{"id":7569,"date":"2012-04-17T12:49:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T19:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=7569"},"modified":"2012-04-17T12:49:57","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T19:49:57","slug":"republicans-sabotage-buffet-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/17\/republicans-sabotage-buffet-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Sabotage Buffet Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republicans once again demonstrated that they do not represent you last night, when they filibustered and blocked the Buffett rule, as I predicted (no rocket science required).  Even though 72% of Americans favor it\u2019s passage, 72% does not matter to them.  The only number that does matter is 1%.<\/font><\/p>\n

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\"17buffet\"Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a move to open debate on the so-called Buffett Rule, ensuring that a measure pressed for months by President Obama and Senate Democrats to ensure that the superrich pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent will not come to a decisive vote.<\/p>\n

But the fierce debate preceding the 51-45 vote \u2014 the Democrats were nine votes short of the 60 they needed<\/strong> \u2014 set off a week of political wrangling over taxes that both parties insist they are already winning. <\/p>\n

Senate Democrats intend to return repeatedly to the legislation<\/strong>, named after the billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who has complained that he pays a lower effective tax rate than his secretary. On Thursday, House Republicans will counter with a proposed tax cut for businesses that they say would spur job creation but would cost the Treasury almost exactly what the Democrats\u2019 tax increase would raise. <\/p>\n

Republicans say they like that contrast, and their language ahead of the vote on a motion just to take up the Buffett Rule was harsh and aimed squarely at Mr. Obama, who first proposed a 30-percent tax rate floor for anyone earning at least $1 million a year last September. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican minority leader, went to the Senate floor and all but called Mr. Obama a liar\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>] <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The only Republican to vote for the measure is Susan Collins (R-ME).  She can vote her conscience now, only because she is stepping down.  <\/font><\/p>\n

Only one worthless, scum-sucking DINO goose stepped with the Republicans: Aaron Pryor (DINO-AR).<\/font><\/p>\n

Ed Schultz covered the story with Bernie Sanders.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

You just have to love Bernie!  <\/font>Chris Hayes interviewed Sheldon Whitehouse, and compares this vote to other times Republicans have defied overwhelming public opinion.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n

I disagree in part.  I don\u2019t see how most Republican lawmakers could actually believe that their policies are better for America.  It comes down to corruption and greed.  That\u2019s why Republicans represent the super rich, not you.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Republicans once again demonstrated that they do not represent you last night, when they filibustered and blocked the Buffett rule, as I predicted (no rocket science required).  Even though 72% of Americans favor it\u2019s passage, 72% does not matter to them.  The only number that does matter is 1%. Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}