How can workers vote Republican?

[edward37]

Workers vote Republican because Republicans make them fear Mexicans and promise to bring back jobs from China

They do bring jobs back from china.

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

Shouldn't our economy doing well ,make ALL ships rise ? You don't find a boss making 275 million A DAY with employees needing fed assistance wrong??

 

[edward37]

They do bring jobs back from china.

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

How about taxing them there fair share? They pay the same as the middle class now percentage wise if you count all taxes. GOP doops!!

After taking all their deductions I'll bet they pay a lot less % than middle class

 

[BluesLegend]

FROM REPUBLICANS:
- Raises
- Bonuses
- More jobs
- Promise to protect US jobs from being given to criminal illegals

FROM DEMOCRATS:
- A Vow To RAISE Taxes
- Raises GONE
- Bonuses GONE
- A reduction in the number of jobs available
- A return to higher unemployment
- A return to high U.S. Welfare, Food Stamp, and Unemployment participation / dependency
- A return to US politicians' priorities being the welfare/benefit of illegals over Americans

Been there, Done That - don't want to go back!

Shirkers Hiring Foreign Mercenaries

Degenerate Democrack snobs treat illegal aliens like citizens and treat citizens like stray dogs.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill with a good SSID card and end illegal immigration forever, the only solution, super duper. The wall is a joke that will not do a goddamn thing.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

Dem's killed the bill.

BS. The GOP killed everything but Obamacare. The Democrats had 60 votes for about 30 days in session, used it all on ACA. Who knew Scott Brown would screw us all?

Now its only 30 days, you libs and your make believe world

 

[EGR one]

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow (5 to 4 along Party lines) to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about 25 million employees.

High court backs companies over worker class-action claims

.

Workers are being fukked... Cut corporate and high earners taxes (re: business men); allow immediate "expensing" for business

How about a Free loader tax on companies whose employees need government assistance?

You would be better off worrying about why those employees are working for Walmart in the first place.

 

[francoHFW]

Shirkers Hiring Foreign Mercenaries

Degenerate Democrack snobs treat illegal aliens like citizens and treat citizens like stray dogs.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill with a good SSID card and end illegal immigration forever, the only solution, super duper. The wall is a joke that will not do a goddamn thing.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

Dem's killed the bill.

BS. The GOP killed everything but Obamacare. The Democrats had 60 votes for about 30 days in session, used it all on ACA. Who knew Scott Brown would screw us all?

Now its only 30 days, you libs and your make believe world

Hilariously ironic Super Dupe. Keep laughing hyena... All part of the garbage that Obama policy caused much of anything...

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY.Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41,still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41, two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd – 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 – 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 – 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24– 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election

 

[EGR one]

They do bring jobs back from china.

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

How about taxing them there fair share? They pay the same as the middle class now percentage wise if you count all taxes. GOP doops!!

What is their fair share? They already pay the bulk of all taxes.

 

[francoHFW]

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow (5 to 4 along Party lines) to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about 25 million employees.

High court backs companies over worker class-action claims

.

Workers are being fukked... Cut corporate and high earners taxes (re: business men); allow immediate "expensing" for business

How about a Free loader tax on companies whose employees need government assistance?

You would be better off worrying about why those employees are working for Walmart in the first place.

Because that is the epitome of GOP crap jobs we have now?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You're a total waste of time LOL! There that you look up the bills you idiot. You have no idea what's been going on the last 30 40 years.

There that you look up the bills you idiot.

Where can I look up imaginary bills that you dreamt were filibustered?

You have no idea what's been going on the last 30 40 years.

Reagan, cutting the shit out of taxes, eh comrade?

Cutting the shit out of federal taxes on the rich, then State and local taxes and fees that kill the non rich go up, dingbat Dupes. Infrastructure investment cut in half, investment in education and Training scrapped, slow ruin of the non-rich.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwioq7KQupzbAhVDtFMKHSzqAqYQFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

Over the past 35 years the American dream has gradually disappeared. The process was slow, so most people didn’t notice. They just worked a few more hours, borrowed a little more and cut back on non-essentials. But looking at the numbers and comparing them over long time periods, it is obvious that things have changed drastically. Here are the details:

1. WORKERS PRODUCE MORE BUT THE GAINS GO TO BUSINESS.

Over the past 63 years worker productivity has grown by 2.0% per year.

