Economist Paul Krugman writes, Republicans Flail and Fail on Taxes: Republicans are, of course, attacking the legislation. But when I look at the substance of those attacks, such as it is, I can’t help feeling more cheerful than I have in months. For one thing, the debate over the proposal feels like a return to … Read more
After negotiations with Chuck Schumer and Joe Manchin, Arizona Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema has signaled she would vote to proceed with the Inflation Reduction Act if the Senate Parliamentarian rules the legislation, with the provisions contained in the text, can proceed through the reconciliation process. According to numerous news reports like Politico, the Washington Post, … Read more
Political observers have heard this false song before. In 1993, united extremist Republicans, led by family values hypocrite Newt Gingrich, said that the Clinton/Gore Economic Plan, with its mix of tax increases, tax relief in the Earned Income Tax Credit, spending cuts, and targeted investments designed to help people, would spell disaster for the American … Read more
Arizona Leaders in Sustainability love the $385 billion in pro-environmental and job-creating provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Those include: $235 billion in climate and energy tax credits in spending. $40 billion in clean manufacturing tax credits. $30 billion for clean energy technology. $30 billion for clean electricity grants and loans. $30 billion … Read more
On a day that saw the United States Senate pass legislation that will revitalize the semiconductor and other technological industries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin have announced they have reached a deal to include significant sustainability/combat climate change provisions into a scaled-down Build Back Better bill, called the Inflation … Read more