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It takes from the poorest and gives to the richest—among other things.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The worst part:

It greatly expands ICE detentions and enforcement: […] more than $100 billion in new funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement through 2029. […] It would ramp up mass deportations to an unprecedented scale; create hastily built, sordid detention centers across the country; and all but ensure that millions of people who haven’t been accused of crimes are disappeared.”

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 11 points 8 hours ago

Fucking ABC Australia is treating this like a good thing as i sit in the work canteen.

I hate the Yankee dicksucking of the media so much.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 92 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

And they didn't even really try to hide it - the tax cuts for the top 1% are pretty much exactly equal to the Medicaid cuts.

So millions of Americans are losing their healthcare so that a few thousand can afford bigger yachts and more mansions, and not just in a sort of roundabout sense, but in an officially mandated transfer directly from the poor to the rich.

If the world was just, every single Congressperson who voted in favor of this bill would face criminal charges for every single avoidable death that it will cause.

[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 46 points 13 hours ago

If the world was just:

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 72 points 14 hours ago (3 children)
[–] baggins@beehaw.org 2 points 7 hours ago
[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I wonder when they're going to push through the Enabling Act

[–] grte@lemmy.ca 11 points 13 hours ago

Did you see that Gestapo budget? This is it.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Fortunately the dems can filibuster that in the senate indefinitely

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Dems don't filibuster, don't be delusional. This bill included so much funding for Trump's Gestapo is basically this act. ICE is already a completely unaccountable, militarized force, directly at his command. Now they basically have a blank check.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

they made sure its omnibus conciliation bill so it cant be filibustered.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Of course, only Republicans exploit a government majority trifecta so skillfully. Democrats just get Chuck Schumer's stern looks and strongly worded letters, instead.

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

No, they can't. It passed the senate before this house vote.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I was talking about The Enabling Act.

The reason almost everything in the MAGA agenda is in this one bill is because it's the senate-filibuster-proof yearly budget bill. Any other bill the MAGAts try to shove through can be blocked by the dems.

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 4 points 8 hours ago

Ah, misunderstood. You're right then, as far as it goes. The Democrats could theoretically filibuster any other bills, but I'll believe it when I see it. So far they've demonstrated the spine of a flatworm.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 7 points 14 hours ago

Republicans: "Hold my beer."

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 71 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Think this will induce enough death and suffering to wake some of the magats up? Yeah, me neither.

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

The death and suffering is what magats want to see

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 40 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

They'll just blame immigrants

[–] bradinutah@thelemmy.club 22 points 14 hours ago

and Biden and Obama. It's always the previous Dem prez's fault.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago

They are just like the progressives because they will still blame the democrats.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

worst, more likely predictable bill.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago
[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 5 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

The GOP threat was to primary anyone who voted no. They did it to be yes men and not get primaried.

[–] Skydancer@pawb.social 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

~~The GOP threat was to primary anyone who voted no.~~ They did it ~~to be yes men and not get primaried.~~

That's the only thing that matters. The rest is neither justification nor excuse.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

and the token susan collins and muroswki votes against were just perfomative, they were going to vote for it anyways, they know they have the safety numbers to vote against it.

[–] john_lemmy@slrpnk.net 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Not for them. Ghouls