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IrrumaboMalum t1_j49tb6p wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Pennsylvania Senate passes bill to cut state gas tax by wildfireonvenus

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.

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[deleted] t1_j4akz89 wrote

That doesn’t excuse unfunded tax cuts at all.

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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.

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[deleted] t1_j4kqh7j wrote

You’re just making weak excuses for debt policies of the right.

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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.

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[deleted] t1_j4o6pzi wrote

All you’ve done is highlight an irrelevant point to buck blame.

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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.

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[deleted] t1_j4pm3xc wrote

Another weak excuse why you support unfunded tax cuts, debt adding

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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.

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[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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