What are the democrat's policy objectives when they get in the new House

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Off the top of my head, just from skimming headlines:
-Restoring accountability to the Executive branch through strong oversight. Impeachment as a last resort.
- A "Green New Deal" to finally address the threat of climate change and move us away from our toxic (in every sense of the word) dependence on fossil fuels.
- A rational tax policy that shifts the burden away from those who most need relief and onto those who need it the least.
- REAL immigration reform to punish those who hire illegals, legalize the "Dreamers," and streamline the visa process for our farmhands and dishwashers restricting the flood of skilled foreign workers (you know, the ones ACTUALLY taking American jobs).
- A badly overdue rebuild/renovation of our country's transportation infrastructure.


What I would like to see:
- Law enforcement reform to reintroduce humane policing to our streets and put an end to the private prison complex.
- Common sense gun control measures that still respect the 2nd Amendment (yes, such proposals do exist).
- Removing the federal marijuana prohibition - leave it to the states.
- A special measure awarding me immediate retirement at full salary plus benefits!

Democrats arent getting any of that done. They may control the house but republicans still have the senate and white house.

No amnesty is off the table. or at least it should be.

So... I have to keep going to work come January?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

1) I like to feel good. So do most people.
2) I'm definitely in favor of a strong gas tax.
3) baby steps. baby steps. we'll get there. We just can't do it in one big step.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Lowering health care costs, rebuilding infrastructure and running the House chamber with more transparency and openness are near the top of the Democratic agenda, Pelosi said during a talk Tuesday at Harvard’s Institute of Politics. Democrats would also prioritize giving legal status to young immigrants, known as Dreamers, and strengthening background checks on gun purchases, she said.”

“One item not on Pelosi’s top-10 list: impeaching President Donald Trump.

“I think impeachment, to use that word, is very divisive,” she said.

Instead, she said House committees under Democrats would conduct oversight of the administration and help special counsel Robert Mueller conclude his Russia investigation, preserving all the documents from his probe for congressional follow-up.

“Getting the documents and the truth — and where they lead us — that’s what we have to do,” she said.

Looking ahead to a possible lame-duck session after the election, Pelosi indicated Democrats won’t relent in their opposition to funding Trump’s proposed border wall. She says it’s not the best or most cost-effective way to protect the border.

“It happens to be like a manhood issue for the president and I’m not interested in that,” she said.

One item she’s personally hoping to add to the House agenda in the early days is the Equality Act, which would add protections for women and LGBT people to the existing Civil Rights Act.”

https://apnews.com/401fe3a08fe4413092e13b69a25ea97d

Yes, yes, yes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

They should move into an apartment in Hyattsville.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

They should move into an apartment in Hyattsville.

So you don’t think a gas tax is regressive and could be terrible for many people? There are ways to reduce carbon emissions that don’t penalize people who are struggling financially.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

They should have taken advantage of the free education offered to them and put themselves in a better position. But what they don't have is a right to have the rest of the world subsidizing their poor life choices at the expense of the health of the air we breath.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

They should move into an apartment in Hyattsville.

So you don’t think a gas tax is regressive and could be terrible for many people? There are ways to reduce carbon emissions that don’t penalize people who are struggling financially.

We have spent the last 10 years listening to people on the right talk about elections having consequences and life choices people make. Usually the context for this is the urban poor. So somehow when it is the rural poor, it is up to the world to make up for their poor choices at the expense of the health of the planet? Do you see the hypocrisy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

They should have taken advantage of the free education offered to them and put themselves in a better position. But what they don't have is a right to have the rest of the world subsidizing their poor life choices at the expense of the health of the air we breath.

Which free education?

Nevertheless, there are people struggling all over the country. There are better solutions that are more effective (focus on manufacturers & industrial emissions) and less punitive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope it is:

1) increase taxes on the 0.1%
2) fight carbon emission
3) strengthen Obama care so that the working poor (to me, anybody who makes under $60k/year, which is half my yearly salary) won't go bankrupt with one health problem

1) that may make you feel better, but won't change a thing.
2) the more obvious way is to increase gas taxes. Have the guts?
3) obamacare is the most inefficient and expensive way to accomplish that job. With half its cost you could give catastrophic insurance to everyone in the country for free

Gas was over $4 a gallon at one point. It's now around $2.20. No one went nuts when it cost almost twice as much as it does today -- so yeah. Add a couple bucks to the price of every gallon to save the earth. I'm fine with that.

DH and I would be fine with that, but my god, how horribly regressive for people on the edge.

+1

Anyone with a long driving commute who is trying to make ends meet.

If someone chooses to live in Sherpardstown to commute to downtown DC, they are making a lifestyle decision. Not everyone is entitled to a 4 BR house on an acre of land.

What about the people living in a double-wide who have a long commute? Not exactly “lifestyle” choice.

They should move into an apartment in Hyattsville.

So you don’t think a gas tax is regressive and could be terrible for many people? There are ways to reduce carbon emissions that don’t penalize people who are struggling financially.

We have spent the last 10 years listening to people on the right talk about elections having consequences and life choices people make. Usually the context for this is the urban poor. So somehow when it is the rural poor, it is up to the world to make up for their poor choices at the expense of the health of the planet? Do you see the hypocrisy?

I just think there are more effective options. But if you’re out to punish the urban poor and the rural poor, that’s on you.