Prior to the 51-50 passage of the massive $700+ billion democrat spending bill, they called it the “inflation reduction act.” However, after Senate passage they are now calling it the climate change bill. Funny how that happens.
The bill itself contains absolutely nothing that will lower inflation; in fact, the bill itself will raise supply-side inflation in direct proportion to the energy production it reduces. To offset the contracted revenue caused by a much smaller economy, the Democrats have doubled the IRS tax army that will enforce personal income tax compliance.
The income tax compliance portion of the bill is very significant on two fronts. First, it literally doubles the size of the IRS, giving them much more power to conduct audits and capture taxes from income earned. As a review of tax audits has shown, the ordinary U.S. taxpayer is the target of this increase enforcement mechanism, not corporate tax review.
WASHINGTON – […] The bill, a product of 18 months of intense wrangling, passed by a margin of 51 to 50 on Sunday with Vice-President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote. It was previously blocked by two Democrat senators who shared Republican concerns about its cost.
The Senate bill includes $369bn for climate action, the second largest investment on Green New Deal spending in US history. The largest bill on climate change was the previous Obama-era American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA), that paid billions of dollars to solar groups (ex. now bankrupt Solyndra) and climate energy companies connected to Democrat donors.
In the current bill, high income households will receive up to $7,500 in tax credits to buy an electric car, or $4,000 for a used car. Rich people will get discounts on their $100,000+ automobiles. Billions more will be spent, yet again, on the production of “clean technology” such as solar panels and wind turbines.
Keeping the cultural war as a top priority, the Senate has also included $60 billion for ‘environmental justice‘ given to the leaders of black communities that have “suffered the most from fossil fuel pollution” according to the bill authors. This mechanism helps Joe Biden pay back the black community, specifically BLM and the AME church network, who were instrumental in executing the ballot harvesting fraud that pushed Biden into office.
“After more than a year of hard work, the Senate is making history,” Schumer said shortly before final passage. “This bill will kickstart the era of affordable clean energy in America, it’s a game changer, it’s a turning point and it’s been a long time coming.” [link]
And just like that, the inflation reduction language is dropped.
The bill passed containing the same provisions as it always did, it’s the Green New Deal spending and tax proposal.
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I dislike these people immensely.
This is because the news and other resources are identifying the problems with the name. They thought they would get away with lying but even certain left-leaning outfits are calling this one out. I’m beginning to think the left-leaning groups are starting to realize what’s on the fat-left’s agenda.
I have always maintained that the Marxist left realized early on what a powerful tool the appropriation of language was. They have used and continue to use it to manipulate opinion which aligns with their purposes…the old “tell a lie often enough” strategy.
“Gene therapy” becomes “vaccine”. Paedophilia” becomes “sexual orientation”…and so on.
Manchin may…I say ” may”… have thought he understood that his vote would genuinely reduce inflation per the deliberate gaslit title of the bill. If he did, I’d call him an imbecile.
But the blowback he has received from his West Virginia constituents has been so fierce that surely now he has realized he was just a tool, a stupid patsy for Schumer.
If the lightbulb has come on for him, then he owes it to those who will be crushed and persecuted by this monstrous bill to follow through on his threat to immediately change party affiliation, as Sundance intimated that threat might be.
If he has sold his soul and knew/realizes what we can all see, he is an evil man. A corrupt lying grifter with not one honourable principle to his name.
I hope as the effects of this ugly, pernicious bill start being felt throughout America, West Virginians will not forget when he comes up for re-election.
That is if we ever have an honest, fair one again.
“Manchin may…I say ” may”… have thought he understood that his vote would genuinely reduce inflation per the deliberate gaslit title of the bill. If he did, I’d call him an imbecile.”
I do not believe for a moment he is an imbecile. I do believe, despite the blowback he knew he would receive from constituents, he sold his vote to profit himself in some manner.
I do as well, Phflipper. That’s just me giving him the most miniscule benefit of the doubt.
Yes, I know you were.
We often talk of or hear of the master manipulators like Mitch McConnel, however, each and each one of these pols is master in manipulating any given day for their benefit alone when it comes to their ability to grift.
It is disgusting.
And on that, we are in complete agreement, my friend.
I read that Schumer made Manchin a deal he couldn’t refuse; that is that the Dems will approve pipe lines in West VA. (I doubt Scdhumer and the gang will follow through on that).
So, once Manchin flipped, cowardly Sinema went along with the Dems (no backbone Sinema).
