Economic and Domestic Policy II

A scene from The Untouchables because ... why the hell not?


Taxes

• For Tax Day:  A Brief History of Taxes
• Beliefs about taxes
• The revenue outlook
• Tax expenditures:  Deductions, credits, exemptions

Health Care

• In the fall, House passes one version, with public option.  The Senate, rather than use the House-passed health bill, instead uses an unrelated tax bill (HR 3590) as the shell for its version
• Scott Brown's election prompts a different kind of procedure:  passing the Senate version, with agreed-upon changes in the reconciliation bill.
• The final legislation.
• House Leaders contemplate "Deem and Pass," then decide on a direct vote.
• The real Frank Underwood explains:

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A rather important problem with the drafting of the bill.
Timeline of legal challenges

The Issue-Attention Cycle