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Citing Taxes, Joe Manchin is Trying to Kill Biden’s Infrastructure Plan.
Manchin continues to flex his power for all the wrong reasons.
I’m not sure even the most ardent supporters of the Democratic Party would be able to deny that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has been a thorn in the side of virtually progressive policy goal since Joe Biden took office, and arguably even before. One can’t help considering his behavior over the past few months without getting the sense that he genuinely gets a thrill out of his newfound power, and using it to act as essentially the de facto President, positioning himself as a deciding vote in order to prevent bare minimum policy proposals like the $15 minimum wage from being implemented. Now that Manchin has established himself as the scapegoat for conservative Democrats and an active barrier to legislative goals of the left, he has now unsurprisingly decided to speak out against Biden’s infrastructure plan.
The reason? Tax hikes on corporations.
In an effort to show how “tough” he is and devoid of any principle, Manchin has decided to prove his willingness to neuter any even remotely progressive policy just to flex his power over the left. Knowing full well that Biden intends to make this his signature policy Manchin has still decided to add his input, saying that…
