The Republicans Want You to Pay Amazon's Infrastructure Tab

[EarlG]

Dan Pfeiffer:

As President Biden and Republicans engage in negotiations over a possible infrastructure deal, there are has been a lot of chatter about the political risks for Democrats who embrace tax increases on the wealthy and corporations to pay for the Biden plan (Spoiler alert: there are none). To the extent that there has been any discussion of the political risks for Republicans, it’s been about whether the GOP would upset the MAGA base (and the former President) for acknowledging the legitimacy of the Biden Presidency by cutting a deal with him.

However, the political coverage of the infrastructure talks is largely missing the element with the biggest implications for the 2022 midterms — Republicans are opposing Biden’s corporate tax increase to pay for his plan and are instead asking working-class Americans to pay for their plan.

Yes, you read that correctly. The party that brands itself as anti-tax and pro-working class thinks Amazon and Exxon shouldn’t have to pay for new roads and bridges, but you should.

The very bizarre Republican decision to support ask middle and working-class people to pay more while opposing tax hikes on the rich is a massive opportunity for the Democrats — if we don’t screw it up.

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[Fullduplexxx]

1. Amazon has a large number of trucks making money using the roads

Why should they be allowed to be one of Ryan's moochers and takers

[jimfields33]

3. The workers in those trucks sure pay taxes

Amazon should pay more of course. But the easiest way would be eliminate writing off debt. Why can’t congress pass that law? That’s why businesses don’t pay taxes. When you have big debt to pay off. They get to write it off taxes for years!!!!

[SharonAnn]

4. They get roads, built, widened, exits, accesses built for their businesses.

Federal and some state funds pay for them. If they pay no Fed or often even State taxes, then they get all this for free because we pay for it ALL.

[Bayard]

2. The party of hypocrisy

Unsurprising.

[GoodRaisin]

5. Kicked. And rec'd. nt