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| quote: | Originally posted by trancaholic
Can someone please explain to me why the law came with a 10-year expiration period? Is that an artifact of the US legislations system, or was it something that was invented for this law? |
The 10-year period is not an automatic feature on all US laws, but time periods are often tacked on. For example, the Bush tax cut plan has a 10-year period as well. If it's not renewed in 10 years, taxes go back to what they were on the day before the law was signed.
Often, a time frame is added to a law as a bargaining chip. Say two Democrats are right on the edge of voting for a Republican tax plan. The Republicans will add the 10-year provision as the final bargaining chip to get the Democrats to vote for it. Then the Republicans are happy because the bill gets passed, and the Democrats can tell their supporters that even if the law doesn't work out, it will go away eventually.
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