Difference between revisions of "Build Back Better"

{{quotebox-float|What I have made clear to the President and Democratic leaders is that spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs, when we can’t even pay for the essential social programs, like [[Social Security]] and [[Medicare]], is the definition of fiscal insanity. Suggesting that spending trillions more will not have an impact on [[inflation]] ignores the everyday reality that America’s families continue pay an unavoidable inflation tax. Proposing a historic expansion of social programs while ignoring the fact we are not in a [[recession]] and that millions of jobs remain open will only feed a dysfunction that could weaken our economic recovery. ....Our tax code should ...not weaken our global competitiveness or the ability of millions of small businesses to compete with the [[Amazon.com|Amazons]] of the world. Overall, the amount we spend now must be balanced with what we need and can afford – not designed to reengineer the social and economic fabric of this nation or vengefully tax for the sake of wishful spending....I have made it clear ...the need to means test any new social programs so that we are helping those who need it the most, not spend for the sake of spending....America is a great nation but great nations throughout history have been weakened by careless spending and bad policies. Now, more than ever, we must work together to avoid these fatal mistakes so that we may fulfill our greatest responsibility as elected leaders and pass on a better America to the next generation.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2021/09/29/heres-what-joe-manchins-statement-against-3-5t-build-back-better-plan-really-means/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|What I have made clear to the President and Democratic leaders is that spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs, when we can’t even pay for the essential social programs, like [[Social Security]] and [[Medicare]], is the definition of fiscal insanity. Suggesting that spending trillions more will not have an impact on [[inflation]] ignores the everyday reality that America’s families continue pay an unavoidable inflation tax. Proposing a historic expansion of social programs while ignoring the fact we are not in a [[recession]] and that millions of jobs remain open will only feed a dysfunction that could weaken our economic recovery. ....Our tax code should ...not weaken our global competitiveness or the ability of millions of small businesses to compete with the [[Amazon.com|Amazons]] of the world. Overall, the amount we spend now must be balanced with what we need and can afford – not designed to reengineer the social and economic fabric of this nation or vengefully tax for the sake of wishful spending....I have made it clear ...the need to means test any new social programs so that we are helping those who need it the most, not spend for the sake of spending....America is a great nation but great nations throughout history have been weakened by careless spending and bad policies. Now, more than ever, we must work together to avoid these fatal mistakes so that we may fulfill our greatest responsibility as elected leaders and pass on a better America to the next generation.<ref>https://noqreport.com/2021/09/29/heres-what-joe-manchins-statement-against-3-5t-build-back-better-plan-really-means/</ref>}}