Sinema got that tax break for the donor class.
Big money coming to her campaign coffers.
That was his price for selling out. Every politician has one. As for her, she is what she is. Just like him
Another example of Orwellian language manipulation, just like this this Inflation “Reduction” Bill…
“When they legalize paedophilia, they will call it ” The End of Child Rape Bill”.
Count on it.
An army of an additional 80,000 IRS agents to persecute and extort from the regime’s opponents.
If the Democrats expected to lose power in the next election, they *wouldn’t* be arming the federal government with IRS auditors that could be used against them.
I would assign an auditor to every child of every federal politician, and review their profiteering. Unbiased investigators would have cleaned up the Bidens long ago.
Our tax dollars make up a tiny percentage of their funding, more so that they print the money they need. The IRS and taxes aren’t there to “keep things running” they’re there to keep us from running.
Weaponizing government institutions against the people and political opponents is a feature of dictatorships.
“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their substance.” -Declaration of Independence
ALL inflation is gubbermint created , all of it.
Warren Buffett –
you have been having LOSSES –
will YOU step up to the plate and say this “Build Back Better” Biden Administration is not doing right “by the American people”?
Or: are you okay with your investors losing bigly because you really are a big old Marxist Communist Sadist and enjoy seeing people suffer?
Are you still driving that old car?
No Sh_it Sherlock.
Unless the f—-d up Republicans can get their act together and support enough MAGA candidates to make a Red wave, we will be swamped by a Commie Tsunami.
They just got royally screwed by the Demonics with this bill and none of them seem to care.
Seneca…: Please, enough with the Republicans. There are none left in. They are all the RINO wing of the Uniparty.
Things are not looking good. The no-show by the GOP is astounding.
Astounding!?
Nope……expected.
But but BUT, they’re saving the planet for all of humanity that now inhabits it and for all future generations to come!
What could possibly be more noble than that?!
They did it “For the children!”, of course (as always)!
SARRRRRRRRCCCCC!!
Heh, the few Republicans willing to act will be ignored and stomped on by the establishment majority.
SD, agreed. They are the scum of the earth.
Last line of the article: Mr. Sundance showed far more restraint than I can, at this point.
The DemocRats are world class liars.
I wonder how much money they will make off of this deal?
10% – so $70 billion to spread around and keep everyone in line.
I figure 10-30% of funding will actually go to what it is stated to fund.
Most will simply go toward further enriching the Uniparty and its friends.
I bet they have swindled at least 2 trillion between Afghanistan, Covid, Ukraine and now this pig shit they will be in high clover for years to come. Hopefully it will look nice with the dandelions on their graves.
“Off with there heads, not a joke!”
Hey did you know that an AR can take off a head? I heard that on MSM. Funny those guys they thought it was a gun.
Ah…maybe they are talking about the “little head” ?
Sorry….couldn’t resist.
Yep!
And 9 mil can blow someone’s lungs out clear into the next time-zone!
stagflation coming right up!
Sometimes the left wins and sometimes they win after a little delay.
Maybe because they have a political party that fights for them and never gives up. To the extent any Democrat causes a problem (no more than 1 or 2), pressure and time will flip them.
Unless you have an opposition party that acts as strongly, relentlessly and uniformly against the left, this is how it will always go.
Their absolute relentless pursuit of their agenda and ability to be a cohesive block is their mightiest weapon. They never take their foot off the gas.
That, and their street goons consider it a badge of honor to go to jail for the cause.
Time to shoot off feet.
They never take their boot off our necks either. Does anybody think those 80,000 IRS bullies with guns are going to do anything but harass and threaten us?
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wow thank you !
That explains what I’ve been seeing on the Treehouse for a couple of days.
But they could not do it w/o RINO enablers.
Joyous times, friends!!!
It’s so nice to just kick back and let our betters run things, and tell us how to live!!!
The only part of the bill I support is the planting of trees, but not for $1.5 billion.
I noticed that part too. Just the $1.5 billion to the USFS for summer hires to plant trees for the next two years would do more for the climate/weather/urban beautification that the rest of the bill.
Europeans are probably going to be cutting down a lot of trees to keep from freezing to death this winter.
I see the same happening here eventually.
During the Carter years we invested in a wood stove for the fireplace.
A lot of us did. Only way we could afford to heat the house was supplementing with wood stove.
