On a largely partisan vote, the United States House of Representatives passed HR 1586 247-161 with 25 members not voting. A good portion of this bill is funded through closing a tax loophole for multi-national businesses whose base of operation is in the United States. It's not surprising the Democrats would vote to close a tax loophole in the name of generating revenue.
What is surprising, though, is that $10 billion of the bail-out comes from budget reductions in food stamps.
What sense does it make for a party who claims to be the self-proclaimed champion for the poor and disenfranchised to reduce drastically the amount of money given to the poor?
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