Eleventh-hour changes to the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan take square aim at one idea that’s been percolating in GOP legislatures around the country: using funds for states to finance deep tax cuts.
If the states need the ARA funds to offset their severe T***Pandemic economic impacts, how does the GQP taking it away again help them out?
“What’s troubling is that the tax cut stays around, and this is a one-time infusion of funds,” Auxier added.
Right, so after the stimulus is gone, the loss of revenue and resulting deficits become a justification for deep cuts to state programs to preserve a “business friendly” environment.
Tax cuts - really? Do these guys have any ideas about how to help the country that aren’t from the “already tried it and it failed” bucket at the back of Reagan’s closet.
Obviously, it doesn’t. But these GOP dungmuffins were hoping both to pull off the theft and for the yokels to blame Biden and the Dems when they get stiffed. Looks like that may be more difficult now. Did I mention that I loathe these money worshipping mofos!
Now that’s some 11th level chess playing.
So glad it appears Biden has cut off this bullshit.
Sure would have loved to see some reaction when the realization hit them.The heist ain’t going to happen as planned.
They are organizing this morning’s Bill Signing ceremony.
I am hoping that Joe will sign it on the Resolute desk…then swivel around and put his feet up on that weird tiny desk that Who? used to sign things.
Biden and his team of Democrats are nothing short of BRILLIANT!
Susan Collins, who was so helpful in bringing about passage of the bill, will be unavoidably absent owing to acute paresis of the scalp muscles leaving her brow with painful furrow spasms.
Who told you the GQP wanted to help them out in any way?
The move has already enraged some state legislators who were banking on billions of dollars financing deep cuts.
Good. I hope that more than one of them pops a blood vessel in their “brain.”
That weird tiny desk has been used for signings by better presidents, including morBotus’ predecessor. They use it (and a bigger room) when they need to do a signing photo op with too many people to fit in the oval office. The photo op malpractice you’re remembering was having morBotus alone at this little desk in the middle of a pool of scuffed carpet.
Republicans really are appalling. This is the equivalent of getting settlement money for something and quitting your job.
So Georgia wants me, in NY, to pay for their give backs to business and the rich.
Watchdog time for State sadists.
Will there ever be a day when the leading story isn’t the GOP trying rat fuck someone?
We have some smart senators. About time they stood up to those dummies.
Who? used it all the time…for all his stupid EO signings.
Got tired of it…
Also…his girth emphasized the desk’s small size.
