I can't believe I gave these people money.

  • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Is that not a factual statement? House Democrats have not prioritized this bill and there are 6 committees that have not finished their work. Financing language is probably some of the work that is remaining. They could've said "House Democrats refuse to complete M4A bill so it can't be voted on" and it would mean the same thing

    • garbage [none/use name,he/him]
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      4 years ago

      yeah, that's what they should have said. that's the point, they're mirroring the DNC language and homogenizing. they even stan for pelosi "not being able to deliver" a vote. this is passive language.

      • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I'm not understanding how any of this is DNC language. The DNC says that M4A impossible, not that the Ways and Means Committee has not yet adding financing language.

        But we also recognize that Speaker Pelosi alone can’t deliver us a floor vote.

        If this is actually the case then people should be aware of this. If Pelosi alone can deliver a floor vote then people should aware of that. I guess they could've said that as Speaker it is Pelosi's fault that the committees have not prioritized M4A but realistically anyone who is reading this is well aware of that.

        • garbage [none/use name,he/him]
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          4 years ago

          the dnc literally says m4a is impossible because "we can't pay for it."

          the dsa knows that m4a will save money, they've seen the bill. so when they say, and i'll quote it

          currently lacks financing language (i.e. how to pay for it)

          they're saying "we have no way to pay for it." which is bogus, and the reason they're getting shit on in this post.

          • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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            4 years ago

            That's what I am trying to say, they are not saying "we have no way of paying for it ever" they are saying the House has not yet specified how it will be paid for. These are two very different meanings. There are many ways it can be paid for.

            Any bill that is worked on will at some point in time lack financing language. Then that language is added, then there is a vote. That's what the budget and ways and means committees do is my understanding.

            • garbage [none/use name,he/him]
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              4 years ago

              once again, you trust them much more than I do. i'm kind of through having the same conversation over and over, but they literally share the exact same language as the DNC.

              currently lacks financing language (i.e. how to pay for it)

              which isn't even true. it's so vague, and implies that they don't know where they're going to get the funds, when all studies have shown that it saves money.

              • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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                4 years ago

                it’s so vague, and implies that they don’t know where they’re going to get the funds,

                To me this does not seem vague at all. It is clear, the details of how the bill will be funded are not added yet. Saying DSA means that such details can never be added because M4A was for fools all along does not make sense