In Europe this winter, I envision many reenacting the scene in Dr.Zivago where the good doctor goes out scavenging for wood scraps on a cold winter night.
A classic! Or the furniture being used as firewood.
Nowadays the pressed cardboard stuff they call furniture has so many chemicals in it – would not be something I would recommend burning.
Back in those years, every first cold frost, our burn unit saw an increase in fires and injuries, related to those ‘Buck’ stoves. Kind of like the seasonal increase in heart attacks related to snow shovelling or using one’s snow blower in the first northern snowstorm of the winter season.
Maybe they’re money trees. I hear they’re really expensive.
Well, there is always the “money creek” in McLean Co., IL>
One sees the sign over the stream along southern I-55.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_Creek_(Illinois)
I got a dollar says the 80 Billion to the IRS will come in handy auditing every single conservative in this country.
Get the troops recruited and in position for when they start digital ID / currency system so they can determine what and if we’re allowed to spend our money!
Heh…they will be attempting to collect from everyone who made as much as $400 dollars on eBay and failed to report that windfall profit.
/S
And the IRS can audit you forever. The 3 and 6 year “rules” give them a lot of wiggle room in going back as far as they deem necessary.
Retired Magistrate here: During the Depression of the 1930’s FDR raised taxes which especially impacted what was left of the middle class. The only thing different this time is the significant increase of the IRS agents coming after the average middle and lower income level individuals.
Franklin D. Roosevelt also had interment camps to lock up Japanese citizens and seize all of their assets. Um…maybe that is coming next for those who can’t pay taxes. If you want to know what Obama er Biden is doing next, just look at what FDR did. It is the FDR playbook on steroids.
No, the Republicans don’t care; they will run on this and attempt to get suckers to contribute to their “red wave” campaigns; however, most of them don’t care either as long as they get their kickbacks.
There is still hope: it is in your local community; i.e., township, district, county, etc. where you can have a voice. Progress is being made on the local level you just don’t hear much about it.
You folks keep saying this local, local action. Try that in COLO where the state level GOPe ignored how the precincts voted in the recent primary, and the “electable” candidate put in as the R to vote into office.
When recounts were paid for by the actual precinct winners, the state laws say no handcounts, only exact same machines to be used. What conclusion would one expect?
I think that the only thing we can do is have ballot box watch shifts all during our super extended voting season, as many boxes here in CSprings are not under any surveillance, and some not even visible from the street.
According to our govp and SoS we’ve had years and years of perfectly reliable mail in voting.
Why vote? And for whom?
Retired Magistrate here: Well, then have ballot box watch shifts.
This country was basically a socialist/communist country under FDR and it took World War II to get us out of it. What will it take this time, I don’t know but I do know that starting local does make a difference.
Even in “blue states” there are many areas that are red. Get together with other like minded individuals and make a plan to take your community back.
You ask “why vote”: Trump 2016, Gov.Glenn Youngkin-Virginia, Kari Lake-Arizona and others. That is just what the left wants MAGA people to do; give up and not vote. As far as who to vote for do your homework and vote for the candidate that represents the Constitution of the United States. The situation we are now in will not correct itself overnight; it will take years to correct but we have to start somewhere: start local.
Had a friend try. She was warned off… another mutual friend said they would kill her if she ran on what she wanted to run on.
West Virginia….Joe Manchin has now proven beyond any doubt to be a liar and a burden on this country. Fire him with all due haste. Ariz9na….likewise Sinema. Georgia? It was fun while it lasted.
Have to pay the Black Supremacists who assist in the “fortifying of elections”.
We are going to go green for sure when the power no longer works.
Same as it ever was , same as it ever was
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2022/08/green-is-unsustainable.php
FTA “The administration’s “green” energy proposals, like those that have been adopted in Europe, are leading this country toward an economic, social and strategic disaster. It is hard to think of any set of policies, adopted by any government at any moment in history, that rival our “green” mania for sheer destructiveness. Although, that said, Sri Lanka’s brief commitment to “sustainability” comes to mind.
To begin with, the agenda is economically unsustainable. According to the federal Energy Information Administration, global demand for energy will rise nearly 50% by 2050, with fossil fuels still accounting for roughly 75% of world supply. Though many Democrats insist this simply proves the urgency of making the transition, there are no economic models showing how that could occur without causing massive harm to the underlying economy. A McKinsey & Co. report shows that achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 would require nearly $6 trillion in new spending globally every year for the next 30 years—roughly equal to one-third of all tax receipts by every government in the world.
