Reply #5: Nobody is asking the question, "Why do they want this so much?"

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They want it because the normal legislative process makes it too messy, difficult, and politically awkward to transfer money from the poor to the wealthy. Witness the trauma of the past few weeks.

This will significantly streamline the process. .

The committee will include six Democrats and six Republicans. Who will be seated at the table with the six chosen Republicans? Third Way Democrats...the ones with the moneyed interests and connections, of course. They are the reason entitlements are even on the table in the first place, and this will make it significantly easier for them to push through legislation without the bother of having to deal with the WHOLE Congress that represents the REST of the United States, including the few principled souls left still fighting for the 95 percent.

Congress was set up to make sure the entire country is represented in major legislative decisions. When you shift power on something as important as this to a select, moneyed few, representative government dies.