SB 29-25: Federal Budget FY 2022 (Passed)

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

                                         
                        
TOTAL Revenue: $ 3973.83 Billion $ 39040.04 Billion

Status: Awaiting Sponsor Feedback

That doesn't seem right

[AGA]

Yes, that's a typo. Sen. Scott should be able to change it as PPT.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Noted.

TOTAL Revenue: $ 3973.83 Billion $ 3904.04 Billion

This will still need feedback from Yankee. He's been busy lately, so if his absence continues I will allow another senator to co-sponsor.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

One Time Coronavirus Stimulus spending ($5295.126 Billion)
$9.226 Billion.... Coronavirus Containment and Emergency Response Act
$4807 Billion.... Economic Stimulus Act of 2020
$478.90 Billion.... JOBS AND PAY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ACT

Why is this still here? There isn't that much spending from the previous stimulus bills that goes into FY 2022. These are the same numbers from last year's budget.

This is literally a copy paste job to get something before the Senate around the time the Senate was suppose to start debating the budget under statute (April set as such in 2017), the ultimate objective of decreasing the likelihood of needing to use CRs as many years recently have required by expanding the time before October that this was in front of the legislative branch.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment is friendly.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Noted.

TOTAL Revenue: $ 3973.83 Billion $ 3904.04 Billion

This will still need feedback from Yankee. He's been busy lately, so if his absence continues I will allow another senator to co-sponsor.

That wouldn't work actually since the primary sponsor has to give feedback. Historically speaking, in cases of extended delay of response from sponsor (as determined by the presiding officer), the standard practice was to assume hostile and put it to a vote.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Senators have 24 hours to object.

[Joseph Cao]

We are looking at the AGA amendment, correct?

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

We are looking at the AGA amendment, correct?

Yes.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

I assume AGA's amendment has passed. Introducing the following amendment. Space is an investment that will, in the end, pay off in massive dividends. But we need to do it sooner rather than later.

Section 2: Spending

General science, space, and technology ($185.18 $339.18 Billion)               
$11.26 Billion.... National Science Foundation programs               
$4.55 Billion..... Department of Energy general science programs               
$169.37 Billion.... Space flight, research, and supporting activities
$154.00 Billion.... Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act
-$154.00 Billion.... Delay on the implementation of the Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act          

Section 3: Balance

BASE REVENUE:     $ 3940.04 billion
Inflation Accounting: *1.012
TOTAL REVENUE: $ 3987.32 billion

Fixed Expenditures: $ 36.05 Billion
Variable Expenditures:  $ 3979.45 Billion $4133.45 Billion
Interest on Debt: $ 295.40 Billion
BASE EXPENDITURES: $ 4362.63 Billion $4464.9 Billion
Inflation Accounting: *1.012
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $4362.63 Billion $4518.4788 Billion
BALANCE: $ -375.31 Billion $-531.1588 Billion

[AGA]

Sen. Yankee says it still needs feedback from the primary sponsor, so I am not sure if it has been adopted yet.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Well, either way just let it be known that it’s introduced.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Hearing no objection, AGA's amendment is adopted.

[Saint Milei]

that deficit tho

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

I really want to mess around and clean up those income tax brackets but

a) It'd be a whole lot of annoying work to try and recalculate all that
b) Even a modest increase for high brackets gets them above 100% tax in some regions.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

As an ex rust belter with a hard on for the Erie Canal, I am certainly open to investments that pay off in the long run.

However, barring emergencies/short term spending like the virus, I think that all long term appropriations and entitlements should have dedicated revenues or a spending offset.

Therefore, hostile.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Section 2: Spending

General science, space, and technology ($185.18 $339.18 Billion)               
$11.26 Billion.... National Science Foundation programs               
$4.55 Billion..... Department of Energy general science programs               
$169.37 Billion.... Space flight, research, and supporting activities
$154.00 Billion.... Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act
-$154.00 Billion.... Delay on the implementation of the Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act          

Section 3: Balance

BASE REVENUE:     $ 3940.04 billion
Inflation Accounting: *1.012
TOTAL REVENUE: $ 3987.32 billion

Fixed Expenditures: $ 36.05 Billion
Variable Expenditures:  $ 3979.45 Billion $4133.45 Billion
Interest on Debt: $ 295.40 Billion
BASE EXPENDITURES: $ 4362.63 Billion $4464.9 Billion
Inflation Accounting: *1.012
TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $4362.63 Billion $4518.4788 Billion
BALANCE: $ -375.31 Billion $-531.1588 Billion

Sponsor Feedback: Hostile

Senators, please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Weatherboy makes a compelling case for the investment. If space exploration can solve our energy and environmental crises long-term, then we need to get started now.

Aye

[Continential]

Aye

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[AGA]

Nay. I would like to see some spending cuts elsewhere before supporting this.

[KoopaDaQuick 🇵🇸]

abstain

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[wxtransit]

Aye.

Personally, I feel that the benefits of space exploration will outweigh and pay off any negative side effects incurred by a larger deficit in the short term. In particular, the opportunity to discover new energy sources that could boost our economy at home and reduce the environmental impact of industrial commerce would be a significant boon for our nation in the long term.

[Left Wing]

Aye