Meanwhile, China is seeking to dominate Western markets for renewables (wind turbines, solar panels, lithium batteries) while enjoying its own right as a developing country, conferred by international conventions, to keep burning cheap fossil fuels as it powers its rise toward passing the U.S. as the world’s largest economy.
Is the Biden administration deliberately trying to sell us out? Is Joe Biden a paid agent of the Communist Chinese, or perhaps of the Putin regime? I have always assumed that the answer is no, but the troubling question is, if Biden were a Chinese agent, what, exactly, would he be doing differently? The answer: nothing.”
China gets a free pass because they’re a developing nation! When will that ever end?? This Democrat induced “era of affordable clean energy” will make energy even more unaffordable than obama’s Affordable Care Act which drove premiums and healthcare costs skyrocketing! There is no “affordable clean energy” provided by wind and solar to support an economy of the size of America let alone one the size of Haiti!! So billions will be given to the ChiComs and the transition from reliable oil, natural gas and coal to unreliable green energy will proceed unabated to support a climate change hoax! It took 566 days but now I’m discouraged it seems there is no stopping this runaway Green New Deal train wreck!!! I’m getting the vapors just thinking of the billions being sent to China strengthening their economy and destroying ours in the process!!! God help us! Hosanna!
They believe lying and stealing for their “cause” is just.
They’re wrong.
Their “cause” is profiteering at the expense of taxpayers
The American Middle Class is a golden goose.
That golden goose is either going to be squeezed to death, or it is going to remember it has a biting beak.
I’d much prefer seeing it bite back, drawing blood and ripping flesh.
Who would believe such an idiotic title?
They hate us and they want us to suffer. And when all is said and done, none of this will make the slightest difference to the earth’s climate because China and Russia will just keep on mining more coal. Moving the coal production from one part of the earth to another part of the earth won’t do a damn thing to change the temperature, but millions get so suffer and die anyway. Thanks a lot Washington!
Next up IRS goes for guns as repayments fines, watch your books.
“on energy and climate efforts” (in bold) is the key language. Climate efforts can mean anything such as create and fund offices around the country to educate on climate change. In reality they will be used to steal votes, recruit antifa people, promote abortion etc.
The additional IRS people are getting put in as a precursor to their digital currency / ID system. In other words prepositioning the troops.
When does all this go into effect. ?
Good question.
Retroactive to 2017.
They have some catching up to do.
/s
Isn’t there a cap of 150K for the tax credit, and only apply for car under $55k or Pickup under $80K, or was that removed?
I highly recommend watching “Cometh the Horsemen ” , a Jordan Peterson interview of Michael Yon.
Much of the information presented is already known by Treepers, but it pulls it all together and ties the positive feedback loop of war, famine, and pestilence into a bow for the viewer.
The inflationary impact of this spending, the imposition of the authoritarian state, and the collapse in the credit card industry and real estate industry are all going to hit at the same time as the HOP (immigration pressure) from the international collapses in the next few months.
It is adding up to a perfect storm if you bother to try to look.
The silver lining is, Biden, the Democrats, and the uniparty Decepticons all own this, lock, stock and barrel. This bill put a nail in the economic coffin. There will be no wiggle room yo blame President Trump for the Second Great Depression.
There will be no wiggle room yo blame President Trump for the Second Great Depression.
Depends on when it hits. It’s been alluded to that should the Democrats actually get trounced in the midterms (or just take a dive) the resulting Republican majorities – and any MAGA winners – will be blamed by the Democrats for the upcoming economic hardships and the narrative amplified by the media.
How much of the population believes them is to be determined.
Was thinking the same. Red wave=blame the republicans
For those who want a link to it…
In other words, The Revelation of Jesus Christ
F’in dimocrats. Big step towards communism and everyone knew it. Disheartening.
Stolen elections have consequences.
And, there isn’t a 2 party system.
One consequence will be if they can successfully repeat it they will eventually have no need of the steal…..merely select and appoint.
Most will be laundered right back to Democrats via some sleazy maneuvers, businesses, foundations etc. I think the US is as corrupt or even more corrupt than Ukraine. Trump can’t get re-elected fast enough.
True, but a bigger issue is the money does not even exist.
It will be printed, which will continue to drive up energy-policy inflation.
The bill is creating money, which will then be stolen and laundered, making the legitimate money supply less valuable.
FUBAR.
