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In reply to the discussion: Manchin calls for 'enormous' infrastructure package paid for with new taxes [View all]Politicub
(12,165 posts)30. That's great. I hope it passes.
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Manchin calls for 'enormous' infrastructure package paid for with new taxes [View all]
Beastly Boy
Mar 2021
OP
To give him some credit, Manchin is reportedly in favor of returning to a Speaking Filabuster
Tommymac
Mar 2021
#36
So he knows Republicans are as opposed to raising taxes as they are to making voting easier.
50 Shades Of Blue
Mar 2021
#4
He is probably counting on the infrastructure bill to be more popular than the voting rights bill.
Beastly Boy
Mar 2021
#8
What you are suggesting is not a certainty. Neither is failing to pass a voting rights bill in some
Beastly Boy
Mar 2021
#15
Maybe this is his ploy, to get W. Virginia a hefty cut of the infrastructure money in exchange . . .
Journeyman
Mar 2021
#23
The people in West Virginia would benefit tremendously from such a large infrastructure package.
sop
Mar 2021
#5
Okay. Let's tax the rich. They can afford to fix this country. Since they broke it.
ZonkerHarris
Mar 2021
#6
This is Not the First Time Manchin Has Called For Tax Increases to Pay for BIG Infrastructure Bill
Indykatie
Mar 2021
#9
You got it right. Replacing Manchin with another Democrat will be far less effective than replacing
Beastly Boy
Mar 2021
#10
We've long needed a VAT. Thats how Europe pays for a good bit of their programs.
oldsoftie
Mar 2021
#39
We are SO lucky to have Joe Manchin!! I'm glad he's one of OUR OWN! Count your blessings!
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#27
We can do better than Joe Manchin in Ohio. We can do better than Joe Manchin in Arizona...
Tom Rinaldo
Mar 2021
#28
It's a dance over who gets the big pieces of the pie, and who pays for it.
bucolic_frolic
Mar 2021
#34
Manchin :: as with others, watch what they DO, and not just what they SAY. n/t
MFGsunny
Mar 2021
#37