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How NOT To Run A Country

Mike

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(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Senate voted 89-8 to approve legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff despite having only 3 minutes to read the 154-page bill and budget score.

Multiple Senate sources have confirmed to CNSNews.com that senators received the bill at approximately 1:36 AM on Jan. 1, 2013 – a mere three minutes before they voted to approve it at 1:39 AM.

The bill is 154-pages and includes several provisions that are unrelated to the fiscal cliff, including repealing a section of ObamaCare, extending the wind-energy tax credit, and a rum tax subsidy deal for Puerto Rican rum makers.

The bill avoids the fiscal cliff by making permanent the Bush tax cuts for individuals making less than $400,000 per year and couples making less than $450,000 and by putting off the automatic spending cuts (sequestration) from last year’s debt ceiling deal until March.

Technically, those Bush tax rates had expired at midnight on Dec. 31, 2012 and the spending cuts were scheduled to take place when the government reopened following the New Year’s Day holiday.
 

Mike

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Mike said:
(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Senate voted 89-8 to approve legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff despite having only 3 minutes to read the 154-page bill and budget score.

Multiple Senate sources have confirmed to CNSNews.com that senators received the bill at approximately 1:36 AM on Jan. 1, 2013 – a mere three minutes before they voted to approve it at 1:39 AM.

The bill is 154-pages and includes several provisions that are unrelated to the fiscal cliff, including repealing a section of ObamaCare, extending the wind-energy tax credit, and a rum tax subsidy deal for Puerto Rican rum makers.

The bill avoids the fiscal cliff by making permanent the Bush tax cuts for individuals making less than $400,000 per year and couples making less than $450,000 and by putting off the automatic spending cuts (sequestration) from last year’s debt ceiling deal until March.

Technically, those Bush tax rates had expired at midnight on Dec. 31, 2012 and the spending cuts were scheduled to take place when the government reopened following the New Year’s Day holiday.
 

jigs

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I hope the deal included the govt buying a lot of lube, cause the way they are bending over the American public, I feel that they should supply the lube.......
 
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Anonymous

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Well if I remember right- back during the Clinton days a line item veto got put into law-- but only lasted until a Republican named Rudy Giuliani didn't think he got the fair end of the pork- and filed suit to have it found unconstitutional...

The only way you can cut the pork out of these last minute deals is with the line item veto...
 

Mike

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Oldtimer said:
Well if I remember right- back during the Clinton days a line item veto got put into law-- but only lasted until a Republican named Rudy Giuliani didn't think he got the fair end of the pork- and filed suit to have it found unconstitutional...

The only way you can cut the pork out of these last minute deals is with the line item veto...

Or not put them in there to start with. When a President wields the veto pen and threatens to use it, it will stop.
 

Steve

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When a President wields the veto pen and threatens to use it, it will stop.

very true,.. except in this case it was the president who loaded up the pork... so i doubt he would veto it,...
 
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Anonymous

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Mike said:
(CNSNews.com) – The U.S. Senate voted 89-8 to approve legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff despite having only 3 minutes to read the 154-page bill and budget score.

Multiple Senate sources have confirmed to CNSNews.com that senators received the bill at approximately 1:36 AM on Jan. 1, 2013 – a mere three minutes before they voted to approve it at 1:39 AM.

The bill is 154-pages and includes several provisions that are unrelated to the fiscal cliff, including repealing a section of ObamaCare, extending the wind-energy tax credit, and a rum tax subsidy deal for Puerto Rican rum makers.

The bill avoids the fiscal cliff by making permanent the Bush tax cuts for individuals making less than $400,000 per year and couples making less than $450,000 and by putting off the automatic spending cuts (sequestration) from last year’s debt ceiling deal until March.

Technically, those Bush tax rates had expired at midnight on Dec. 31, 2012 and the spending cuts were scheduled to take place when the government reopened following the New Year’s Day holiday.


The rum “cover over” program began in 1917, when the U.S. government decided to tax Puerto Rican rum-makers on rum sold within the United States. After the money was collected, most of it was passed along to Puerto Rico for economic development and infrastructure needs.

In 1954, the same benefit was extended to the Virgin Islands.

I remember looking into this before, because it sounded terrible until you looked into it further -- BUT if you look back the reimbursement of rum tax to Puerto Rico thru a subsidy has went on since 1917-- and to the US Virgin Islands since 1954.... The islands then decide how to use it- and have contracts with the differing rum companies who get paid portions of the subsidy- which has upset some lawmakers...

Congressmen and political leaders from both parties lobbyied by the Rum trade and Islands have supported the actions.... One of the biggest increases to the subsidy was done by President Reagan as an economic boost plan for the Islands....
 

Steve

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jigs said:
I hope the deal included the govt buying a lot of lube, cause the way they are bending over the American public, I feel that they should supply the lube.......

maybe it is a preventive service covered under obamacare?

and taxed as a medical device... :?

that way the liberal donors get a cut coming and going...
 
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