"what’s striking is how arbitrary Manchin’s position seems... for Manchin, lowering the package’s spending is an inherent good in and of itself:
He doesn’t seem to care much which policies are lost in doing so."
~@ThePlumLineGS
#BuildBackBetter
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He doesn’t seem to care much which policies are lost in doing so."
~@ThePlumLineGS
#BuildBackBetter
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Manchin's opposition to 'entitlements'
"neglects the idea that many of these programs wouldn’t merely establish a material minimum. They would also empower people to seek “rewarding” work & boost the broader economy, with positive social ripple effects."
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"neglects the idea that many of these programs wouldn’t merely establish a material minimum. They would also empower people to seek “rewarding” work & boost the broader economy, with positive social ripple effects."
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"sending $300/month to most households w/children also delivers a disproportionately large boost in purchasing power to red, more rural & less populous states.
Because such states tend to have more poor residents as a percentage of population & have larger average family sizes"
Because such states tend to have more poor residents as a percentage of population & have larger average family sizes"
"use govt spending to push up the percentage of people in the workforce to the highest degree possible.
The bill’s provisions empowering work are designed to do just that, potentially leading to ... other positive social benefits."
~@ThePlumLineGS
#BBB
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The bill’s provisions empowering work are designed to do just that, potentially leading to ... other positive social benefits."
~@ThePlumLineGS
#BBB
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