Yikes. The Germans have elected Jeb! Bush. https://t.co/UtliGiO57s

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 11:58AM
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Studies! What CTC recipient is going to tell researchers “Yeah, I blew my $300 check on fentanyl this month”? https://t.co/bOhGX8BC7i

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Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 11:56AM
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BBB not dead yet but Recriminations have started … https://t.co/fwpeDkeAW2

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 11:49AM
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Ha. I aways thought the Dems’shift to voting rights was a “fake-pivot” — PR to mask a retreat https://t.co/DF3gk6PmEY https://t.co/4NS6KFbuSi

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Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 11:29AM
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“Immigration moratorium” is the sort of simple, powerful proposal that might catch on with a large group of voters. Simpler than, say, “end chain migration.” Have been waiting for candidates to embrace it. https://t.co/8ePoVreIYp

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 11:19AM
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We could use a good Malaise Speech. There is a malaise. https://t.co/lw4zblPLnD

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 11:02AM
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Though would i trust Dems to write the fine print on such a deal? No. But Congress could go back to the pre-Biden rules limiting refundability, no? I believe that’s what Sen. Rubio has proposed.

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 12:09AM
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McConnell mentions “work test” for CTC. Obvious basis for compromise-limit refundability:

“I’m sure there will be a debate about the enhanced portion of it,” he said, noting that Republicans have expressed “concern about the lack of a work requirement” https://t.co/drRoJ1eLr7

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Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021 at 12:06AM
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I guess this isn’t DEVS https://t.co/2y83RGeGLb

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Dec 17, 2021

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December 16, 2021 at 11:40PM
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Coalition of the Ascendant Descending … https://t.co/eRBLyCZgzi

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 16, 2021 at 11:09PM
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Man, if the wokes start screwing with Medicare …look out https://t.co/XJFU6jXQcn

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 16, 2021 at 10:54PM
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Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ third immigration offer https://t.co/M85pgEyGYS

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 17, 2021

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December 16, 2021 at 10:17PM
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the costs of non-work aren’t just economic. Are big social costs–mainly isolation. Do we want to become nation of monads getting government checks? Especially acute for older people of course. Work is socializing & communitarian. Now maybe it must change to become more so. 2/2

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Dec 16, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 11:52PM
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Well-done piece tells me a) Great Resignation *is* about more than job-hopping for higher wages. Pace @DKThomp. Also reassessment of value of jobs b) government benefits–pandemic relief, SNAP and yes Child Tax Credit can tip balance to non-work. And 1/2 https://t.co/jSFSOenqof

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Dec 16, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 11:46PM
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You mean they’re proud that they’re pulling their weight … https://t.co/ZuUkQJjpew

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 16, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 10:49PM
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Can they remove Brooke Rollins from the GOP in a package deal? (She seems a total slick-talking Koch tool.) https://t.co/j14Q8YbyTj

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 16, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 10:41PM
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I don’t think it’s dead either. My reference point is ’96 welfare reform –passed in summer of an election year. The difference is there was huge voter demand for wefare reform. Is there a big DEMAND for BBB? A main motive now seems to be to avoid humiliation. Guess that’s enough https://t.co/ykzDtzEMPW

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 16, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 10:29PM
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But it’s the logical way to punt on BBB for a while while saving face, right? Don’t say, “we’re stuck.” Say ‘We’re going on to this other very important thing …” https://t.co/CAY0vKNVBk

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 06:15PM
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Paying people in a way that keeps them out of the labor forces is INFLATIONARY! Inflationary, Joe! Restoring at least the “phase in” would apparently go a long way to addressing that danger. https://t.co/WdnIJjdxxM

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 05:39PM
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Glad that’s done. Next!

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 05:37PM
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Statesmanlike compromise: Extend it for 2 years but restore the de facto ‘work test’ and ‘phase’ in that were in effect under the pre-Biden Child Tax Credit (which still sent out a lot of checks). Manchin has previously advocated a work test. https://t.co/8mWOaGUCtA

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 05:01PM
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Don’t forget CA Prop. 47 (making shoplifting and grand theft under $950 a misdemeanor) … https://t.co/x3wRjNRMlw

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 04:48PM
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I’m afraid “the bulshit,” in the form of Mr. Gascon, has now travelled south to LA. https://t.co/KaeYZu5zWc

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 04:39PM
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To allow more criminals here illegally to avoid being removed … https://t.co/TAsfbhrptc

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 01:43PM
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I mean, has anybody else pulled this off? I think it is a club with two members …

— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey)
Dec 15, 2021

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December 15, 2021 at 02:15AM
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