This is the whole canard.
It would be great if the GOP brand moved back to the middle class. Let the Dems be the party of the ultra rich and illegal immigrants.
There is an article in the Epoch Times that strongly suggests passage of this bill in the Senate is a fait accompli. I thought only budget-related bills could avoid filibuster.
Paywall: https://www.theepochtimes.com/for-us-gradual-ruin-is-about-to-become-sudden_3733858.html
Fuck. That. Guy.
The bill explicitly bars states from cutting taxes. States “shall not use the funds,” the bill says, “to either directly or indirectly [our emphasis] offset a reduction in the net tax revenue” that results “from a change in law, regulation, or administrative interpretation during the covered period that reduces any tax (by providing for a reduction in a rate, a rebate, a deduction, a credit, or otherwise) or delays the imposition of any tax or tax increase.”
Wow. Democrats in Washington are trying to dictate to governors and state legislatures that they can’t change their tax laws if they accept their share of the $1.9 trillion. The sweeping prohibition would last through 2024, and the bill grants Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen authority to write regulations “as may be necessary or appropriate to carry” it out.
The language is so expansive that states could be limited from making any changes to their tax codes that reduce revenue even if they don’t use federal funds as direct offsets. Much will depend on how Ms. Yellen defines “indirectly.” States that don’t comply with her interpretation will have to repay federal funds.
Several states including West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas and Idaho are considering tax cuts to attract people and business. Some GOP legislatures also want to start or expand private-school choice programs that give tax credits to businesses and individuals that donate money for scholarships. Treasury could say these policies break the law. Beltway Democrats are essentially barring GOP-led states from improving their competitiveness against high-tax Democratic states.
From the Wall Street Journal today
80% of this bill is for foreign nations and state government bailouts. Why are those aspects sacrosanct while the Dems keep cutting what real Americans are getting?
