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  It took them what 14, 15 votes to elect a speaker….odds that they pass this on the first try or that it even gets to a 2nd attempt? 0.0001%
context: If they hate taxes so much why didn’t they eliminate them when they had control under Trump? >
  
  Because it is all performance. They kbow there is no chance this passes in the senate. So they can pretend they are doing this, without actually doing anything. >
  
  Exactly this. They know they have no legislation that could actually achieve the abolishing of the IRS, let alone the intellectual capacity to write the bill.
  Then they would actually have to pass the bill, which means accepting responsibility for votes, and taking the time to do it. The 2017 TCJA was a bunch of prescripted bills put together by the Real Estate lobby.  
  Who would think, allowing rich people to get tax deductions for owning multiple homes in a  corporate trust, would cause a housing shortage?  Corporations also have foreign investors,  so many US homes are sitting in corporate trusts called Real Estate Investment Trusts, where foreign corporations are getting tax breaks on owning residential property in the United States. 
  Republicans have sold out the country in more ways than one can imagine. >
  
  As Republicans hold our economy hostage with the debt ceiling, MAGA Republicans will demand cuts to Social Security and Medicare, the programs they like to call “entitlements” that Americans have paid into for decades.
  Remember in 2017 when Mnuchin said Trump’s tax cuts for the rich and corporations would pay for themselves? Spoiler alert; they didn’t.  The tax cuts significantly increased our national deficit. But Republicans will conveniently leave this information out as they crash our economy to the ground.  Should we balance our budget? Yes, but in a responsible way, and not on the backs of senior citizens and veterans.
  Now Republicans want to abolish the IRS and income taxes.  Do they even know what income taxes fund?  National defense, veterans benefits, law enforcement, interest on national debt, income security … 
  Republicans are playing chicken with our economy and it’s a dangerous game.  Remember that Steve Bannon was very clear in 2017 when he said their goal is deconstruction of the administrative state. These Republicans want to destroy the federal government and any safety nets it provides to the American people. Make no mistake. This is the GOP’s goal. >
  
  
  Remember in 2017 when Mnuchin said Trump’s tax cuts for the rich and corporations would pay for themselves? Spoiler alert; they didn’t.  The tax cuts significantly increased our national deficit. 
  
  And at the time, Republicans argued that increasing the national deficit wasn't a bad thing. Of course, the second Democrats got in charge, the Republicans decided that increasing the deficit was actually a horrible thing that would destroy America. >
  
  
  ... the first thing to know about this “fair tax” bill is that it doesn’t stand a chance. It is controversial even among conservatives. But the House will reportedly vote on it anyway, because a floor vote was one of the concessions Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made to right-wing members in his bid to become House speaker.
  The bill itself is still worth pondering, though, if only because it’s a such a doozy. The “fair tax” is a complete makeover of the federal tax system. It repeals payroll taxes, gift and estate taxes, capital gains taxes, and personal and corporate income taxes. In their place, it institutes a 30 percent levy on all new, finished goods and services.* (So that $10 six-pack would run you $13, and the feds get three bucks.)
  
  (Emphasis mine)  30% on everything "new" Arrgh! >
  
  What a great way to ruin the economy.
  And how does the USA’s already struggling domestic manufacturing feel about this? I’d like to know what the industry associations think. Car prices going up 30%? 
  Services being taxed 30% absolutely fucks the lower and middle classes. Does it apply to healthcare, too? >
  
  I would think it would be applied to healthcare (unless there's an exception) because that counts as a "service."
  The thing I wonder is whether this would apply to the pre-insurance rate and need to be paid by the patient. Practices will often inflate their prices knowing what the insurance companies will pay. So say you have a procedure done and the doctor's office bills the insurance company $1,000 of which you need to pay $40 for a co-pay. Do you now also need to pay $300 in tax?!!! If so, healthcare will suddenly get much more expensive either for insurers or patients (or both).
  Of course, this is all moot because there's zero chance this gets past the Senate. Still, it shows what the Republicans would do if they had the chance. >
  
  These people is crazy lmao >
  
  This is one of the best videos! >
  
  Is this going to be the new Obamacare repeal?   They “pass” it 400 times because it looks good to their base but no chance it actually becomes law >
  
  If i was in the senate id make the dems vote present and see them freak out.  Biden wiuld veto of course. >
  
  Love the taxpayer time wasted when parties pass bills precisely because they know the bill has 0 chance of becoming law. It’s insulting to people’s intelligence. >
  
  Can't insult people who don't have intelligence. 'The base '. >
  
  We all need to stop clicking on these rage-inducing headlines, maybe the media will get the idea that they should focus on real stuff instead of giving Republicans the marketing opportunity these votes are meant to create. This stands zero chance of passing, like all their batshit ideas, and shouldn’t consume anyone’s brain. >
  
  Except it will make great campaign ads for the Democrats. They should take full advantage of the batshit crazy crap these idiots are going to try and pass.
  Oh, and by the way, this bill supposedly sunsets all revenue streams unless they repeal by 2030, the 16th amendment allowing for income taxes..... >
  
  The daily "Republicans pass bill / introduce bill" that will go no where. The Senate is never going to vote on it, and it will never get to the President's desk. This is just Republican talking points for their insane followers. >
  
  And with all that money Conservative voters in poor states will save, they can pay to have their cars repaired over and over because the potholes alone will rattle them to pieces. >
  
  30% of $500 is $150 so the new XBOX Series X would cost $650. Those $60 games would be $78. Not taking into account state and local taxes. >
  
  Ordinary people wouldn't be able to afford such luxuries. Video games are for rich people only. The rest of you get back to the mines!! >
  
  How the hell would we pay for the military if there are no taxes? Or any federal service for that matter. >
  
  We don't. >
  
  So this is just another way to starve the beast so you can drown it in a bathtub? >
  
  That, my friends... is not how this works. And the GOP knows that. >
  
  The headline needs to read: “House Republicans Vote to Raise Prices and Increase Inflation by 30%”. >
  
  Then they are working for free? >
  
  In a way it would be funny if Dems called their bluff and let this pass in the Senate. Then watch them scramble to find enough money to pay for the military and all the other little pet projects they want that would be shut down. >
  
  No... I don't think it would be funny at all.  The last time this was tried, the country almost collapsed and they had to write a new founding documents because the "Articles of Confederation" were an abysmal failure after leaving the federal government toothless and penniless.
  You know what they say about those who don't learn from the past...
  They call themselves "conservative". >
  
  This probably gives potential landlords a stiffy, buying used property would be significantly cheaper this way. But it’ll never pass it’s just the GOP doing GOP things, they know it won’t pass also. Just wasting their time and making it seem like they deserve their paycheck.