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In reply to the discussion: Scoop: Manchin returns to Build Back Better negotiations with demands [View all]Ford_Prefect
(8,602 posts)37. IMO Manchin has only 1 agenda. He's out to beat anything Biden and the rest of the
Democrats try to do by tearing them down bit by bit, and take as log as possible doing it. That's the agenda of his patrons.
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Scoop: Manchin returns to Build Back Better negotiations with demands [View all]
demmiblue
Jan 2022
OP
Yes sir. Which is what the article is implying...it's no surprise.
Alexander Of Assyria
Jan 2022
#30
It's the amount over $2K per child that's capped at $150K for a married couple
TexasBushwhacker
Jan 2022
#38
It was my understanding that the entire $3000 or $3600 was capped at $150,000 in 2021
questionseverything
Jan 2022
#40
Capped lower...lose elections? I m thinking the opposite...lower cap means more money for
Alexander Of Assyria
Jan 2022
#31
You are suggesting taking away a thirty year old credit for raising children
questionseverything
Jan 2022
#33
M focusing on the giving part, and it's electoral consequences as u are...not the taking.
Alexander Of Assyria
Jan 2022
#35
Exactly. We can't delay 6 months like last year. Get what you can get, and realize not everything
JohnSJ
Jan 2022
#34
Well, golly gee! What do you all bet Manchin didn't even bat an eye before voting on the giant,
PatrickforB
Jan 2022
#10
Does he want to be President? I keep getting the feeling he and Sinema want a ticket
Bristlecone
Jan 2022
#26
I see a lot of people wanting Schumer to schedule a vote and make Manchin go on the record with a no
MichMan
Jan 2022
#36
IMO Manchin has only 1 agenda. He's out to beat anything Biden and the rest of the
Ford_Prefect
Jan 2022
#37
If Manchin requires an income cap on who gets the CTC, I hope it is done fairly
karynnj
Jan 2022
#58