The Senate and House have both passed the 2 month extension of the payroll tax cut, sending it to President Obama for his signature. Looks like Americans can breath a little easier this holiday, but the fight will continue after the first of the year.
One of the reasons John Boehner has said that his people opposed the 2 month extension of the tax cut is that the payroll processors would have problems with it. That makes we wonder about this: Just under two years ago, House Republicans, including some of the party’s more conservative members, were arguing that a […]
Following the news that the House GOP was starting to splinter from Boehner, including Tea Partier Sean Duffy, news organizations are now reporting that there will be a vote on the payroll tax cut possibly as early as this evening. I’ll keep you updated as more news breaks.
Gallup is out with a new poll that shows U.S. satisfaction is really low right now. Given the economic state and how broken Congress is, that should come as no shock. Some on the right are pushing this as the “Obama is Carter” meme: The second term of Jimmy Carter is going about as well […]
This week’s drama surrounding the payroll tax cut has reminded American’s of one big thing – Washington is broke! Actually there was one really interesting irony though that happened this week. It used to be people viewed the Senate as being dysfunctional more so than the House. Well we had a bill put out by […]
A little bit ago Steny Hoyer tried to get the House to vote for the payroll tax cut. In doing so he showed how the House Republicans are truly cowards on this issue. Here’s what Hoyer said: “Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask for unanimous consent that we bring up the bill to extend […]
The House will vote in a bit on a motion to “disagree with the Senate” on the payroll tax cut. Why is that? Because then House Republicans can spin and lie saying they didn’t vote against the tax cut. It’s one of the most cowardly moves by a leader playing whore to the extremists in […]
And the rich get an early Christmas present: In what would be a major concession, President Obama and Senate Democrats will drop their insistence that a surtax on millionaires pay for extending the payroll tax cut, a Democratic source tells CNN. This would be part of a new Democratic offer. I don’t really blame the […]
Yes the headline is harsh, but so are the actions of the GOP. Tonight President Obama is to ask for an extension of the payroll tax cuts and even increase them. Hasn’t the right been telling us that tax cuts are what keeps the economy rolling? Well apparently not now: Congressional Republicans over the past […]
This unprecedented: In July, 1798, Congress passed, and President John Adams signed into law “An Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen,” authorizing the creation of a marine hospital service, and mandating privately employed sailors to purchase healthcare insurance. This legislation also created America’s first payroll tax, as a ship’s owner was required […]