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Manchin told White House he would support version of billionaire tax: report
Nypost ^ | 12/24/2021 | Callie Patteson

Posted on 12/24/2021 12:53:56 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly told the White House last week that he would be willing to support a version of the billionaire tax in President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, in a reversal from his previous criticism .

Three people familiar with his private offer informed the Washington Post this week of his endorsement of the plan, saying it was included in a list of spending and revenue proposals that he supports. It remains unclear if the West Virginian Democrat included a revenue estimate.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Vermont; US: West Virginia; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: berniesanders; billionaire; joemanchin; manchin; support; tax; vermont; westvirginia
I still don't trust him
1 posted on 12/24/2021 12:53:56 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Nor do I. But consider the source, the WaPo. This could very easily be a made up story.


2 posted on 12/24/2021 12:55:48 PM PST by abb
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To: ChicagoConservative27
"I still don't trust him."

Why would you trust him? He's a politician, and a Democrat. Hell, you can't even trust anyone with an R behind their name these days.

3 posted on 12/24/2021 1:02:04 PM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: abb

“Three people familiar...”

Sure thing, Jan


4 posted on 12/24/2021 1:11:43 PM PST by digger48
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Media stirring the pot...There is no news except people lining up to get Covid tested....but why is my question. Unless you’re visiting Grandma and Grandpa...what’s the point??


5 posted on 12/24/2021 1:13:47 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A few more years of accelerating inflation, and we’ll all be billionaires.


6 posted on 12/24/2021 1:16:15 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (FJB/LGB (Let's Go, Brandon!))
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Lukewarm doesn’t get it. He needs a “come to Jesus” experience. Take his eyes off himself and put them on Jesus.


7 posted on 12/24/2021 1:40:14 PM PST by Maudeen (You are either one with God or one with satan. There are no fence sitters in Heaven. Choose Jesus!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The tax breaks for blue state billionaires cannot be taken out of the bill. Democrats have to reward them or they don’t get donations.


8 posted on 12/24/2021 1:51:27 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Build Better Back is a huge tax cut for the wealthy.


9 posted on 12/24/2021 2:15:04 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Pearls Before Swine

And we will all be in the 90% tax bracket.


10 posted on 12/24/2021 2:20:50 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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Manchin is a Democrat.

Voted for impeachment of Trump twice.

They are too stupid to understand that Elon Musk and other billinaires creat more jobs and growth and progress, by keeping more of their money.


11 posted on 12/24/2021 2:28:26 PM PST by rbmillerjr
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To: ChicagoConservative27

<>In order to pass the Build Back Better Act, Democrats must have all 50 votes in the Senate – leaving Manchin to be a key vote.<>

We shouldn’t trust Murkowski or Romney to oppose Build Back Broke. I wouldn’t be surprised if Murkowski goes scorched earth as her polling numbers for reelection plummet.


12 posted on 12/24/2021 2:57:52 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: mass55th

Inviting him into the Republican Party would be a mistake. He takes the right positions on occasion because he is a Democrat trying to survive politically in a Conservative and Republican state. As such he is much more valuable as an apparently intelligent Democrat. We need him to stay right where he is organizationally.


13 posted on 12/24/2021 3:33:38 PM PST by arthurus (covfefe m)
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To: arthurus
As such he is much more valuable as an apparently intelligent Democrat. We need him to stay right where he is organizationally.

Agreed. And then he needs to retire in '24. He's old anyway.

14 posted on 12/24/2021 3:35:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I don’t either.
The $170k/yr. job for his wife wasn’t close to being enough.
He wants enough ‘incentive’ to join the top 50 millionaire congressmen.
Then he’ll be all in for FJB programs.


15 posted on 12/25/2021 6:00:53 AM PST by Vinnie ( L g Brandon)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Agree he’s holding the aces for a sweetheart deal.


16 posted on 12/25/2021 8:54:19 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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