Biden 'positive' on budget deal; Manchin OK with wealth tax

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s scaled-back social services and climate change package.

Biden said Monday he felt “very positive” about reaching agreement on his big domestic policy bill, aiming for votes in Congress as soon as this week — though that is far from certain.

“That’s my hope,” the president said before leaving his home state of Delaware for a trip to New Jersey to highlight the child care proposals in the package and his infrastructure measure.

Democrats are working intensely to try again to wrap up talks, scaling back what had been what had been a sweeping $3.5 trillion plan so the president can spotlight his administration’s achievements to world leaders at two overseas summits on the economy and climate change that get underway later this week.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/joe-manchin-joe-biden-nancy-pelosi-wealth-tax-congress-132c737a5a2fb5ea1931df2344f55567

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Sinema says no, right? If she has truly sold herself to the Koch types, well what can I say...

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. Sinema is rumoured (because her direct communication is shit) to support a wealth tax. Nt

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. OK, I thought she was the one who said no taxes on the rich...hope you are right

Wealth tax is not what is proposed though, so is this how she wiggles out of it? Or am I wrong, a wealth tax is what is in the proposal?

[drray23]

9. she was opposed on lowering corporate tax.nt.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. She said she opposed changing tax *rates* for the rich and corporations

The wealth tax doesn’t change rates, but assesses a tax on unrealized capital gains on assets.

[AZLD4Candidate]

10. Direction communication? He avoids media groups here in Arizona, her voice mail has been full

since April, she never responds to emails, and she runs into bathrooms when confronted in public, then demands police arrest those people for harassment.

Sinema needs to go and we Democrats in Arizona will make that happen. Our bench is very deep here and the GOPers are losing their power except in NW Arizona, SE Arizona, and the Maricopa County East Valley

[ColinC]

2. Encouraging!

[PoliticAverse]

3. But what about his tag-team partner Dr. No? n/t

[JohnSJ]

5. Lol. I think if Biden takes her out to breakfast and takes the bill, she will go along too

[UnderThisLaw]

14. Why?

Is she your last hope?

[KPN]

7. Let's hope there's some legs to this. If so, I'll be really interested in hearing the backstory

behind it. Very likely, Manchin got a some kind of deal he couldn't refuse (hopefully with the pressure of his constituents behind it). If so, that's okay by me.

[GETTINGTIRED]

8. none of this

None of this makes a bit of difference without voting rights.

the republicans will suppress, oppress and steal elections and turn every change back.

[HUAJIAO]

11. The AP headline is misleading.

The article says Biden "felt “very positive” about reaching agreement ...."
and.
"“That’s my hope,” the president said ...."

[Dystopian Optimist]

13. When I was in college, I asked a girl out

Her name was Lynn, and when I asked for the date, she said, "That depends."
"On what?" I naturally queried.
"Well," she replied, "that depends, too."
"Have a nice life," I said, then walked away quickly. I did not need that kind of shit in my life!

[IronLionZion]

17. LOL

I can't stand those types of people who can't give a straight answer and insist on playing mind games to irritate people. They're never worth it.

[Dystopian Optimist]

19. I Agree

Even when they're a Senator from Arizona.

[manicdem]

15. I'm less optimistic

Manchin today said he's still sticking to $1.5 trillion. I think everything out there said by others is just optimism. I don't think they're anywhere close to coming to a deal.

[Hassler]

16. And what about Krystin Curtsey?

[BlueIdaho]

18. Let me know when they call for the vote

All this other stuff has just become an enormous soap opera. Time for my beloved Dems to VOTE!

[tonekat]

20. Want to see Man-Chin freak?

Tell him the Coal Mines are being Nationalized.