This “safety net” trigger is worthless. Baucus’ bill already mandates the government provide sufficient tax credits to make sure the outlined trigger conditions would never be met. Basically the only way the “safety net” plan will ever be trigger is if the federal government violates its own laws. If the government is violating its own laws about providing sufficient tax credits, why should we believe that it will ever follow the law by then creating this “safety net” plan? This is not public policy, this is pure theater.
Snowe Offers Worthless Trigger Amendment |
| By: Jon Walker Monday September 21, 2009 5:00 am |


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