...Am I the only one picturing Bob holding a gun to his own head and saying, "One wrong move, and the Democrats get it!!"...?
[TheGuardian] After putting a final spear through the heart of what remained of Biden's and the Democrats' domestic agenda, West Virginia's Democratic senator Joe Manchin now rejects any tax increases on big corporations or the wealth until inflation is no longer a problem.
This is rich, in every sense of the word. Raising taxes on big American corporations and the wealthy would not fuel inflation. It would slow inflation by reducing demand; and do it in a way that wouldn't hurt lower-income Americans (such as those living in, say, West Virginia).
Manchin's state is one of the poorest in America. West Virginia ranks 45th in education, 47th in healthcare, 48th in overall prosperity and 50th in infrastructure.
Tax revenue from corporations and billionaires could be used to rebuild West Virginia, among other places that need investment around America.
But Manchin doesn’t seem to give a cluck. After all, the Democrats’ agenda — which Manchin has obliterated — included pre-K education, free community college, child subsidies, Medicare dental and vision benefits, paid family leave, elder care, and much else — all of enormous value to West Virginia. (On a per-person basis, West Virginians would have benefitted more than the residents of all but two other states.)
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