NEW: Republicans have found a tax increase they love – a tax on working people.
Instead of taxing the ultra-rich, Republicans want to pay for infrastructure with a gas tax, user fees, and toll roads. These are taxes that disproportionately hit the poor and middle class.
Instead of taxing the ultra-rich, Republicans want to pay for infrastructure with a gas tax, user fees, and toll roads. These are taxes that disproportionately hit the poor and middle class.
Remarkably, Democrat @MarkWarner is supporting Republicans' plan to tax working people.
Sen. Warner told MSNBC: “I wish the president had not taken user fees off the table, whether gas tax or miles traveled. I think user fees make sense.”
Sen. Warner told MSNBC: “I wish the president had not taken user fees off the table, whether gas tax or miles traveled. I think user fees make sense.”
Axios reports that @SenatorSinema and @SenatorCarper also "discussed the possibility of imposing user fees" with Biden in meetings this week.
These were two of the handful of Democratic senators who voted against raising the minimum wage to $15/hour in March.
These were two of the handful of Democratic senators who voted against raising the minimum wage to $15/hour in March.
President Biden and @SenSanders have both rejected user fees to pay for infrastructure.
They want to make the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share, instead of putting the burden on working families.
They want to make the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share, instead of putting the burden on working families.
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