SENATE BILL: WHITE HOUSE BUDGET PROPOSAL (On the President's Desk)

[Donerail]

Not exactly happy with the cuts to international affairs, but very happy with the raise in veteran's assistance. DoEA supports the budget.

[Donerail]

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The DoEA approves.

[Donerail]

Taking a page out of your book, hun.  Better idea would be to have no veterans and no combat.

Senator, I believe you've gotten lost. This is the veteran's care amendment, and you sound like you're looking for the military funding section of the budget. Just go to Section 2B amd look for something like:

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This. Have a lovely day.

[Donerail]

Aye.

This bill doesn't have a vote on it at present.

Oh, my mistake.

Now there's a campaign ad: "Senator Scott is so liberal he voted for more spending and taxation, even when it wasn't possible to do so!" At least it would be an ad, if you weren't running against a socialist

[Donerail]

As the great American Senator Dick Lugar would say...

Why not a flat tax?

 One of the things I agree with both Lugar and the VP.

not while I have breath in my body and the strength to sign a pen

How about we remove all taxes (including payroll, estate, and capital gains) with a 9% business transaction tax, a 9% personal income tax, and a 9% federal sales tax? It's simple, transparent, and fair. It's a solutions revolution!

[Donerail]

Hmmm.... I wonder if we vetted you properly.

I was entirely properly vetted for SoEA, a job which, while including several important functions, has the added benefit of keeping me far, far away from anything to do with our tax code

I forgot to mention, you can get income tax credits for charitable donations and for living in an empowerment zone. PM me if you want the empowerment zones gerrymandered to include your place of residence.

[Donerail]

Nay. I like the other amendment.

Seriously? I proposed a very moderate amendment, the one that only taxes the harmful activities by the rich. It's really unfair for Atlasians to lose services when the rich are getting a tax cut.

You're characterizing financial transactions as "harmful activities"?

[Donerail]

Nay. I like the other amendment.

Seriously? I proposed a very moderate amendment, the one that only taxes the harmful activities by the rich. It's really unfair for Atlasians to lose services when the rich are getting a tax cut.

You're characterizing financial transactions as "harmful activities"?

Speculation is  a harmful activity.

So your solution is to drive the little guy out of the stock market?

[Donerail]

Nay. I like the other amendment.

Seriously? I proposed a very moderate amendment, the one that only taxes the harmful activities by the rich. It's really unfair for Atlasians to lose services when the rich are getting a tax cut.

You're characterizing financial transactions as "harmful activities"?

Speculation is  a harmful activity.

So your solution is to drive the little guy out of the stock market?

It's a % tax not a flat tax... The idea is to curb Wall Street.

It's still another tax on top of the fees already charged by private services. Also, trying to "curb" the stock exchange probably isn't the best solution to economic growth.