Iron Twinkie posted:

I thought it was a prelude to thumbing through the Democrats new Copper and Pewter Obamacare coverage tiers tomorrow. It still might be.

The Muppets On PCP posted:

Vox Nihili posted:

brief reminder that even early in the primary season, the DNC knew and acknowledged that supporting Clinton incurred a "social cost" for voters. they went all-in on her anyway, presumably out of sheer hubris

GalacticAcid posted:

Hot take: using "liberal" interchangeably with "Brock / DNC hack" is bad

Shear Modulus posted:

they went all in on hillary because going against hillary would have been a career-ender

Scent of Worf posted:

hot take: liberals are bad

Nonsense posted:

https://twitter.com/riotwomennn/status/889166950357749764

Nancy Pelosi posted:

Last week, our nation marked six months since President Trump’s inauguration.

For the first time in a decade, the GOP had the White House, Congress and complete control of the legislative process to advance its agenda. But instead of creating good-paying jobs, or rebuilding America’s crumbling infrastructure, or advancing tax reform, Republicans have spent six months trying to raise Americans’ health costs to fund tax breaks for billionaires.

Democrats have a better approach — in fact, a better deal. On Monday, House and Senate Democrats are traveling to the town of Berryville, Va., to announce a fresh vision for “A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future.”

What motivates us is that the costs of living keep rising, but families feel their incomes and wages aren’t keeping up. Special interests are given special treatment, while hard-working Americans are ignored. Working people from the heartland to the cities are struggling in a rigged economy and a system stacked against them.

Our agenda is focused on efforts to create jobs and raise incomes for American workers, to lower the cost of living for American families, and to build an economy that gives every American the tools to succeed in the 21st century.

It is an ambitious economic agenda that represents a renewed Democratic commitment to the hard-working men and women across the United States who have been left out and left behind for too long. As part of that commitment, Democrats are announcing three new proposals rooted in a bold approach to the challenges facing the United States.

First, Democrats are pledging ourselves to the goal of creating good-paying, full-time jobs for 10 million more Americans in the next five years.

It is time to ignite a new era of investment in America’s workers, empowering all Americans with the skills they need to compete in the modern economy. We are calling for a new tax credit for employers to train and hire workers at a good wage, and a massive new national commitment to expanding apprenticeships and paid on-the-job training that advances their skills and careers.

While we grow jobs, wages and the economy, Democrats know that a better deal for the American people demands strong action to tackle rising costs that are eating up families’ budgets.

Prescription drug prices are jacked up, and Americans have fewer options at increased costs. Large communications companies merge, and families see fewer options and higher bills. Agriculture giants consolidate, while farmers struggle and prices in Americans’ shopping carts rise. The price of gas goes down, but plane tickets become more expensive and airlines keep adding fees.

With this agenda, Democrats’ pledge ourselves to breaking the grip of the special interests and confronting the rising everyday costs that families have endured for too long.

That is the impetus behind our second proposal, to put economic power back into the hands of the American people, cracking down on the monopolies and big corporate mergers that harm consumers, workers and competition. We will demand that proposed mergers meet tough new standards to protect competition before approval, and will institute post-merger reviews to ensure that consolidated companies keep their promises to American consumers.

Third, Democrats will take unprecedented aggressive action to lower the cost of prescription drugs — the single largest factor driving increasing health costs in the United States today. We will leverage the power of Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, force drug manufactures to open their books and justify cost increases, and create a strong, independent enforcement agency empowered to end outrageous and unjustified prescription drug price-gouging.

The past six months have exposed the toxic special-interest priorities at the core of the Republican agenda. The American people deserve better. With a Democratic Congress, a better deal is exactly what Democrats will give them.

quote:

We will leverage the power of Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, force drug manufactures to open their books and justify cost increases, and create a strong, independent enforcement agency empowered to end outrageous and unjustified prescription drug price-gouging.

Vox Nihili posted:

presumably out of sheer hubris

Raskolnikov38 posted:

plank #1 is literally a tax credit for business owners lmao

Raskolnikov38 posted:

plank #1 is literally a tax credit for business owners lmao

Taintrunner posted:

Bernie needs to take the Democrats out back and ask about the rabbits

Lastgirl posted:

"presumably"

Vox Nihili posted:

How quickly you discount the possibility of simple incompetence...

The Muppets On PCP posted:

docbeard posted:

You, uh, do realize that this is from Paul Ryan's House Speaker website, right? Or is he also an official arm of the Democratic Party now?

e. Aha okay lol in fairness I suspect you can find at least one DNC presentation that isn't that different

Scent of Worf posted:

i loving knew it

it's hillary's word salad from her website

ThndrShk2k posted:

To be honest a higher up saying it's on the table is at least a change for the better than them saying no single payer ever because we're capitalists.

Agnosticnixie posted:

Schumer still has his name on some of the worst poo poo that had dems voting for like this year. I'm still not sold on it being anything but performance to avoid a nasty primary.

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

Schumer could also simply be stating the obvious so that he doesn't get primaried, while not seriously pursuing anything resembling justice.

Willa Rogers posted:

what *hasn't* changed is the dems' willingness to promote popular public policy only when they're out of any kind of power to pass it. And their recruitment of blue dogs for 2018 ensures that these proposals will never ever come to pass even if dems retake congress.

Raskolnikov38 posted:

also amusing is chuck's statement that single payer is "on the table" rather than an integral part of tomorrow's policy release

GalacticAcid posted:

white sauce posted:

Just lmao if you're still on the fence about hanging every democrat consultant and lanyard from all the llamp posts on wallstreet

white sauce posted:

Just lmao if you're still on the fence about hanging every democrat consultant and lanyard from all the llamp posts on wallstreet

GalacticAcid posted:

I think we should make them do hard labor for the state without pay. It can be a time-honored tradition that saves money.

GalacticAcid posted:

I think we should make them do hard labor for the state without pay. It can be a time-honored tradition that saves money.

Thoguh posted:

I'm the direct accusation that people who voted third party were the ones who elected Trump.

Vox Nihili posted:

How quickly you discount the possibility of simple incompetence...

Lessail posted:

What if we gave tax credits for racism

Lastgirl posted:

well that implies that there's no accountability because you made a poopie in your pants and want someone to wipe yer arse with~

i dont wanna have to wipe abuela's poopies using socialism as toilet paper now do i

in fact, the socialism should be a platform but oh god the poopies, its just too big and we need everything we can to wipe with it