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LonePirate

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4. Oh, the usual suspects will undoubtedly find a reason not to support it.

Reply to mcar (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 18, 2021, 07:25 PM

Nov 2021

It's not about the budget for them and never has been, apart from serving as an excuse to hide their policy preferences if the bill had increased the deficit instead of reducing it.

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CBO estimates that the funding for tax enforcement activities provided by H.R. 5376, the Build Back [View all] demmiblue Nov 2021 OP

No excuse to not pass it now mcar Nov 2021 #1

Oh, the usual suspects will undoubtedly find a reason not to support it. LonePirate Nov 2021 #4

It does increase the deficit. TwilightZone Nov 2021 #11

That's only one part of the bill. This isn't a statement as to the net cost/revenue of the entire PoliticAverse Nov 2021 #7

would increase outlays by $80 billion and revenues by $207 billion. elleng Nov 2021 #2

Gee, this thread is completely different than the other one. underpants Nov 2021 #6

It's two different things. TwilightZone Nov 2021 #10

That sounds like great news, right? Manchin and repugs certainly can't complain... brush Nov 2021 #3

The NY Times is reporting it differently underpants Nov 2021 #13

Won't the increased revenue more than offset that? brush Nov 2021 #16

"Lalalalalaaala!!! Can't hear you...." - Maserati Joe Carlitos Brigante Nov 2021 #5

Yeah he's got goal posts to move padah513 Nov 2021 #8

"Did I say CBO? I meant ZBO.... Yeah, that's totally a thing that I didn't just make up...." nt Carlitos Brigante Nov 2021 #9

Eddie Murphy..lalalala asiliveandbreathe Nov 2021 #15

Note: this is ONLY the tax enforcement portion of the estimation, not that of the entire bill. TwilightZone Nov 2021 #12

Kick and rec. Kingofalldems Nov 2021 #14

By focusing on who? WarGamer Nov 2021 #17

Almost anyone with direct deposit of their paycheck.... SergeStorms Nov 2021 #22

+1000 nt WarGamer Nov 2021 #23

Raise the tax rates on excessive wealth generation and enforcement pays even bigger dividends. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2021 #18

waiting for the media to start asking "deficit hawk" rethugs why they oppose a bill the reduces the Takket Nov 2021 #19

Bill Clinton, the president who put us on track to paying the entire U.S. Debt off by 2009 ffr Nov 2021 #20

Best POTUS of my lifetime... WarGamer Nov 2021 #21