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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumshelp with this. if and i repeat IF we get the house and senate in 2018 can we
do anything with the mandate? or anything else in this piece of shit tax plan?
MineralMan
(146,329 posts)by the next Congress. Nothing Congress does is permanent, despite language to the contrary.
rock
(13,218 posts)Until we change it. I.e. the law does not have an expiration date on a part of it. (I'm agreeing with you.)
unblock
(52,317 posts)we should be in good shape starting january 20, 2020, around noon or so....
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)is it as of today there is no mandate? and also Could that mandate removal part be challenged in court? TY
unblock
(52,317 posts)i.e., you will have to pay it (if applicable) on your 2017 taxes that you file by april 15, 2018.
however, it will not be effective for 2018 taxes, returns filed by april 15, 2019.
could it be challenged in court? i doubt it. at least, i haven't heard any legal argument for this. courts can't reverse a legitimately passed law just because it's stupid.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)Laws can be repealed, amended, replaced. A democratically controlled Congress can and will do this. Trumpy, however, stands in the way. But he may be gone before the next election. A lot of people may be gone from the Executive Branch before the next election. Nonetheless, a GOPer will remain in charge of the Executive Branch until 2020. So the road is long and treacherous.
Stinky The Clown
(67,818 posts)zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Which believe it or not may not be as hard to get as one thinks. Just have to give him "ego cover" so that he can claim it is the "greatest".
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)think it's his idea right
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)He loves to be the "deal maker".