DeMint Amendment ...

[RoyGBiv]

I've been out of the loop today and am having trouble navigating through the massive number of news stories about this.

So, this may be a stupid question, but I'm going to ask anyway.

Did the DeMint Amendment pass today?

o Permanently repeal the alternative minimum tax once and for all;
o Permanently keep the capital gains and dividends taxes at 15 percent;
o Permanently kill the Death Tax for estates under $5 million, and cut the tax rate to 15 percent for those above;
o Permanently extend the $1,000-per-child tax credit;
o Permanently repeal the marriage tax penalty;
o Permanently simplify itemized deductions to include only home mortgage interest and charitable contributions.
o Lower top marginal income rates from 35 percent to 25 percent.
o Simplify the tax code to include only two other brackets, 15 and 10 percent.
o Lower corporate tax rate as well, from 35 percent to 25 percent.

[Muttocracy]

1. nope:

http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/vote_menu_111_1.htm

specifically from your link to another link:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00038

[RoyGBiv]

2. Thank you

And thank gopod...

[Muttocracy]

4. edited - found the specific link from your article. nt

[RoyGBiv]

6. Really?

Well, it *was* a stupid question, then. :)

Bad day at work ... but at least I still have a job.

Ah ... I see now. I didn't click the links in the article itself. Damn I'm slipping.

[Muttocracy]

7. I think your link links to it... I think.. Senate.gov click "votes" works for me. nt

[floridablue]

3. Tax cut for the rich. 35% to 25%

[liberalmuse]

5. I tried to call this fucker today...

to no avail. I am sick to death of a busy signal. Can't our reps get more phone lines. Christ, what are they doing with our tax dollars (I know, I don't even need to ask.)

[hay rick]

8. They should get more phone lines so

angry constituents like you can get through more often? I think your question answers itself.

[RoyGBiv]

9. This is a problem?

You have a problem with angry constituents getting through to representatives?

[hay rick]

11. Not at all

Just giving a reason why they don't put in more lines.

[Breeze54]

10. Not today, not yesterday and NOT EVER !! He's DeMENTED!!!!

:crazy: