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2016 Postmortem

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20. Sanders is not proposing this, Senator Gillibrand is proposing this, Sanders is just one of many

Sat Nov 21, 2015, 10:56 PM

Nov 2015

co-sponsors of this Democratic legislation that has been in process for about two years now. You are not well informed.

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Poll: Bernie's avg $1.40 per week flat tax so moms can stay home with their newborns is... [View all] MannyGoldstein Nov 2015 OP

K&R to show how ridiculous this whole thing is. HerbChestnut Nov 2015 #1

Oh @#$& you, Manny, you @#$&ing @#$& Kip Humphrey Nov 2015 #2

nice try hill2016 Nov 2015 #3

flat tax as a percentage hill2016 Nov 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author jeff47 Nov 2015 #11

Why? Because it's less relatable? jeff47 Nov 2015 #13

ha ha hill2016 Nov 2015 #15

Well, so far only one proposal is paid via payroll tax jeff47 Nov 2015 #17

Any cap? exboyfil Nov 2015 #8

hill2016 says "let's be honest here" Scootaloo Nov 2015 #12

when have I ever been factually wrong? hill2016 Nov 2015 #16

What I want to know... TDale313 Nov 2015 #4

Nowhere near that long. And they'd claim it was gravitas. (nt) jeff47 Nov 2015 #7

Oh, it would totally have been her idea first Hydra Nov 2015 #19

Do the numbers line up? exboyfil Nov 2015 #5

$1.40 per week is what the median worker would pay. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #14

Saw that at another post exboyfil Nov 2015 #18

NJ has Paid Family Leave at just over $1 a week. This is doable. nt TheBlackAdder Nov 2015 #9

I voted for looney Republican nonsense Jack Rabbit Nov 2015 #21