Daily Topics - Wednesday January 2nd, 2013
By shawnt56
Catch the Thom Hartmann Program LIVE 3-6pm ET M-F!
Hour One: Django - Tarantino tells the South to screw itself
Hour Two: Is Frankenfish far less scary than fast food? Dr. Arthur Caplan / Plus, Thom talks filibuster reform with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Hour Three: Will filibuster reform cause the Democrats to lose the House in 2014?
Comments
#2
Wait a minute. Legislation passed by reconciliation expires after 10 years? Isn't that how ObamaCare passed?
#3
Ah, no mathboy. The expiration in 10 years is iff a tax plan INCREASES the deficit. The Congressional Budget Office's last estimate predicted the NET REDUCTION in federal deficits would be $143 billion over the 2010–2019 period as a result of the proposed changes in direct spending and revenues. Great, eh?
Thom's Blog Is On the Move
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