Dan Bongino is calling it the Inflation Production Act and that’s the name I’m using.
How ’bout the Inflation Enlargement Act.
I think I read somewhere that only 3% will be spent on customer service/advocacy. So not only will the IRS destroy your life, you still will not be able to get anyone on the phone. This is madness. I just hope all those people who looked to manchin as some kind of white knight finally learned that you can never trust a democrat.
If the republicans regain control, can this crap ever be reversed? Then again, who trusts republicans any more?
The GOP couldn’t completely reverse BarryCare.
For which we shall be eternally grateful to John McCain……
NOT!
When Trump is back in Office, if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate, it can be reversed on a 51-50 vote through reconciliation.
Mitch will be right on it!
Hell, that is only just short of $5ooo for every tax payer in the country. Chump change, right, joe and toe?
I hate the dems, any bill they cannot get through congress because it hurts people just gets done when they are in office. Either through reconcillaition or just given away or rammed down our throats. This will be Obamacare on steriods for the money it will waste on green crap again. Had enough yet America?
75k Brits will stop paying their electric bill, American taxpayers should so the same with their federal taxes. We are funding our demise.
The best way to stop paying taxes is to quit your job.
Whose first?
I did. And I’m now receiving SS. I not only stopped contributing, I am now a negative to the treasury.
Sand in the gears…
Same here-I dislike them too.
This is going to hit Seniors hard.
Only dislike?
Have to be careful. They’re watching:
Not a well dressed Efrem Zimbalist Jr. among them.
Look like a bunch of pretty boys in search of a frat party.
I’m being nice today….
Chuckle
I have a name for it……
GARBAGE
Smoke and mirrors.
First, the $700B must be borrowed before it can be doled out. And no, they cannot just “print it”. It must be offset with a corresponding debt issuance. In case nobody has noticed, interest rates have risen just a ‘tad’ recently [Fed funds rate is up 1150% since March (from .2% to 2.5%). Govt can’t afford to borrow anything.
Trust God. Fear not.
This ridiculous farce really pisses me off! I truly hope the Democrats across the country supporting the corrupt politicians are severely affected by it in their wallets and budgets. Maybe they’ll wake up. Not really expecting much, but…
In last weeks BS jobs report, you can bet that most of the 94K who took on a second full time job in order to make ends meet aren’t Dems.
So $80,000,000,000 for 87,000 agents
The math works out to be………
80B / 87K = $919,540 per new IRS agent
800K out of the 919K is for more guns, ammo, and lockup space for the noncompliers .
That is 80 Billion over 10 years so 8 Billion per year or 92k per new IRS agent which implies they have not included the pension costs of the 87,000 new agents.
Over 10 years. So $90K a year per agent.
It includes a new EV, a ‘free’ 3K s.f. house wherever they are being sent to and Glocks and SIG’s and ammo, and several dozen B&L FJB Signature Series Aviator sunglasses.
I really, really, really hate them all!
1.5 Billion to plant trees……
Well….Europeans will be cutting down trees for firewood to keep from freezing this winter.
Seeing the same thing here eventually….
Those trees will need a source of CO2 to grow, but the GreenWienies are obliterating carbon.
Rich people with small hats get what they want as they own and control everything, including the government and their foot soldiers the blacks get thrown some crumbs while hard-working White America gets to pay for everything and gets nothing. Same anti-white/anti-American garbage that has been happening since the 60’s. The regime in control of our country HATES us just as they hated Christian Russia when they led the bloodiest slaughter of all time. The worst of all are the traitors who would sell out their own people like Biden, Mitch and the Clintons. They control everything and there is no voting our way out. It all started downhill when Wilson gave away our ability to control our own currency.
Is “green” actually a Democrat code word for “black”? If so, they could call this bill REPARATIONS!
Everything thing out of the swamp is crap the exact opposite is the truth…projection.
“I dislike these people immensely.”
Is it just me that thinks this is not the first word choice?
Even this afternoon the stupid network propagandists (including Fox) were still calling it by it’s oxymoron. I’m sure they will get the memo soon.
Pathetic of course. The cabal thinks this gives them the ammo to enthuse their base, along with the election of MAGA candidates (who they will tar and feather with their J6 terrorist denier brush). Sadly I believe they are most busy establishing the cheat by mail ballot drops necessary to keep the Senate and ease their loss margin in the House.
The pathetic Turtle isn’t helping. Please Mitch…just catch something and take a quick dirt nap.