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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWait, so Sinema's hangup is she doesn't want corporations to pay more taxes?
What a strange hill for a supposed Democrat to die fighting on.
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Wait, so Sinema's hangup is she doesn't want corporations to pay more taxes? (Original Post)
Alhena
Sep 2021
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. "she will not accept any corporate or income tax rate increases."
Ms. Sinema of Arizona has privately told colleagues she will not accept any corporate or income tax rate increases.
From: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/politics/schumer-pelosi.html
Also see:
Kyrsten Sinema Is at the Center of It All. Some Arizonans Wish She Werent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/29/us/kyrsten-sinema-voters.html
Johonny
(20,820 posts)2. Her hang up is she doesn't want to be a senator
She wants the post career money train of being on boards, lobbying, and being asked on TV as a pundit. She's in it for the money. It's pretty clear.
LiberalFighter
(50,795 posts)7. It would have to be a low class tv station to be a pundit.
TDale313
(7,820 posts)3. What I want to say would likely be hidden.
So Ill just say this is precisely who she is. Manchin too. Their interests are not aligned with most of ours.
Lunabell
(6,046 posts)4. We need to get money out of politics, asap.
Too many are bowing to their corporate overlords.
ShazamIam
(2,564 posts)5. She has to protect our largest welfare class, the military protects all our multinational banks and
corporations, for free, she wants to make sure it is us who continue to pay their for their protection.
maxsolomon
(33,252 posts)6. Trump & McConnell gave Corps & Rich Fucks a giant tax CUT.
and blew a 2 trillion hole in the debt.
Dems want to claw back SOME of those give aways. FFS.