As part of the ptax relief, he wants 10billion to go toward it after both house and senate marked 1bn. Wants an extra 0 among friends. Additionally he wants any tax rate hikes requiring a vote to be approved by a 2/3rd super majority instead of simple 50% plus 1. Bc I guess the ppls vote matters, but only if it’s overwhelming
Non catholic church service today the pastor started off by a call to the congregation to step up as the catholic charity that assists newly settled refugees are SOL on funding with doge bs. Local branch currently oversees 300 refugees, about 85 fams who would be up a creek. No fucks given
See my post up thread, we go stagflation (more worserest than just a recession). The 1%ers are then able to buy up everything in distress, and there will almost certainly be a shit ton
Anybody have explanation how we’re not staring down the barrel of stagflation if these tariffs stick?
Tech industry is job desert, from oil barons thread sounds like energy layoffs are looming, real estate is house of cards. Throw on the federal govt refugees flooding the market and general pressure from automation. Only potential job opps it seems are immigrant vacates.
so any pressure on wage growth is nil, but inflation will ramp up.
Abbott and the lege are scheming up how to tack on an extra layer of tariffs bc djt is right, so more must be better.
there are no adults left in the room
I’ll save you any suspense, he’s in. He appeared on stage with trump down the stretch multiple times. Hegseth was a nobody without any clout and they rolled over for him.
Some new re education EO’s are coming out, part of them is the beginning of federal grant program similar to school vouchers along with the usual attacking fringe groups
Maybe goes in texpatriate thread too. Is he just getting THAT much from beer lobbies for THC to be that high on the list?
Lt. Gov. Patrick’s Priority Bills:
Senate Bill 1 – Senate’s Budget for Texas
Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice
Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas
Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for seniors)
Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention & Research Institute of Texas)
Senate Bill 6 – Increasing Texas’ Electric Grid Reliability
Senate Bill 7 – Increasing Investments in Texas’ Water Supply
Senate Bill 8 – Requiring Local Law Enforcement to Assist the Federal Government’s Deportation Efforts
Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets
Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School
Senate Bill 11 – Protecting the Freedom to Pray in School
Senate Bill 12 – Establishing a Parental Bill of Rights in Public Education
Senate Bill 13 – Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools
Senate Bill 14 – Texas DOGE – Improving Government Efficiency
Senate Bill 15 – Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing
Senate Bill 16 – Stopping Non-Citizens from Voting
Senate Bill 17 – Stopping Foreign Adversaries’ Land Grabs
Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour
Senate Bill 19 – Stopping Taxpayer Dollars for Lobbyists
Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI Child Pornography
Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve
Senate Bill 22 – Establishing Texas as America’s Film Capital
Senate Bill 23 – Removing the Cap on the Rainy Day Fund to Secure Texas’ Long-term Financial Future
Senate Bill 24 – Educating Texas Students on the Horrors of Communism
Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again