[Scotswife]

It certainly would be helpful to have more discussion on what a “subsidy” really is. Holy moly.

[SkyPilot]

This was a page from the bill that was handed out before the vote.

Yes, that is hand scrawling in the margins with last minute changes.

McConnell was so eager to jam this garbage bill through that they staffers didn't even have time to go into Microsoft Word and change the verbiage before they sent it to the copiers.

And this legislation will affect our nation for decades to come.

I thought we used to scream bloody murder when the Democrats did this with ObamaCare and other bills - jamming them through without even knowing what was in the final bill?

Oh well, what are standards if they can't be double standards?

[SkyPilot]

It certainly would be helpful to have more discussion on what a “subsidy” really is.

The people who are "winners" in this bill already screamed at us what a "subsidy" is. If we have to pay higher taxes so they get lower taxes, then we are losing our deductions - and they were "subsidizing" us all along.

Like we were on welfare or something by claiming tax deductions that allowed us to keep more of our own money from Washington.