Submitted by wildfireonvenus t3_10aj2nv in Pennsylvania
[deleted] t1_j45txhf wrote
Reply to comment by IrrumaboMalum in Pennsylvania Senate passes bill to cut state gas tax by wildfireonvenus
Reducing revenue without any spending cuts, just caused deficits…no pork, just debt. Somehow, Republicans can’t get this
AbsentEmpire t1_j465yfk wrote
It's intentional, they use the deficits they create as the excuse to cut social services they don't like such as educational services, public health, food stamps, etc.
It like they want a dumb, poor, population living on the edge at all times.
69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j46zmjb wrote
Republicans (via Mitch McConnell) have openly said that their game is to hurt the country so they can point at whatever they fucked up and say it doesn't work. They're pretty open about it.
IrrumaboMalum t1_j46a4wg wrote
There was already $175,000,000 freed up to go back towards the Motor License Fund by reducing allocation to the Pennsylvania State Police. The Democrats wanted a one time, and one time only, allocation of $225,000,000 from the state general fund to the Motor License Fund.
This was not a way of increasing revenue to compensate for the decrease in taxes - it was just a one time transfer of funds.
[deleted] t1_j46em1i wrote
What does that have to do with my point about reducing the gas tax?
IrrumaboMalum t1_j49tb6p wrote
Because the amendment the Democrats offered didn’t “pay” for the tax cut - it was a one-time deal and done. So even if the Republicans had voted for Sen. Hughes amendment and authorized the one-time $250,000,000 transfer from the General Fund to the Motor License Fund, there still would’ve been nothing in the proposal to reduce spending or increase revenue from another source to compensate.
[deleted] t1_j4akz89 wrote
That doesn’t excuse unfunded tax cuts at all.
IrrumaboMalum t1_j4kqf9f wrote
Even if the Republicans had voted to approve Sen. Hughes' amendment, the "tax cuts" would have still been "unfunded."
So it sounds like no matter what you would have been opposed to reducing the gas tax to a reasonable level that doesn't rape the poor and middle class.
[deleted] t1_j4kqh7j wrote
You’re just making weak excuses for debt policies of the right.
IrrumaboMalum t1_j4o63s4 wrote
Ah yes...the common "the right" excuse used by people to dismiss inconvenient arguments when their own ignorance of the topic is highlighted over the course of discussion.
[deleted] t1_j4o6pzi wrote
All you’ve done is highlight an irrelevant point to buck blame.
IrrumaboMalum t1_j4o9esm wrote
At least we've established that you would rather keep the tax high than lower it, since the higher tax disproportionately impacts the poor and lower middle class.
Apparently their plight isn't your concern, and helping them has to be "paid for" in some other fashion.
[deleted] t1_j4pm3xc wrote
Another weak excuse why you support unfunded tax cuts, debt adding
IrrumaboMalum t1_j4t9q0m wrote
You hate the poor and want to keep them destitute and unable to better themselves. Got it.
You must be a Republican.
[deleted] t1_j4ujajn wrote
Because you love debt policies, and unfunded tax cuts for the rich..sure
Rich don’t pay off the debt, the poor do
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