To his credit, during Biden’s tenure Manchin has taken a strong stand against eliminating the Senate filibuster, which would have allowed Schumer and the rest of the Democratic caucus to ram through whatever legislation it wanted. Last year Manchin also stood against Biden’s original plan of legislation, Build Back Better, which would have added trillions to the national debt, pushed green energy and expanded Obamacare, among many other items from a leftist wish list.
Manchin and Schumer’s deal, however, paved the way for the Inflation Reduction Act, which in essence is the equivalent of Build Back Better in that it raises taxes, pushes green energy, and expands Obamacare. In addition, it doubles the size of the IRS by adding 87,000 new agents, just to rub salt in the wound of the higher taxes most of us will have to pay. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, only 4-9 percent of tax revenue will come from those making over $500,000, despite the Democrats’ promises to make the millionaires and billionaires pay their share.
How refreshing to see that the “party of the little guy” has no qualms about stealing more of our money while inflating prices for everything we need, all while leaning into policies that caused those prices to rise to begin with.
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