manchin=just another (t-word) type attention whore

[rae121452]

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said today that he doesn't oppose taxing billionaires, BUT he doesn't think they should be singled out -- suggesting that everyone should have to pay taxes on at least some of their income. If Manchin doesn't sign on, the billionaire tax is dead.

Why shouldn't Manchin sign on? How many billionaires are there in West Virginia anyway? On the other hand, how many West Virginians would benefit from access to affordable childcare, healthcare, pre-K, community college, and paid leave?

Manchin must know that just about everyone in America pays taxes on something -- sales taxes, the gas tax, property taxes, and so on. These are all in effect taxes on income because they reduce net income. And levying a tax on billionaires doesn't "single out" billionaires. It simply acknowledges a hard truth about the American economy today -- that more and more of the nation's wealth is going to a few people at the top.

Say it ain't so, Joe.

~ Robert Reich ~

 

[CornusKousa]

The leftist envy rage is maxing out on Manchin.

How dare he suggest that everyone pay their fair share as opposed to destroying all markets with an insane tax scheme.

How DARE he be the ONLY LIBERAL left in the DNC among all those progressive authoritarians.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said today that he doesn't oppose taxing billionaires, BUT he doesn't think they should be singled out -- suggesting that everyone should have to pay taxes on at least some of their income. If Manchin doesn't sign on, the billionaire tax is dead.

Why shouldn't Manchin sign on? How many billionaires are there in West Virginia anyway? On the other hand, how many West Virginians would benefit from access to affordable childcare, healthcare, pre-K, community college, and paid leave?

Manchin must know that just about everyone in America pays taxes on something -- sales taxes, the gas tax, property taxes, and so on. These are all in effect taxes on income because they reduce net income. And levying a tax on billionaires doesn't "single out" billionaires. It simply acknowledges a hard truth about the American economy today -- that more and more of the nation's wealth is going to a few people at the top.

Say it ain't so, Joe.

~ Robert Reich ~

Pretty sure Manchin isn’t taking advice from Robert Reich.

He might go along with the minimum corporate tax idea being discussed. Basically a version of the AMT which used to fuck middle class taxpayers before Trump fixed it in 2018. The problem for Dems is corporate taxes historically only generate about 10% of total tax receipts. The proposed minimum isn’t going to produce much, especially if all those green credits remain.

The wealth tax, ie. tax on unrealized capital gains, is not a new idea. It’s been tried in some other countries and discussed in the US for years. Issues related to constitutionality, asset valuation, auditing, dispute settlements, administrative costs make it very messy. Plus, billionaires are pretty good at figuring out avoidance strategies.

There’s not enough tax revenue to be had, so Dems need to cut the price tag. Joe and Kirsten have been telling them that for many months. They don’t want to hear that, but sooner or later they’ll accept the political reality,

 

[pecksniff]

How dare he suggest that everyone pay their fair share as opposed to destroying all markets with an insane tax scheme.

A billionaire tax wouldn't do that.

 

[KeithD]

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How dare he suggest that everyone pay their fair share as opposed to destroying all markets with an insane tax scheme.

Do you have any idea how stupid this reveals you to be? The whole issue is that billionaires and millionaires manage not to pay their fair share in relationship to everyone else.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

CNN Headline moments ago.
Manchin warns he may vote against Biden social safety net plan as he criticizes key aspects

“As more of the real details outlined in the basic framework are released, what I see are shell games and budget gimmicks that make the real cost of this so-called $1.75 trillion dollar bill estimated to be twice as high if the programs are extended or made permanent.”


https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/joe-manchin-biden-agenda/index.html

 

[Bud_Spencer]

Manchin is still enough of an American to not want to turn the American people into livestock to be tended by aloof bureaucrats in DC.

 

[CornusKousa]

A billionaire tax wouldn't do that.

No but wealth taxes on wealth that doesn't even actually exist would.

Do you have any idea how stupid this reveals you to be? The whole issue is that billionaires and millionaires manage not to pay their fair share in relationship to everyone else.

Calls me dumb, goes on to demonstrate he doesn't have any idea who pays most the taxes in the USA both per-capita and as a group.

It's the bottom 50% that isn't paying their fair share KeithD.... not the top 50% that actually pays for everything.

You're as backwards in everything as Peck and should probably stop running around calling others dumb, while trying to say millionaires and billionaires don't pay their fair share.... which is "peace is war and ignorance is strength!" level dumb.

 

[CornusKousa]

Manchin is still enough of an American to not want to turn the American people into livestock to be tended by aloof bureaucrats in DC.

Still somewhat of a liberal.... (D)'eez will purge him for it.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

More good news! This from CNN correspondent Manu Raju on Twitter this morning:

Asked Manchin about timing: “I just think it’s going to take quite a while. You’re talking about overhauling the entire tax code. That is tremendous. And there needs to be input…And we're not in a rush right now. The rush was trying to get everything” before Biden went overseas.

 

[Bud_Spencer]

Ha, Manchin has told Comrade Bernie that it's a no-go on the $1.75T boondoggle until it's gone through with a fine-toothed comb.

It's over, baby, and Joe torpedoed it.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Ha, Manchin has told Comrade Bernie that it's a no-go on the $1.75T boondoggle until it's gone through with a fine-toothed comb.

It's over, baby, and Joe torpedoed it.

Confirms what Barack Obama reportedly said about Biden’s ability to “f**k things up”

 

[bellisarius]

*Chuckle*

Little Robbie Reiscccccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhh.

He's the little clown that floated the trial balloon that everyone's retirement account should be hit with a 15% surcharge. Back then people were smart enough to know that the government never does anything "just once."

 

[BidudeinWi]

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said today that he doesn't oppose taxing billionaires, BUT he doesn't think they should be singled out -- suggesting that everyone should have to pay taxes on at least some of their income. If Manchin doesn't sign on, the billionaire tax is dead.

Why shouldn't Manchin sign on? How many billionaires are there in West Virginia anyway? On the other hand, how many West Virginians would benefit from access to affordable childcare, healthcare, pre-K, community college, and paid leave?

Manchin must know that just about everyone in America pays taxes on something -- sales taxes, the gas tax, property taxes, and so on. These are all in effect taxes on income because they reduce net income. And levying a tax on billionaires doesn't "single out" billionaires. It simply acknowledges a hard truth about the American economy today -- that more and more of the nation's wealth is going to a few people at the top.

Say it ain't so, Joe.

~ Robert Reich ~

Hahahaha! Biden’s, AOC and the rest of the cunts on the “squads” dream bill, are going down the shitter! Hahahahaha!

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Manchin’s words, and now Virginia just gave suburban House Dems something to think about. The bipartisan infrastructure bill might move to the front of the line.