But after 1980, workers received a smaller share every year. Labor’s share of income (1992 = 100%):

1950 = 101%
1960 = 105%
1970 = 105%
1980 = 105% – Reagan
1990 = 100%
2000 = 96%
2007 = 92%

A 13% drop since 1980

2. THE TOP 10% GET A LARGER SHARE.

Share of National Income going to Top 10%:

1950 = 35%
1960 = 34%
1970 = 34%
1980 = 34% – Reagan
1990 = 40%
2000 = 47%
2007 = 50%

An increase of 16% since Reagan.

3. WORKERS COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF INCOME BY SPENDING THEIR SAVINGS.

The savings Rose up to Reagan and fell during and after.

1950 = 6.0%
1960 = 7.0%
1970 = 8.5%
1980 = 10.0% – Reagan
1982 = 11.2% – Peak
1990 = 7.0%
2000 = 2.0%
2006 = -1.1% (Negative = withdrawing from savings)

A 12.3% drop after Reagan.

4. WORKERS ALSO BORROWED TO MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS.

Household Debt as percentage of GDP:

1965 = 46%
1970 = 45%
1980 = 50% – Reagan
1990 = 61%
2000 = 69%
2007 = 95%

A 45% increase after 1980.

5. SO THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICHEST AND THE POOREST HAS GROWN.

Gap Between the Share of Capital Income earned by the top 1%
and the bottom 80%:

1980 = 10%
2003 = 56%

A 5.6 times increase.

6. AND THE AMERICAN DREAM IS GONE.

The Probably of Moving Up from the Bottom 40% to the Top 40%:

1945 = 12%
1958 = 6%
1990 = 3%
2000 = 2%

A 10% Decrease.

Links:

1 = ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/pf/totalf1.txt
1 = https://www.clevelandfed.org/Research/PolicyDis/No7Nov04.pdf
1 = Clipboard01.jpg (image)
2 – http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/blog/09/04/27/CongratulationstoEmmanuelSaez/
3 = http://www.demos.org/inequality/images/charts/uspersonalsaving_thumb.gif
3 = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
4 = Federated Prudent Bear Fund (A): Overview
4 = The Fed - Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1 - Current Release
5/6 = 15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America

Overview = http://www.ou

What's more, $4632.60 in 1950 in 1950 dollars or $8579.50 in 2007 in 1950 dollars?

Looks like things are better...…..

You are a genius at missing the point, providing irrelevancies, and wasting my time LOL

It's true, math disproves your bullshit claims.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

FROM REPUBLICANS:
- Raises
- Bonuses
- More jobs
- Promise to protect US jobs from being given to criminal illegals

FROM DEMOCRATS:
- A Vow To RAISE Taxes
- Raises GONE
- Bonuses GONE
- A reduction in the number of jobs available
- A return to higher unemployment
- A return to high U.S. Welfare, Food Stamp, and Unemployment participation / dependency
- A return to US politicians' priorities being the welfare/benefit of illegals over Americans

Been there, Done That - don't want to go back!

Shirkers Hiring Foreign Mercenaries

Degenerate Democrack snobs treat illegal aliens like citizens and treat citizens like stray dogs.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill with a good SSID card and end illegal immigration forever, the only solution, super duper. The wall is a joke that will not do a goddamn thing.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

59 as always...

Prove it...….

 

[francoHFW]

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

How about taxing them there fair share? They pay the same as the middle class now percentage wise if you count all taxes. GOP doops!!

What is their fair share? They already pay the bulk of all taxes.

More. Duh.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwjA0uSO4ZzbAhWM_YMKHTWAD7sQFjAAegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

If you count all taxes and fees, we have a flat tax now.

 

[francoHFW]

FROM REPUBLICANS:
- Raises
- Bonuses
- More jobs
- Promise to protect US jobs from being given to criminal illegals

FROM DEMOCRATS:
- A Vow To RAISE Taxes
- Raises GONE
- Bonuses GONE
- A reduction in the number of jobs available
- A return to higher unemployment
- A return to high U.S. Welfare, Food Stamp, and Unemployment participation / dependency
- A return to US politicians' priorities being the welfare/benefit of illegals over Americans

Been there, Done That - don't want to go back!

