With Build Back Better, Democrats are cooking up a turkey dinner

Published November 19, 2021 4:31pm ET



With Thanksgiving just around the corner, millions of families are struggling to find the right ingredients at a reasonable price to put on the table for their annual feast. Meanwhile, Democrats in Congress are cooking up a massive, sweeping tax and spending bill that will cause prices to rise even higher, making it harder for people to feed their families and burdening their children and grandchildren with a huge debt to pay far into the future.

The anticipated $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act will make more people dependent on the government and harm the economy. On Nov. 5, House Democratic leaders attempted to bring the bill to the floor for a vote despite members of Congress not having sufficient time to read the legislation and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office not having enough time to report on the exact cost of the bill. Several “moderate” Democrats said they would not vote on the bill until there is a CBO estimate. And some of the provisions in this bill remain up in the air, while others are known to be troubling and reckless.

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