testing the more people a single person can perform the test on in a day's time.

Yes that's what I said and then you tried to argue that 90 is greater than 1300.

South Korea has 1300 people per sq mile, USA has 90 people per sq mile.

Seems we're doing pretty great.

Now given the disparity in population density it should therefore be much faster and easier for U.S. health officials to contact and test more individuals and at a faster rate than South Korea.

Demwit

 

[rickyb]

who wants to be a trillionaire?

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