Shirkers Hiring Foreign Mercenaries

Degenerate Democrack snobs treat illegal aliens like citizens and treat citizens like stray dogs.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill with a good SSID card and end illegal immigration forever, the only solution, super duper. The wall is a joke that will not do a goddamn thing.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

59 as always...

Prove it...….

Go away you incredible waste of time, super dupe. Read something

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

How about taxing them there fair share? They pay the same as the middle class now percentage wise if you count all taxes. GOP doops!!

After taking all their deductions I'll bet they pay a lot less % than middle class

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill with a good SSID card and end illegal immigration forever, the only solution, super duper. The wall is a joke that will not do a goddamn thing.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

Dem's killed the bill.

BS. The GOP killed everything but Obamacare. The Democrats had 60 votes for about 30 days in session, used it all on ACA. Who knew Scott Brown would screw us all?

Now its only 30 days, you libs and your make believe world

Hilariously ironic Super Dupe. Keep laughing hyena... All part of the garbage that Obama policy caused much of anything...

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY.Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41,still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41, two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd – 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 – 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 – 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24– 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010.

Poor Obama. Only had 58-60 votes for 2 years, could only pass Obamacare. What a weakling.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Shirkers Hiring Foreign Mercenaries

Degenerate Democrack snobs treat illegal aliens like citizens and treat citizens like stray dogs.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill with a good SSID card and end illegal immigration forever, the only solution, super duper. The wall is a joke that will not do a goddamn thing.

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

59 as always...

Prove it...….

Go away you incredible waste of time, super dupe. Read something

You made a claim. You're running away without proving it.

Is it because you're an idiot, or because you're a pussy?

 

[BertramN]

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow (5 to 4 along Party lines) to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about 25 million employees.

High court backs companies over worker class-action claims

.

Workers are being fukked... Cut corporate and high earners taxes (re: business men); allow immediate "expensing" for business

It's fun to watch conservative workers smile when their beloved Republicans b!tch-slap them in the face, and then hear them ask for more.

They will be shouting they want another round of b!tch-slaps this coming November, as they devotedly vote to reelect the same Republican politicians who have bent them over term after term.


.

 

[EGR one]

They do bring jobs back from china.

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

Shouldn't our economy doing well ,make ALL ships rise ? You don't find a boss making 275 million A DAY with employees needing fed assistance wrong??

Actually the CEO of Walmart makes $35 million a year, or about $16,826.92 per day. Just about the same as some movie stars, sports stars, rock stars, etc. He has about 2.2 million employees, worldwide.

 

[francoHFW]

How ignorant are you franco?

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

Shouldn't our economy doing well ,make ALL ships rise ? You don't find a boss making 275 million A DAY with employees needing fed assistance wrong??

Actually the CEO of Walmart makes $35 million a year, or about $16,826.92 per day. Just about the same as some movie stars, sports stars, rock stars, etc. He has about 2.2 million employees, worldwide.

What about The Waltons, the real power? They are four of the biggest billionaires going... And pay very very little.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

Shouldn't our economy doing well ,make ALL ships rise ? You don't find a boss making 275 million A DAY with employees needing fed assistance wrong??

Actually the CEO of Walmart makes $35 million a year, or about $16,826.92 per day. Just about the same as some movie stars, sports stars, rock stars, etc. He has about 2.2 million employees, worldwide.

What about The Waltons, the real power? They are four of the biggest billionaires going... And pay very very little.

They are four of the biggest billionaires going... And pay very very little.

What's their income? How much should they pay on their income?

 

[francoHFW]

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

How about taxing them there fair share? They pay the same as the middle class now percentage wise if you count all taxes. GOP doops!!

After taking all their deductions I'll bet they pay a lot less % than middle class

Pass the 2010 democratic comprehensive immigration bill

How many votes did it get when Reid brought it to the Senate in 2010?

Dem's killed the bill.

BS. The GOP killed everything but Obamacare. The Democrats had 60 votes for about 30 days in session, used it all on ACA. Who knew Scott Brown would screw us all?

Now its only 30 days, you libs and your make believe world

Hilariously ironic Super Dupe. Keep laughing hyena... All part of the garbage that Obama policy caused much of anything...

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY.Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41,still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41, two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd – 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 – 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 – 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24– 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010.

