Another poster showed me this is not possible until 20...the numbers don't work. (Reply #9)

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Wed Dec 20, 2017, 01:55 PM

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9. Another poster showed me this is not possible until 20...the numbers don't work.

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118 replies	Author	Time	Post
If Democrats win a veto-proof majority in 2018, what should they do with it? [View all]	yurbud	Dec 2017	OP
Tax the goddamned rich.	Orsino	Dec 2017	#1
Just curious.	former9thward	Dec 2017	#21
The Payroll Tax, and the Medicare Tax for a start.	TrollBuster9090	Dec 2017	#40
So the payroll tax, which pays social security, should be eliminated or reduced?	former9thward	Dec 2017	#59
For those who can't afford it, yeah.	Orsino	Dec 2017	#70
Nope, that's a Republican talking point.	TrollBuster9090	Dec 2017	#71
Social Security has always beeen claimed to be an insurance program and not a tax	MichMan	Dec 2017	#81
If It's Not A Tax, Why Is It Paid For By The "Payroll Tax?"	TrollBuster9090	Dec 2017	#84
Yes. Agree with everything you say.	gristy	Dec 2017	#102
I wonder if they'll even need a veto-proof majority	EarlG	Dec 2017	#2
If you take money out of his wallet,	avebury	Dec 2017	#5
I was wondering that too	Cary	Dec 2017	#54
Repeal #GOPTaxScam	underthematrix	Dec 2017	#3
second that	onetexan	Dec 2017	#79
Any of these would be a good start	MichMan	Dec 2017	#4
I wouldn't even say lower retirement age to 55 but instead, offer golden parachutes	yurbud	Dec 2017	#23
Holy shit.. #5	Baconator	Dec 2017	#30
Yup	ClarendonDem	Dec 2017	#38
Agreed. I thought the same thing, but didnt want to say it lol	bearsfootball516	Dec 2017	#39
What amount would you think is adequate?	MichMan	Dec 2017	#45
$0.00...	Baconator	Dec 2017	#65
It's more like grandfather...	yurbud	Dec 2017	#116
Ironically, none of those USED to be considered radical (with a caveat for #5)	TrollBuster9090	Dec 2017	#72
One easy way to stabilize unemployment is golden handshakes	yurbud	Dec 2017	#117
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Mathematically impossible nt	sarisataka	Dec 2017	#7
BE lucky to get a simple majority given the KGB will be actively preventing votes from being cast	Eliot Rosewater	Dec 2017	#29
Not possible	Tiggeroshii	Dec 2017	#8
Another poster showed me this is not possible until 20...the numbers don't work.	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#9
What policy proposal should Democrats make assuming they have a free hand?	yurbud	Dec 2017	#24
If it were me I would first focus on making sure everyone we know vote for ANY democrat	Eliot Rosewater	Dec 2017	#35
First save the Dreamers and Chip...then address Obamacare with a public option...anyone who has	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#62
The first thing	GallopingGhost	Dec 2017	#10
If Dems were to win veto-proof majorities	TheDebbieDee	Dec 2017	#11
It is mathematically impossible for them to have one	dsc	Dec 2017	#12
If the GOP continues like this, they may lose safe seats.	McCamy Taylor	Dec 2017	#13
Democrats won't win a veto-proof majority in 2018	Proud Liberal Dem	Dec 2017	#14
pick a date. It's more about what you would do without obstruction.	yurbud	Dec 2017	#28
Here's my wishlist then (in no particular order):	Proud Liberal Dem	Dec 2017	#69
A fantasy	Freddie	Dec 2017	#15
voting rights too	yurbud	Dec 2017	#32
Whatever we do	NCDem777	Dec 2017	#16
I actually don't think we have to. We just have to stop lying about their bad behavior	yurbud	Dec 2017	#27
Completely impossible - only a third of the Senate seats are up each election	karynnj	Dec 2017	#17
This is impossible. There are only 8 Republicans up for re-election in 2018.	Calista241	Dec 2017	#18
So far the max is 59 if McCain and Cotton's seats are open next year.	Tiggeroshii	Dec 2017	#19
As others have pointed out, you are asking about something that is impossible	onenote	Dec 2017	#20
Republicans say clearly what they want even when the odds look impossible	yurbud	Dec 2017	#25
Fine. Just don't pretend that we have a veto proof majority or can get one in 2018.	onenote	Dec 2017	#46
change it to "at any point in the future" and then answer	yurbud	Dec 2017	#49
Publicly-Funded Elections Tax. Everybodys in, nobodys out, and Election Day is a Federal Holiday.	Volaris	Dec 2017	#22
I don't think that's mathematically possible...	Baconator	Dec 2017	#26
They won't...	brooklynite	Dec 2017	#31
Not only is it unrealistic, it is mathematically impossible.	scheming daemons	Dec 2017	#37
