Manchin's latest ludicrous defense of billionaire wealth

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NYT Politics @nytpolitics 30m
Senate Democrats’ plan to extract hundreds of billions of dollars from the wealth of billionaires hit a major snag on Wednesday when Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, denounced it as divisive.

Mr. Manchin, speaking with reporters, said, “I don’t like the connotation that we’re targeting different people.” People, he added, that “contributed to society” and “create a lot of jobs and invest a lot of money and give a lot to philanthropic pursuits.”

“It’s time that we all pull together and row together,” he said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/politics/manchin-billionaires-tax.html

...Manchin wants us to all row together, so he can save money on his yacht fuel.

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[Aviation Pro]

1. Divisive to whom, fuckstick?

How about you be more specific, assclown?

[Carlitos Brigante]

2. I may be of service here, as I am fluent in bullshit. Translation: "Don't tax me!". nt

[gratuitous]

3. You're right, Senator; it IS time we all pull together

And quite conspicuously, the wealthy have been loafing along, content to let others fund the society that has paid off fabulously for them. Do the wealthy work 5 million times as hard or as much as a single mother working three jobs? If not, then part of their wealth is skimmed from the sweat of her brow. It's time they started paying for some of the privileges they've accorded themselves, and pay that in a way that benefits the country and not just politicians on yachts who are sucking up bribes in the form of campaign contributions.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. and that the ultrawealthy have 'contributed to society, created a lot of jobs'

No Joe. They don't invest to help society. They invest to make money.

Consumers do more to create jobs. If there's no market for a product then there are fewer jobs and the billionaires don't make shit.

Hope that helps.

[Autumn]

5. So Manchin wants us to row together? Like this obviously.

Fuck that shit. Maybe we should learn a lesson from 1700's France.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. They should pay their fair share.

Philanthropy my ass. Just another way to funnel money to their own private causes.

[moondust]

7. Let 'em eat cake!

And pee in a bottle at work!

[Purrfessor]

8. Pull together? With billionaires?

Like how billionaires pulled together to fuck us? That’s the divisive part: billionaires fucking us. So yeah! We need to pull together ourselves to fuck them back before they fuck us anymore. That is neither divisive nor fucked up. That is the game billionaires created. So now the time has come for us to fight fuck with fuck, because if we don’t fuck them while we have the fucking chance to fuck them then we are completely and irretrievably fucked. So stop with this fucking divisive nonsense Manchin and do your fucking job.

[piddyprints]

9. "It's time that we all pull together and row together," he said.

I agree, Senator Manchin. They haven't been pulling or rowing. Time to make them start!

This man is just so wrong-headed. We already know the Republicans are evil. But he and his partner-in-obstruction just make me lose hope. SMDH

[qazplm135]

10. Ok

That means you too Manchin. There's not one thing he's conceding too and saying ok I don't want this but for the team I'll give them this one thing.

It's all my way or the highway.

[Bayard]

11. I guess this is the latest wrench he's going to throw in the works

How's about you row together with Democrats? Your president?

[bluewater]

12. K&R