House Passes $14.3 Billion Aid for Israel [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 5 November 2023 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

The US House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) passed a stand-alone $14.3 billion bill to aid Israel in its fight against Hamas terror. The 226-196 tally in favor included 12 Democrats. President Biden has said he will veto the bill "because it doesn't included the $61 billion we want for the war in Ukraine or any aid for Gaza. Further, the funding is from money previously earmarked for enhanced IRS enforcement of tax collections."

Johnson argued that "it is unnecessary to complicate the issue by attaching it to a much bigger amount desired for continuing the war in Ukraine. Taxpayers have already seen more than a hundred billion of their dollars spent on this war. All that President Biden can assure is that 'we will spend as much as it takes for as long as it takes'--to do what has never been specifically stated. As for the so-called humanitarian aid to Gaza is there any doubt that the Hamas-led government of Gaza will divert it to military use? Finally, even without the $14.3 billion, the IRS budget is still bigger than it's ever been. We don't need swarms of new tax collectors to harass the people and eat out their substance."

In related news, in testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel admitted that "contrary to President Biden's assurances that no one earning less than $400,000 per year would be forced to pay higher taxes, we cannot rule that out. The fact is, making the rich pay more is harder than he thought. There fewer of them and they can afford the best accountants and lawyers to help them exploit every loophole in the tax code. The same isn't true for the middle classes. That's where the most money can be extracted."

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[Liz]

ROTFLOL -—— President Biden assured taxpayers ‘we will spend as much of your tax dollars
as it takes for as long as it takes’-——— To do what? That has never been specifically stated.

Biden leered, and said.......”even without Speaker Johnson’s clever $14.3 billion, the IRS budget is still bigger than it’s ever been. We already have swarms of new tax collectors to harass you, the people, and eat out your substance.”