House Votes to End Marriage Penalty

AP | 6/13/02 | DAVID ESPO

[mware]

but Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the bill was part of a "fiscal irresponsibility rampage"

I see it is fiscally irresponsible to allow married couples to keep their money.

[hchutch]

Unless you have 60 votes in the Senate, you will be at the mercy of a very good Senate minority leader. And Daschle I hate to admit, was a very good minority leader. He learned well from George Mitchell. Our best shot is to knock him off in 2004 - or hope he retires.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Definitely need to vote that pipsqueak out! For some reason the people of S. Dakota appear to love the guy.....sickos.

[craig_eddy]

With all the work we've got to do

Dash-hole is a frigging jerk. This man has got to GOOOO. PLEASE, Republicans, take back control of the Senate. Man, this really peeves me. Almost as bad as Hitlery compaining about utility smoke stacks polluting the poor people of New York. And the "greed" of people wanting to abolish the Death Tax and keep the money THEY EARNED in THEIR family, as opposed to lining the pockets of the ilk in Washington. Or Little Dick Gephardt complaining that HE has to help his mother pay for her perscription drugs when it should be EVERYONE'S responsibility to pay for her perscription drugs.

WE ARE SOOOOOOO DOOMED!!!

[Chi-Town Lady]

And just how much money is in the SSI Trust fund? Bwahahahaha!

Apparently enough to give every green card holder a piece of the pie!

[craig_eddy]

These socialists believe it is irresponsible for ANYONE besides their ellitist selves to have any control of money.

[Gophack]

I agree that everyone should be treated fairly, but all taxes are bad and therefore wherever we can cut we should using whatever means possible.

[E.G.C.]

Here are my thoughts on this subject.

I saw a portion of the debate on C-SPAN where the Democrats had a substitute which made the marriage penalty permanent. One of the California congressmen. (I forget what his name is)Was given control of the opposition to this bill. He called it like it is. It was all baloney. Needeless to say the thin-skinned jerk who proposed this amendement took it personally and had those words taken down. The lead for the oppositioon wound up getting a repramand for those remarks.

It is really a sad state of affairs when a congressperson becomes more concerned with his sensibillties being offended over innocent little comments then with serving his constituents. It became obvious that the Demorats do not want to debate anything or have anyone speak in opposition to their enormously harmful agenda. It's a good thing I have J.C. Watts as my rep and not this skinned blockhead because I would be very embarrased not to mention having a great disservice done to me and all other people in the district.

If you can't show a willingness to be a good sport about people commenting on your ideas or beliefs then you shouldn't even be thinking about running for anything much lessa dog catcher. Thin skinned people like this are very counter-productive to their constituencies.
Regards.

[princess leah]

Democrats are just a worn, out old 33 record player with their "it's gonna take money out of the social security" Well, if you would pass the privatization of our social security, then they WOULDN'T have to worry, now would they?

[hattend]

House Republicans pushed through legislation Thursday granting permanent tax relief to married couples, overriding Democratic complaints they were draining Social Security trust funds to gain election-year advantage

Hmmm...well, if it is a winning strategy, why don't the Dems come on board. That way they don'y have to worry about being clubbed over the head about it in November (provided the GOP remembers to use it as a club those wishy-washy bastards)

[hattend]

The Senate refused Wednesday to make the estate tax repeal permanent, bottling the bill up on a vote of 54-44, six short of the 60 needed for approval.

Does anybody know when the rules were changed from a simple majority to 60 votes to pass a bill? Or is this just sloppy reporting?

[hattend]

Matsui said the bill would cost $460 billion for the first decade it was in effect. "We're going to break the bank for senior citizens when it comes to retirement benefits that they expect to get" he said.

"When are you going to be honest with people that you have to pay for stuff?" asked Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., looking across the House chamber to the Republican side of the aisle. "When are you going to be honest?

So put the SS in a "lock box" ala Al Bore and cut elsewhere. When are you going to be honest Mr. McDermott? BTW: still taping phone conversations?

[Tony in Hawaii]

Better clarify that you think Daschle should be voted out, not "knocked off."

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[lds23]

"With all the work we've got to do, I think it would be difficult to anticipate another tax debate....," said Daschle, D-S.D.

Part of the Dems strategy = spend lots of time kicking sand in GW's face, with the "what did he know, etc.", and pointlessly reviewing hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports, then creating the fundraising picture flap, and arsenic in the water flap, etc., etc., etc., ad nauseum. Then claim they've got no time to debate tax relief.