I appreciate the reference of Senator Graham’s SCOTUS voting record to illustrate how hyper partisan the process has become. And given how Graham spent his time ax grinding during the Jackson hearings, he’s one of the reasons why things are like that now.
Graham really went negative during the hearings last week. I'm not quite sure what spurred that. He has certainly been on all sides of the GOP over the past 25 years, back and forth.
Interesting historic link about property taxation. The words "tax" and "property" both appear throughout the link, but never together as a "property tax."
This line also caught my eye:
"Slaveowners were taxed 50 cents for each slave between the ages of 12 and 50 who was not precluded from working as a result of permanent illness or disability."
This 1798 move was a precursor to the "income tax" which came about a few years later (1861) to cover the expenses of the Civil War.
"Congress should be focusing on real issues," grumbled Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). This also goes for the Executive branch. You know, the part of the Federal government spending time and resources investigating and prosecuting marijuana cases.
Build Back Better - It was just too big get get passed. When something touches almost everything it's easy for people to find a part to object to and stop the whole thing. Breaking it down is the way to go.
Yes, it makes sense to break it down into smaller pieces, but the problem is the way Congress operates now, very few things get done in smaller pieces.
I appreciate the reference of Senator Graham’s SCOTUS voting record to illustrate how hyper partisan the process has become. And given how Graham spent his time ax grinding during the Jackson hearings, he’s one of the reasons why things are like that now.
Graham really went negative during the hearings last week. I'm not quite sure what spurred that. He has certainly been on all sides of the GOP over the past 25 years, back and forth.
Interesting historic link about property taxation. The words "tax" and "property" both appear throughout the link, but never together as a "property tax."
This line also caught my eye:
"Slaveowners were taxed 50 cents for each slave between the ages of 12 and 50 who was not precluded from working as a result of permanent illness or disability."
This 1798 move was a precursor to the "income tax" which came about a few years later (1861) to cover the expenses of the Civil War.
"Congress should be focusing on real issues," grumbled Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). This also goes for the Executive branch. You know, the part of the Federal government spending time and resources investigating and prosecuting marijuana cases.
Build Back Better - It was just too big get get passed. When something touches almost everything it's easy for people to find a part to object to and stop the whole thing. Breaking it down is the way to go.
Yes, it makes sense to break it down into smaller pieces, but the problem is the way Congress operates now, very few things get done in smaller pieces.
Great to have you back Del. I'm glad you are doing better. Keep the Faith.