Right. Pretty simple.
https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/1354918683844476931?s=21
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Also my understanding is if the Senate parliamentarian says minimum wage cannot be done with reconciliation, then Kamala Harris can basically just say ālol, fuck youā. This was essentially Bernieās position wrt the filibuster during the campaign.
Ah, I see my annual strongly worded letter to Murphy is finally paying off.
Though to his credit heās always been one to speak out on some issues, specifically guns, when he feels he needs to.
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I am not totally sure how reconciliation works other than it has to be tied to spending.
How does raising the national minimum wage tie into this? My question is under what part of it is it an expense? Is it due to enforcement! My understanding is the federal government already pays a $15 minimum wage via EO.
On a different note, my concern is getting 50 votes for a packed full reconciliation Bill, but I guess with enough horse trading it can be done.
It is dumb our government works like this.
Looking forward to taking a bullet train from WV to AZ
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I think it also has to be theoretically revenue neutral after X years. So, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour increases tax revenues to offset some of the other expenses in the bill. Thatās how Iād argue it anyway.
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Ah yeah I didnāt think about the tax aspect which is a massive part of the equation, thanks.
I think it also has to do with procedure. My (very basic) understanding is that the Parliamentarian of the Senate provides guidance on whether a particular provision fits within the reconciliation requirements, but (at least, some people argue), the President of the Senate is the final decision maker. So, if the Dems all agreed to go HAM, they could probably shoehorn a lot of things into the bill that havenāt traditionally been considered budget related.
Bernie and some of his campaign staff talked about this solution to the filibuster quite a bit during wonkier parts of the campaignā¦
Oh, and Iām sure this guy would fully support Demsā use of this tacticā¦
I for one am sick and tired of all this Biden family self dealing and corruption.
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reconciliation isnāt some sort of divine constitutional process, a simple senate majority can just change whatās eligible for a reconciliation bill, or change how often they can use that process, or both, so they could technically āpreserveā the buster while still working around a dipshit obstructionist GOP.
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(just nuke the fucking 'buster already)
Sure, but if Manchin for some stupid reason finds it palatable to just declare a bunch of good bills as eligible for reconciliation rather than nuking the 'buster, fine. We can do it that way.
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Stupid Chuck donāt you know Biden has more important things to do than put his signature on a piece of paper? Quit being an idealist. Incrementalism is the only way for progress. Bernie Bro woman hater.
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They could just replace Unity Counselor with THE NY Times and its more accurate.
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I love coming to the POTUS thread without having to dread what the insane man just tweeted.
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