Bernie Sanders calls for repeal of GOP tax law

[Donkees]

by Al Weaver - April 09, 2018 04:23 PM

Excerpt:

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., called Monday for the Republican tax law to be repealed after the Congressional Budget Office projected that the deficit will hit $1 trillion in 2020.

The CBO projected that the budget deficit will rise to $804 billion for 2018 before hitting the $1 trillion mark in 2020 — two years earlier than anticipated. The national debt is also expected to hit $33 trillion in ten years after it hit the $21 trillion mark last month. Democrats are laying blame at the acceleration of the deficit and debt with the tax law that was passed in December.

"Over and over again, President Trump and his administration falsely claimed that their $1.5 trillion tax cut bill would pay for itself," Sanders said in a statement. "Today’s Congressional Budget Office report puts that myth to rest."

"According to CBO, President Trump’s massive tax break for the wealthy and large corporations is the primary reason that the federal deficit and national debt will explode over the next decade," Sanders said. "Republicans are already using the huge increase in the debt that they caused as an excuse to make major cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. That is unacceptable."

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress/bernie-sanders-calls-for-repeal-of-gop-tax-law

[BigmanPigman]

1. If the Dems get control in the midterms, can they repeal it?

[Donkees]

2. Yes. FYI The Senate Budget Committee is holding a hearing on April 11 with live video at link:

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing on the Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook for fiscal years 2018-2028 at 10:30am on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 608. Testifying will be Keith Hall, Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

WHAT: Hearing on CBO’s Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2018-2028

WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608

WHEN: 10:30am – Wednesday, April 11, 2018

WHO: Honorable Keith Hall, PhD
Director
Congressional Budget Office

https://www.budget.senate.gov/cbos-budget-and-economic-outlook-fiscal-years-2018-2028

[TheSmarterDog]

3. If he was any sort of leader, he'd have got 15 or so Dem Senators to back him up.

But Bernie is in it for Bernie, so ...

[earthshine]

7. Seems you like Republican tax cuts more than Bernie.

Or perhaps, you hate Bernie more than the new tax cuts.

Any senator who wants can follow B's lead here.

[TheSmarterDog]

8. I like getting things done.

Bernie's self-serving pie-in-the-sky bullshit doesn't get things done.

Nice try turd polishing, though.

[earthshine]

9. Congressional action begins by speaking out.

The only thing you accomplish is to further express Bernie hate, which further divides the party.

You aren't getting it done. You go backwards.

[TheSmarterDog]

10. Nothing EVER gets passed in Congress without VOTES.

Building alliances, coalitions, caucuses & most of all, parties.

Something Bernie has never done, has never been able to do, and has never had the will or desire to do. Too busy promoting Bernie.

If he really cared about getting a progressive agenda enacted, he would go away.

[earthshine]

11. And no one gets votes without first raising the issues.

Again, you express nothing but your vacuous disdain for Bernie.

Shame on you for speaking against those who outwardly speak against Republican policy.

[TheSmarterDog]

12. Bernie Sanders is not your savior.

He'd be a good ally to have - if only he could leave his ego aside.

[earthshine]

13. Again, nothing but vacuous insults thrown at Bernie, and me, as well.

I support Bernie based on his policies -- not his identity.

I have no saviors of any kind.

I support those who are outspoken against Republicans.

I will not be conversing with you further. You provide no substance; just your hate, now somewhat moderated because you were made to look foolish.

[TheSmarterDog]

14. And you've offered nothing but vacuous support for Bernie.

Appropriate, 'cause he's pretty vacuous himself.

[earthshine]

15. Yawn ... I support speaking against Republicans. You apparently don't!

[TheSmarterDog]

16. Odd ... Since Bernie wouldn't be where he is w/o Republican support.

His entire Presidential campaign consisted of nothing but re-hashed RW talking points attacking Democrats.

Again - nice try at polishing that turd.

[earthshine]

17. Your "need to be right" exceeds any desire for common sense, or even to defeat Republicans.

The OP is about Bernie speaking against Republican policy. For you, this is obviously bad. It angers you because your favorite Democrats aren't speaking out, and you identify with them personally, more so than you are interested in common-sense issues.

That's called identity politics.

> His entire Presidential campaign consisted of nothing but re-hashed RW talking points attacking Democrats.

You mean, like this OP?

Is it a RW point to speak against money in politics, which is the number one thing he fights against? Most certainly not!

Let's see some links from you showing Bernie supporting so-called RW talking points.

Just imagine if Bernie did achieve the Democratic nomination. You'd have to vote for him. I think that would be funny.

[TheSmarterDog]

18. You know Bernie didn't run for Pres to defeat a Republican. In that he succeeded.

And the idea that you promote that he really, really, really could have won the Democratic nomination is a RW meme promoted by Russian trolls. Please don't fall for that propaganda.

[ehrnst]

19. Like you "had" to vote for HRC?

Because Bernie couldn't get the votes needed to get the nomination?

Was that "funny?"

[Lucky Luciano]

4. Go Bernie. That was tax bill was so

[dalton99a]

5. Absolutely.

[AZ8theist]

6. well, DUH!!

ANYBODY with half a brain knows this won't work. It hasn't worked since Reagan tried it in the early 80s. GHWBush called it "voodoo".

What the rubes don't realize is the MASSIVE JOB LOSSES coming their way shortly. A world-wide DEPRESSION.

But go ahead, red state rubes. Keep voting Repuke. It'll all work out someday...