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The idea that the Republicans are going to bail out AI and pay for it with massive tax raises on the plebs is just utter bonkers, if for no other reason than th
by jcranmer 1y ago
The idea that the Republicans are going to bail out AI and pay for it with massive tax raises on the plebs is just utter bonkers, if for no other reason than they're currently utterly incapable of getting any legislation passed, let alone one so deeply unpopular as that.
- wrs 1y agoWhat? Did you miss the BBB? They’ll pass any legislation they’re told to.
- jcranmer 1y agoThe BBB, i.e., the bill passed via the special mechanism that only works once a year and has stringent requirements on what can be in the bill for the mechanism to work.
- wrs 1y agoIt's a pleasant surprise that the Senate did respect its own purely parlimentary and nonbinding mechanism [0]. But I'm not sure what point you're making -- the bill did pass, as I suspect would just about any other bill the President wants to pass. [0] https://epicforamerica.org/federal-budget/understanding-the-byrd-rule/ https://epicforamerica.org/federal-budget/understanding-the-...
- marcosdumay 1y agoTheir government is currently closed, but that BBB thing passed... So, I have no idea.