AdamT
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Oh, you're talking about the will of Congress. I was referring to the will of the people.
Believe it or not, in some cases the two are actually aligned. So, for example, the majority in Congress and the majority of the people favored letting the top Bush tax cuts expire. But the minority in Congress prevented it from happening. The majority in Congress, and the majority of the people, favored bigger payroll tax cuts, paid for by a surtax on very high income, but the minority in Congress prevented it from happening (and nearly prevented the continuation of the existing payroll tax cut that is overwhelmingly approved by the majority of Americans). Etc.