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unionworks

(3,574 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:26 PM Apr 2012

The Buffet Bill! Lawmakers take BOLD ACTION for the 99%!

The house has undertaken bold action by submitting a symbolic bill that let's us all know the 1% AREN'T PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE! Think of the courage and risk to careeers these lawmakers undertook by signing this symbolic bill that has 0% chance of going anywhere! I can hear the banksters knees knocking as we speak!

Forgive me I'm just too excited! I'vebeen waiting forf YEARS for our elected representatives to take bold, decisive action on behalf of the 99%!

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The Buffet Bill! Lawmakers take BOLD ACTION for the 99%! (Original Post) unionworks Apr 2012 OP

The party thats on us ,the 1% party orpupilofnature57 Apr 2012 #1

You know that it doesn't begin to fix anything even if it passed right? dkf Apr 2012 #2

I think you may be in the wrong place pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #4

This is a fictional event, right? freshwest Apr 2012 #3

actually, I think unionworks Apr 2012 #5

Well it flunked in the Senate, but it's on the record now, just like the Ryan budget vote is. freshwest Apr 2012 #6

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

1. The party thats on us ,the 1% party

Reply to unionworks (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 09:40 PM

Apr 2012

dkf

(37,305 posts)

2. You know that it doesn't begin to fix anything even if it passed right?

Reply to unionworks (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2012, 10:14 PM

Apr 2012

Pure symbolism. Who knows if they even believe in it.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. I think you may be in the wrong place

Reply to dkf (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 06:33 AM

Apr 2012

This group is "A place for Occupy participants and supporters to promote the values of Occupy Wall Street."

I'm pretty sure you don't qualify.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

3. This is a fictional event, right?

Reply to unionworks (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 12:07 AM

Apr 2012

unionworks

(3,574 posts)

5. actually, I think

Reply to freshwest (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 08:50 AM

Apr 2012

...they called it the Buffet rule, but it is a real bill. No, I couldn't make sometthing like this ujp.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

6. Well it flunked in the Senate, but it's on the record now, just like the Ryan budget vote is.

Reply to unionworks (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 17, 2012, 09:06 AM

Apr 2012

Straight along party lines, and not enough to go forward and get past a filibuster, which the GOP did to stop it being considered. When you said the House, which is even more full of GOP, I thought perhaps they'd started their own version, but it would have had to come from the GOP speaker there. Since the Democratic 'technically' control the Senate, it got to come to a vote there. The GOP would never let it see the light of day in the House, so that was what was interesting. I didn't think the bagger controlled House would be interested in angering their bosses.

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