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:: Thursday, November 04, 2004 ::
Populism
Seeing as the Republicans tend to propose things that sound good but are really bad for people (social security privitization being a current example), Atrios asked for suggestions of such programs that'll help out the Democratic position. The first fruit of that effort is the "Tax Fairness Act of 2005," whose premise is that no state should get more money out of the federal government than it puts in. Sounds good and fair, right? It does, 'til you consider that most red states get more money from the federal government than they put in, while most blue states give more money than they get back. The average joe doesn't know this, but the GOP on the hill sure as hell does and they'd bend over backwards against this thing, making themselves look silly at the same time.
To bad it'll never be proposed. The only problem is that the GOP might actually pull a Clinton and enact it, but since it'd be something that hurts their base, I don't think this is something they'll let pass.
:: The Squire 3:39 PM :: email this post :: ::
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