Build Back Better Act Passes In The House—But Still Has A Long Way To Go

Blinda Vaganto · Dec 6, 2021

On Friday morning, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Build Back Better Act (BBB). All but one Democrat voted in favor of the package.

The vote marks a big step for lawmakers who have spent months quarreling over what is slated to be a massive investment in America’s social safety net.

As of now, the bill costs $1.7 trillion. Its price tag has fluctuated during debates after centrist Democrats fought to bring it down from its original price of $3.5 trillion.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its full cost-estimate report on Thursday that spurred additional debate along party lines. The White House has insisted that the bill is fully paid for via increased taxes for the wealthiest Americans, but the CBO’s report found the bill would slightly raise the deficit over the next 10 years. The estimate didn’t include additional revenues that would be generated from additional IRS enforcement on tax evaders, which the White House argues makes the estimate too conservative.
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https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/build-back-better-act/

The article is from 2 weeks ago. What do you think about this bill? For those living in America, it's literally a trillion-dollar question. Do you need this social net at this price?

And for those who do not live in America it's a chance to go there. Myself is an example of this as I won a green card lottery for the year 2021 but was never invited to the visa interview because of the Covid shenanigans. According to law if you don't get the visa by the end of the fiscal year you don't get it at all. The Build Back Better act would provide relief for lottery winners like me among many other changes to the immigration policies.

If the bill is passed into law do you think it would make justice or would Americans be taken advantage of?

By the way, what is up with the name Built Back Better? Is it some kind of reference to the Make America Great Again slogan?

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Build Back Better Act Passes In The House—But Still Has A Long Way To Go

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