{"id":30365,"date":"2017-11-19T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T21:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=30365"},"modified":"2017-11-19T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T21:06:27","slug":"who-can-stop-the-gravy-train-for-billionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/19\/who-can-stop-the-gravy-train-for-billionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Can Stop the Gravy Train for Billionaires?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s a train coming down the track, a gravy train, and it’s filled with holiday treats for the Trumps, the Kochs, the Mercers, the Adelsons and lots of other GOP billionaires.  For you, me and over 90 percent of Americans it’s like inserting my artificial leg in your southern exposure.  Only Republicans can stop it, so here is a preview of which ones might.<\/font><\/p>\n

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On Thursday, House Republicans passed their version of tax reform by a 227-205 vote<\/a>. Now, the Senate is preparing to take up its own version of a bill, but several Republicans \u2014 from fiscal conservatives to moderates \u2014 are taking issue with several provisions. The bill needs 50 votes to pass the Senate \u2014 let\u2019s take a look at what might get in the way.<\/p>\n

Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)<\/h6>\n

Corker \u2014 who will not seek reelection in 2018<\/strong> \u2014 has said he will oppose any tax legislation if it adds \u201c one penny to the deficit<\/a> .\u201d<\/p>\n

Don’t forget:<\/p>\n

Free from the baggage of running for reelection, Corker \u2014 who has been increasingly critical of Trump \u2014 has been one to watch.<\/p>\n

John McCain (R- Ariz.)<\/h6>\n

McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 in part because they disproportionately favored the wealthy<\/strong>. \u201cThe deficit went up,\u201d McCain said. \u201cGuess what? I was right.\u201d It also doesn\u2019t help that Trump feuded with McCain over the GOP\u2019s Obamacare repeal bill this past summer.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget:<\/p>\n

McCain has also stressed that the tax bill needs to go through the normal procedures for writing and passing bills. He\u2019s signaled that he\u2019s been satisfied with the process \u2014 so far.<\/p>\n

Jeff Flake (R – Ariz.)<\/h6>\n

Flake is worried about fiscal responsibility. \u201cI remain concerned over how the current tax reform proposals will grow the already staggering national debt by opting for short-term fixes while ignoring long-term problems for taxpayers and the economy,\u201d Flake said in a statement<\/a> released last week.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget:<\/p>\n

Like Corker, Flake is a harsh critic of Trump who isn\u2019t running for reelection<\/strong>… [emphasis original<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I have three of seven listed by the author.  Please click through to read the other four.  If any of these are yours, call their office and tell them to vote against passage.  We need three.  If not please keep doing everything you can.<\/font><\/p>\n

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!<\/font><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There’s a train coming down the track, a gravy train, and it’s filled with holiday treats for the Trumps, the Kochs, the Mercers, the Adelsons and lots of other GOP billionaires.  For you, me and over 90 percent of Americans it’s like inserting my artificial leg in your southern exposure.  Only Republicans can stop it, […]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30365\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}