Current Events > *Republicans propose $1,000.00 to each adult*

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*Democrats block it*

*Democrats propose $1,500.00 to each adult*
*Republicans block it*

*Republicans propose $1,750.00 to each adult*
*Democrats block it*

*Democrats propose $2,000.00 to each adult*
*Republicans block it*

*Republicans propose $2,050.00 to each adult*
*Democrats block it*

*Democrats propose $2,100.00 to each adult*
*Republicans block it*

*Republicans propose $2,117.35 to each adult*
*Democrats block it*

*Coronavirus passes without citizens being reimbursed*

Republicans: "Sorry you didn't get your money. It's the Democrats' fault for blocking it."
Democrats: "Nuh-uh. It's your fault for sneaking in hidden incentives for the rich."



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If we wait we'll all be dead millionaires

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Dassit?

This is 100% how it will happen

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Yup 100 percent but TC left out that those corporate funds still managed to get passed when nobody was looking

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What dollar figure are we currently at?

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BignutzisBack posted...

What dollar figure are we currently at?

$1200

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AssultTank posted...

like some kind of nightmarish cross between Frankenstein's monster and a Christmas tree.

Okay, I'll admit it: I would totally watch FrankenTree.

<_<

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AssultTank posted...

Now we have come to the issue of riders. These are things that congresspeople tack on that have nothing to do with the main purpose of the bill. A bill about school funding could have a rider attached that prohibits smoking in grocery stores, one that makes it a crime to touch a certain species of bird, one that builds a fence to keep turtles off a road in Michigan, and one that provides funding to a commission to investigate the feasibility of building an elevator to the top of Mount Everest.

Usually though, riders aren't so amusing... They do things like make it illegal to be gay and get married, force abstinence only education, allowing wire taps without a warrant, fund pharmaceutical companies without disclosing the spending, or attempt to limit gun purchases by banning cosmetic features.

Then if you object to a rider, and you vote the bill down because of the rider, you get slammed for not supporting the main bill, even if you were the one who introduced it. By the time the Congress votes on literally any bill, the riders have made it virtually unrecognizable as the original bill, like some kind of nightmarish cross between Frankenstein's monster and a Christmas tree.

I disagree. In my opinion, it is exactly as simple as tc made it out to be >_>

Skye Reynolds posted...

Okay, I'll admit it: I would totally watch FrankenTree.

<_<

Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

Your fetid growths and bodies

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Hey, how 'bout you put that crystal ball of yours to good use and give me the winning Powerball numbers.

AssultTank posted...

Now we have come to the issue of riders. These are things that congresspeople tack on that have nothing to do with the main purpose of the bill. A bill about school funding could have a rider attached that prohibits smoking in grocery stores, one that makes it a crime to touch a certain species of bird, one that builds a fence to keep turtles off a road in Michigan, and one that provides funding to a commission to investigate the feasibility of building an elevator to the top of Mount Everest.

Usually though, riders aren't so amusing... They do things like make it illegal to be gay and get married, force abstinence only education, allowing wire taps without a warrant, fund pharmaceutical companies without disclosing the spending, or attempt to limit gun purchases by banning cosmetic features.

Then if you object to a rider, and you vote the bill down because of the rider, you get slammed for not supporting the main bill, even if you were the one who introduced it. By the time the Congress votes on literally any bill, the riders have made it virtually unrecognizable as the original bill, like some kind of nightmarish cross between Frankenstein's monster and a Christmas tree.

Then when you tell people about this and they ask "Well why is that allowed? Why can't they make it illegal to modify bills like that and attach things that have nothing to do with the original bill?" Well it's because both democrats and republicans have gotten things passed because of riders and because of media pressure and elect ability issues despite such riders the bill gets passed anyway so now we're effectively playing chicken, Republicans and their riders vs Democrats and their riders Both sides have a tone at stake in ramming this through with the riders, for Dems it's showing their base that they are worth supporting in the elections because they fought for them, for Republicans it's about showing loyalty to the rich corporations who lobbied for them to put these things in the bill if they don't do it they risk being primaried or losing out on super pac money, through the same is true for Democrats despite what they're saying.

So at the end the corporate rich ass kissing with no oversight part of the riders is most definitely going to stay there while everything else gets busted down to "acceptable" standards by both parties.

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CM_Ponch posted...

If we wait we'll all be dead millionaires

Better than no millionaire mirite

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Even if the money comes, the people who really needed it will be long passed the point where it will help

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That's probably what will actually happen. Both sides are shit.

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