Poor Obama. Only had 58-60 votes for 2 years, could only pass Obamacare. What a weakling.

Because the GOP were like bought off brainwashed scumbag goose-stepping Nazis. Duh. There are always three or four or five Democrats who will go along with Republicans in power. Republicans used to be the same, but they are all slaves to big money and fox Rush Etc now...

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

How about taxing them there fair share? They pay the same as the middle class now percentage wise if you count all taxes. GOP doops!!

After taking all their deductions I'll bet they pay a lot less % than middle class

Dem's killed the bill.

BS. The GOP killed everything but Obamacare. The Democrats had 60 votes for about 30 days in session, used it all on ACA. Who knew Scott Brown would screw us all?

Now its only 30 days, you libs and your make believe world

Hilariously ironic Super Dupe. Keep laughing hyena... All part of the garbage that Obama policy caused much of anything...

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010. This talking point is usually trotted out when liberals complain that the Republicans filibustered virtually every piece of legislation proposed by Obama or the Democrats during Obama’s presidency. The implication is that Democrats had ample opportunity to pass legislation and that the reason they didn’t pass more legislation doesn’t have anything to do with the Republicans.

It is also used to counter any argument that Republican legislation, (passed during the six years of total Republican control,) has anything to do with today’s problems. They claim that the Democrats had a super majority for two years and passed all kinds of legislation, (over Republican objection and filibuster,) that completely undid all Republican policies and legislation, and this absolves them from today’s problems.

The Truth is that the Democrats only had a filibuster-proof majority for 60 working days during that period, insufficient time to undo even a small portion of the legislation passed during six years of Republican control. Here are the details:

To define terms, a Filibuster-Proof Majority or Super Majority is the number of votes required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. According to current Senate rules, 60 votes are required to overcome a filibuster.

Here is a time-line of the events after the 2008 election:

1. BALANCE BEFORE THE ELECTION. In 2007 – 2008 the balance in the Senate was 51-49 in favor of the Democrats. On top of that, there was a Republican president who would likely veto any legislation the Republicans didn’t like. Not exactly a super majority.

2. BIG GAIN IN 2008, BUT STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY.Coming out the 2008 election, the Democrats made big gains, but they didn’t immediately get a Super Majority. The Minnesota Senate race required a recount and was not undecided for more than six months. During that time, Norm Coleman was still sitting in the Senate and the Balance 59-41,still not a Super Majority.

3. KENNEDY GRAVELY ILL. Teddy Kennedy casthis last vote in April and left Washington for good around the first of May. Technically he could come back to Washington vote on a pressing issue, but in actual fact, he never returned, even to vote on the Sotomayor confirmation. That left the balance in the Senate 58-41, two votes away from a super majority.

4. STILL NO SUPER MAJORITY. In July, Al Frankin was finally declared the winner and was sworn in on July 7th, 2009, so the Democrats finally had a Super Majority of 60-40 six and one-half months into the year. However, by this point, Kennedy was unable to return to Washington even to participate in the Health Care debate, so it was only a technical super majority because Kennedy could no longer vote and the Senate does not allow proxies. Now the actual actual balance of voting members was 59-40 not enough to overcome a Republican filibuster.

5. SENATE IS IN RECESS. Even if Kennedy were able to vote, the Senate went into summer recess three weeks later, from August 7th to September 8th.

6. KENNEDY DIES. Six weeks later, on Aug 26, 2009 Teddy Kennedy died, putting the balance at 59-40. Now the Democrats don’t even have technical super majority.

7. FINALLY, A SUPER MAJORITY! Kennedy’s replacement was sworn in on September 25, 2009, finally making the majority 60-40, just enough for a super majority.

8. SENATE ADJOURNS. However the Senate adjourned for the year on October 9th, only providing 11 working days of super majority, from September 25th to October 9th.

9. SPECIAL SESSIONS. During October, November and December, the Senate had several special sessions to deal with final passage of ACA and Budget appropriations.

October = 13th – 15th, 20th – 22nd, 27th, 29th = 8 days
November = 2nd, 4th, 5th, 9th 16th, 17th, 19th, 21st = 8 days
December = 1st, 3rd – 8th, 10th – 13th, 15th – 18th, 19th, 21st – 24th = 20 days

Total Special Session Days = 36.

