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We can raise the minimum wage ($12.50 in 2027, $15 in 2028, $17.50 in 2029, $20 in 2030 then indexed to CPI); expand Medicare (I’d add neonatal and pediatric care); restore the ACA subsidies; call a War Powers Resolution (to end Trump’s war in Iran and ban the on-and-off trick); and cut the deficit by slashing DoD and DHS funding while also impeaching and removing Hegseth, Blanche and RFK; while also pursuing the Epstein cover-up; while also investigating everyone who made donations and received a pardon; while also investigating Musk’s treason and the Cabinet’s self dealing and the crypto corruption by David Sacks et al.
Hell, if I were Speaker I’d announce a special schedule for Year One that has Congress running over time every week until these priorities are passed.
Now that it's obvious that being a Trump shoe-licker is harmful for electoral chances, Democrats should be able to assemble veto-proof majorities to pass compromise bills. Only a handful of Republican defectors are necessary. For example, impeaching Hegseth, a war powers resolution and passing the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act are obvious candidates. Those 2 will establish a pattern and they can proceed from there.
Given the Miller appointment, probably.
> Much of it should still be done as a performative measure as 2028 election prep
It's more than that. It's getting together a cohesive policy package that Democrats can agree on. It's putting Republicans on the record opposing popular policy. And it's something that could yield extra seats as special elections come up.
The 3 agendas: investigations, performative legislation and bipartisan compromise legislation are going to be really hard to balance in the next 2 years. That's a lot of work in very little time. How well they do so will be how they're judged in 2 years time.
Oh, absolutely. Permitting reform. War powers reform. Russia sanctions. Repealing the exchange stabilization fund.
But these are in the same category as reforming the Electoral Count Act. Necessary. But insufficient without the popular policy moves.
Historically, the HN crowd has been a fan of Miller. Curious to see why there's been a shift.
Of Stephen Miller? I've genuinely never seen this.
Americans aren’t stupid.
Unfortunately that also means housing can't become affordable because housing can't simultaneously be affordable and a good investment.
I'm not just being cynical. It's genuinely a hard problem, since crashing real estate would open the door to the next generation while bankrupting all previous generations and causing a banking crisis.
We are very much painted into a corner here, and the US doesn't even have it the worst compared to other developed nations.
Also, crafty government policy can make housing more affordable for some buyers while letting prices seem to rise. I’m not crafty enough to know how this would work, but it works in other markets. For instance, apartments that have high and increasing rent but with months of “free rent” and “discounts” thrown in that reflect a different reality, or new cars with “cash back,” or tuition at expensive selective private universities that is almost completely fanciful.
hide your power levels if you are going to play the village idiot, it is more convincing. just extremely bad faith commenting
And when you try to have meaningful conversations on this topic, both sides will use Gish Gallop until you shut up or go away.
Also, Congress can do more than one thing at once, if it puts its mind to it.
1. Destroy the country
2. Complain your opposition doesn’t solve all the problems you contributed to