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| Perhaps it's time to kick Joe Manchin out of the Democratic party, by Robert Reich... |
| 2022-07-21 |
| ...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.) Read the rest at the link |
| Posted by:MikeKozlowski |
| #6 Manchin's a far leftist who's doing the minimum necessary to keep his seat in a state Trump won by 40%. He is probably the only Democrat who could win a Senate seat in WV. The reason he hasn't switched parties? He's too left-wing for the GOP. He is far to the left of even the most left-wing GOP senator, Susan Collins. And WV is far to the right of ME. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2022-07-21 15:05 |
| #5 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. Yeah, but Manchin's not the governor of West Virginia and California under Governor Newsom has numbers that look a lot like West Virginia's. I think if those two got into a presidential primary debate they would have a lot to discuss. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-07-21 13:08 |
| #4 He could knock out Newsom while he's at it. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-07-21 13:01 |
| #3 Perhaps it's time for Joe Manchin to primary Joe Biden. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-07-21 12:59 |
| #2 Reich trying to purge the insane aylum of anyone who has some hope for sanity? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2022-07-21 12:01 |
| #1 Like all Liberals, his conclusions are short-sighted |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-07-21 09:22 |