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More than 650 bills have been introduced in the House and more than 300 in the Senate in the 111th Congress.
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Here are a few:
The good
Or how about just a "
Fair Tax" (a national sales tax)and abolishing the IRS as called for in
H.R. 25. (No Update - 40 Co-sponsors)
'To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States. '
Bill # H.R.25
Congress.org - Current Legislation
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The bad
To provide a program of
national health insurance, and for other purposes. '
Bill # H.R.15
Congress.org - Current Legislation
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And the ugly
Cash for Clunkers Bill - Up to $4500 to Trade in Old Car
Bill # S.247
Congress.org - Current Legislation
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The Stimulus package
Appropriations Committee - Dave Obey, Chairman
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And
H.R. 40 explores paying
reparations to African-Americans. (No Update - 3 Co-sponsors)
Congress.org - Current Legislation
'To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes. '
Bill # H.R.40
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