8. SCOTT BROWN ELECTED. Scott Brown was elected on January 19th 2010. The Senate was in session for 10 days in January, but Scott Brown wasn’t sworn into office on February 4th, so the Democrats only had 13 days of super majority in 2010.
Summary:

Regular Session: 11 working days
Special Session: 36 working days
Lame Duck Session: 13 working days

The Democrats only had 60 days of Super Majority between 2008 and 2010.

Discussion: One of the central themes of the Republican argument is that the Democrats had a super majority for two full years and so they had plenty of time pass new legislation or undo any problems that were caused by six years of Republican control of all three branches of government. This is argument is used by the Republicans immunize themselves against any responsibility for ongoing problems that might have been caused by their policies.

However, the fact is that the Democrats had a super majority for a total of 60 days, which is no where near the two years that Republicans are always claiming. On top of that, the period of Super Majority was split into short sessions, none of which was longer than five days. In addition, the special session time was entirely devoted to budget issues and Republican amendments to the ACA.

Given the glacial pace that business takes place in the Senate, this was way too little time for the Democrats pass any meaningful legislation, let alone get bills through committees and past all the obstructionistic tactics the Republicans were using to block legislation. No one can seriously expect that the Democrats could undo in 60 days all the damage that Republicans created in six years.

Further, these Super Majorities count Joe Lieberman as a Democrat even though he was by this time an Independent. Even though he was Liberal on some legislation, he was very conservative on other issues and opposed many of the key pieces of legislation the Democrats and Obama wanted to pass. For example, he was adamantly opposed to “Single Payer” health care and vowed to support a Republican Filibuster if it ever came to the floor. He even threatened to caucus with the Republicans if legislation came to the floor that he didn’t like.

Summary:

1. 1/07 – 12/08 – 51-49 – Ordinary Majority.
2. 1/09 – 7/14/09 – 59-41 – Ordinary Majority. (Coleman/Franklin Recount.)
3. 7/09 – 8/09 – 60-40 – Technical Super Majority, but since Kennedy is unable to vote, the Democrats can’t overcome a filibuster
4. 8/09 – 9/09 – 59-40 – Ordinary Majority. (Kennedy dies)
5. 9/09 – 12/24– 60-40 – Super Majority for 47 working days.
6. 1/10 – 2/10 – 60-40 – Super Majority for 13 working days

Total Time of the Democratic Super Majority: 60 Working days.

U.S. Senate: Roll Call Votes 111th Congress-1st session (2009)
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2009_calendar.pdf
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/resources/pdf/2010_calendar.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election

One of the standard Republican talking points is that the Democrats had a filibuster-proof, super majority for two years between 2008 and 2010.

Poor Obama. Only had 58-60 votes for 2 years, could only pass Obamacare. What a weakling.

Because the GOP were like bought off brainwashed scumbag goose-stepping Nazis. Duh. There are always three or four or five Democrats who will go along with Republicans in power. Republicans used to be the same, but they are all slaves to big money and fox Rush Etc now...

You ever find that imaginary immigration bill?
The one that weak Obama and his traitor Dems never brought up for a vote?

 

[Wyatt earp]

? Not very.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/09/19/heres-why-the-47-percent-argument-is-an-abuse-of-tax-data/?utm_term=.b3a73fd41175&ved=2ahUKEwiFvL-ln5rbAhWBrFkKHSX_Dc4QFjAAegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw19CRtR2NjCE6w-JL1uXXie

35 years now of GOP give away to the and cutting services to the rest, who have now gone to hell along our poor country. If you count all taxes and fees, the richest now pay less percentage wise than most middle class.

And the distance between rich and poor keeps growing

So what? How does what the rich have affect you in any way? It doesn't. Round them all up and shoot them, and you would not be one dime better off. However, you very well may no longer have a job to bitch about.

Shouldn't our economy doing well ,make ALL ships rise ? You don't find a boss making 275 million A DAY with employees needing fed assistance wrong??

Actually the CEO of Walmart makes $35 million a year, or about $16,826.92 per day. Just about the same as some movie stars, sports stars, rock stars, etc. He has about 2.2 million employees, worldwide.

What about The Waltons, the real power? They are four of the biggest billionaires going... And pay very very little.

They were paying $17 an hour in north Dakota, how is that possible franco?