Repeal the Tax Scam. . . . Reverse Citizens United by whatever means necessary.	BigDemVoter	Dec 2017	#33
I think the other justices should just prank Gorsuch until he resigns	yurbud	Dec 2017	#50
I would throw in repeal Taft-Hartley & enact card check for union membership	yurbud	Dec 2017	#34
We can't get to 67 Senate seats in 2018... there are only 9 GOP seats up. Best we can do is 58.	scheming daemons	Dec 2017	#36
To "payback" the people who've paid the GOP to cut taxes for billionairs for a generation	TrollBuster9090	Dec 2017	#41
Just a dream.....but....	Thunderbeast	Dec 2017	#42
Imprison republicans	MyNameGoesHere	Dec 2017	#43
Imprison people for political orientation? Just politicians, or all registered GOPers?	Marengo	Dec 2017	#91
Sure why not.	MyNameGoesHere	Dec 2017	#93
If thats the case, you may be on the wrong discussion board. Perhap you would feel more at home...	Marengo	Dec 2017	#110
Yup	ClarendonDem	Dec 2017	#112
Wha....imprison half population?	quartz007	Dec 2017	#104
Overturn this horrible tax bill. nt	DesertRat	Dec 2017	#44
I agree that should be the first priority.	Willie Pep	Dec 2017	#115
Repeal Citizen's United. nt	WhiteTara	Dec 2017	#47
make FDR and Johnson look like amateurs	eShirl	Dec 2017	#48
A lot, but they won't	RussBLib	Dec 2017	#51
They should issue a 15,000 page position paper,	guillaumeb	Dec 2017	#52
I said what SHOULD they do not what WILL they do...	yurbud	Dec 2017	#56
Nice response!!!!!!!!!!	guillaumeb	Dec 2017	#61
the mere thought of having a clear path is unpalatable to centrists	yurbud	Dec 2017	#57
Arrest the Koch Brothers!	Chasstev365	Dec 2017	#53
Congress doesn't have the power to arrest or charge anyone with a crime.	clementine613	Dec 2017	#96
I know! Just a frustration.....	Chasstev365	Dec 2017	#98
IMPEACH	MFM008	Dec 2017	#55
They're Going To Pick Up 18 Seats & Lose None?	SoCalMusicLover	Dec 2017	#58
It has happened before.	Demsrule86	Dec 2017	#63
only 8 Republican senate seats up in 2018	0rganism	Dec 2017	#92
Pass sweeping changes to the tax code, the healthcare system,	shanny	Dec 2017	#60
EXACTLY. Trumps veto would be the positive equivalent of LBJ's smear on an opponent...	yurbud	Dec 2017	#118
They won't.	Casprings	Dec 2017	#64
Impeach the orange jackass and rescind the tax giveaway.	Lil Missy	Dec 2017	#66
I approve this message.	yurbud	Dec 2017	#67
LOL!	Lil Missy	Dec 2017	#82
For God's sake, I hope that they vote to keep their powder dry!	Orrex	Dec 2017	#68
Some type of gun ban.	ileus	Dec 2017	#73
Medicare for all, ERA, and repeal Citizens United.replace with Publicly Financed Elections	librechik	Dec 2017	#74
Here is what I'd do to start	Matthew28	Dec 2017	#75
The list of destructive things that have been done must be endless.	pangaia	Dec 2017	#76
How about we focus on winning a	KPN	Dec 2017	#77
How do you think you get there? By focusing on the horserace?	yurbud	Dec 2017	#87
I think we get there FIRST by being engaged in the party locally and in groups like Indivisible,	KPN	Dec 2017	#88
We got here because there was one more step left out--making sure Dems we elect do	yurbud	Dec 2017	#89
Agreed -- right on!	KPN	Dec 2017	#90
Revoke citizenship from everyone who played with the Russians.	sofa king	Dec 2017	#78
Ditto	onetexan	Dec 2017	#80
Impeach	JonLP24	Dec 2017	#83
If we get to 58, which 9 republicans can we get to vote for conviction	Tiggeroshii	Dec 2017	#94
Throw the One Ring into Mount Doom?	Codeine	Dec 2017	#85
Crush them, crush them, crush them	MyNameGoesHere	Dec 2017	#86
New tax code and healthcare and then...	lame54	Dec 2017	#95
If we get veto-proof (2/3) of Congress?? Start by expelling every Rethug	clementine613	Dec 2017	#97
None of that is possible	ClarendonDem	Dec 2017	#101
You're wrong...	clementine613	Dec 2017	#105
What are the grounds for impeaching every Republican member of the House and Senate	ClarendonDem	Dec 2017	#111
You Don't Need A Reason	clementine613	Dec 2017	#114
Sorry, but it's not possible to win that kind of majority in 2018	jmowreader	Dec 2017	#99
Outlaw the Trump organization	fescuerescue	Dec 2017	#100
Increase taxes on all rich people	quartz007	Dec 2017	#103
I'm up for a 100% tax on those guys...	clementine613	Dec 2017	#107
Can't do that...	quartz007	Dec 2017	#113
Create	duforsure	Dec 2017	#106
1. Outlaw gerrymandering 2. End Citizens United. All other problems will then be fixable nt.	Persondem	Dec 2017	#108
Need to create...	duforsure	Dec 2017	#109

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