Manchin spars with GOP senator over the Trump tax cuts, saying they were ‘unfairly’ tilted for the wealthiest Americans – By Joseph Zeballos-Roig (Business Insider) / May 23, 2022
- Manchin went back-and-forth with a GOP senator over the Trump tax cuts in Davos.
- The argument centered on whether the law was unfairly skewed to the rich.
- Manchin has repeatedly thrown his support behind raising taxes on large corporations.
- Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia sparred with a Republican senator over a key piece of the GOP agenda at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Monday.
“The cuts of 2017 was the only thing that every Democrat agreed was weighted unfairly,” he said on Monday during a panel focused on Congress. “That was our impression.”
He went on: “What we need is a competitive tax code that spins off enough for us in the United States to take care of ourselves, pay down our debt and live within our means. You can’t do that with the existing tax code we have unless you slash everything to the bone.”
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi interjected once Manchin wrapped up. “You’ve just heard it: If Democrats continue in government, they’re likely to chip away at the most successful tax cut the United States has ever seen,” he said.
