CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 29, 2021
REPUBLICANS WHO HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING SENATOR JOE MANCHIN’S BLOCKING OF THE
PRESIDENT’S MASSIVE SOCIAL SPENDING BILL MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THIS. MANCHIN, WHO HAS
COME UNDER HEAVY FIRE BY FELLOW DEMOCRATS, IS OFFERING TO GUT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TAX CUTS
AS PART OF A DEAL TO GET HIS VOTE. MANCHIN SAYS HE WANTS THE WEALTHY AND BIG CORPORATIONS
TO PAY THEIR “FAIR SHARE” IN TAXES.
THAT IS A MANTRA WE HAVE HEARD FOR DECADES FROM DEMOCRATS, WHO NEVER TELL US
WHAT THEY MEAN BY FAIR. THE GOVERNMENT DOESN’T NEED MORE MONEY. IT NEEDS TO CUT
UNNECESSARY SPENDING. IT CERTAINLY DOESN’T NEED TO ADD NEW SPENDING AND DEEPEN THE
ALREADY DISASTROUS DEBT.
MANCHIN MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN ECONOMICS 101: WHEN CORPORATIONS MAKE MONEY THEY
HIRE PEOPLE WHO PAY TAXES ON THEIR EARNINGS. WHEN CORPORATE TAXES ARE TOO HIGH, THEY DON’T
DO RESEARCH OR HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES, PRODUCING LESS TAX REVENUE AND FEWER NEW DISCOVERIES.
THE GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY DOING MORE THAN THE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS. WHERE IS IT WRITTEN, AS
ONE EXAMPLE, THAT WASHINGTON SHOULD PAY FOR THE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN?
MANCHIN REMAINS A DEMOCRAT WHICH SHOULD TELL YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. I’M CAL
THOMAS.
