using 2027 estimate only, impact by tax brackets:
<$30k pay 43.5bln
$30-75k pay 17.4bln
$75-500k receive 16bln
$500k+ receive 12bln

my sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tp_KFL0cta_iyi3MHhqoMTI-E4gaL4xfYm50wYf4n00/edit?usp=sharing

raised the 11-year projection of the cumulative primary deficit (that is, the deficit excluding the costs of servicing the debt) by $1.3 trillion and raised projected debt-service costs by roughly $600 billion. The act therefore increases the total projected deficit over the 2018–2028 period by about $1.9 trillion.

who's pushing the culture wars?

“We knew we needed to find an issue that the candidates were comfortable talking about,” said Terry Schilling, the president of American Principles Project, a social conservative advocacy group. “And we threw everything at the wall.”

So here’s the deal. If you think the Twitter Files are still something legit or telling or powerful, watch this 30 minute interview that Mehdi Hasan did with Matt Taibbi (at Taibbi’s own demand): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a597e6Wv_xg Hasan came prepared with facts. Lots of them. Many of which debunked the core foundation on which Taibbi and his…

why this is bad faith bullshit:
1) sex identification not based on testosterone levels
2) statistical non-issue with one male-to-female transgender child across 70 school boards
3) applies to pre-puberty, where size differences nonexistent and variance is massive as kids hit growth spurts differently
4) boilerplate legislation pushed by The Alliance Defending Freedom

If Hillary Clinton’s emails mattered so much, why shouldn’t Ivanka’s?

"Trump spent his presidency packing the federal government with Republicans eager to undermine the missions of the agencies they led. But Biden’s aggressive action upon taking office should be encouraging for progressives, since it indicates that the new president will move swiftly to fire Trump allies with high positions in the executive branch."

doing the right thing only when it's self-serving should get no credit at all

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six senators—Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Kennedy, Roger Marshall, and Tommy Tuberville—still voted to reject Arizona’s electors and thus disenfranchise the state’s voters. So did a hundred and twenty-one representatives—a majority of the Republican caucus in the House—including the Minority Leader, Kevin McCarthy, of California.

“the best way we can show respect for the voters who were upset is by telling them the truth" - Mitt Romney

What has changed is that Trump is now clearly on the losing side, and McConnell and Graham know it.

seven Republican senators—Cruz, Hawley, Hyde-Smith, Cynthia Lummis, Marshall, Rick Scott, and Tuberville—voted to reject Pennsylvania’s electors. So did a hundred and thirty-eight Republican representatives.
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they don't know what their own party stands for

I'm sure this is harmless

totally normal; totally complicit

is it fair to call the party undemocratic?

when admitting reality is "political suicide", the whole party is morally bankrupt, the institution as well as its voter base