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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDemocrats Campaigned Against The GOP Tax Law But Are Barely Touching It
HuffPost via Yahoo After Republicans slashed tax rates in 2017, Democrats won control of the House of Representatives partly by promising to undo the GOP tax scam.
Democrats campaigned on taxes almost as aggressively as they ran on saving the Affordable Care Act. But now that theyre in power and working on a major domestic policy bill funded by tax hikes on the rich Democrats are barely touching the changes Republicans made with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under President Donald Trump.
The irony of a Democratic president, Democratic House, Democratic Senate, if we dont deal with rates? said Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). An implied endorsement of the Trump tax cuts. Its pretty wacky.
The partys reversal is largely due to one lawmaker: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). The senator has not addressed the issue publicly, but her office released a statement last month saying she thought increasing tax rates will not in any way address the challenge of tax avoidance or improve economic competitiveness.
Sinemas position against raising rates ― even a little ― put Democrats in a real bind. She and other moderate members of her party have insisted the Build Back Better Act not add to the budget deficit. Democrats need her vote to pass the social spending and climate package, so they need to find other ways to help pay for the bill and make it deficit neutral.
Democrats campaigned on taxes almost as aggressively as they ran on saving the Affordable Care Act. But now that theyre in power and working on a major domestic policy bill funded by tax hikes on the rich Democrats are barely touching the changes Republicans made with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act under President Donald Trump.
The irony of a Democratic president, Democratic House, Democratic Senate, if we dont deal with rates? said Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). An implied endorsement of the Trump tax cuts. Its pretty wacky.
The partys reversal is largely due to one lawmaker: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). The senator has not addressed the issue publicly, but her office released a statement last month saying she thought increasing tax rates will not in any way address the challenge of tax avoidance or improve economic competitiveness.
Sinemas position against raising rates ― even a little ― put Democrats in a real bind. She and other moderate members of her party have insisted the Build Back Better Act not add to the budget deficit. Democrats need her vote to pass the social spending and climate package, so they need to find other ways to help pay for the bill and make it deficit neutral.
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Democrats Campaigned Against The GOP Tax Law But Are Barely Touching It (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Nov 2021
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Mad_Machine76
(24,391 posts)1. Headline needs a tweak
Democrats Campaigned Against The GOP Tax Law But Sinema Barely Allowing Party To Touch It
Fixed it for them.
PortTack
(32,689 posts)2. It sure does! I think it remarkable we've been able to get as much done as we have with sinema
And manchin not on board!
Mad_Machine76
(24,391 posts)3. True.
I hope they eventually fall in line on some version of BBB. They dont really want to be pariahs, do they?
In It to Win It
(8,222 posts)4. I think Joe Manchin loves it.
It gives him the opportunity to jump in front of every working camera and talk in circles.
maxsolomon
(33,232 posts)5. Reversing bad tax policy is a no-go.
Sinema skates on articulating and defending her positions. She's more infuriating than a blockhead like Manchin.