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Cake day: June 26th, 2023

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  • The congressman pushed back, saying, “If we adopted the Democrats’ plan in the last Congress to tax the rich, it would generate $50 billion, which does not take us close to where we’re going. And it cuts job creation. It cuts business creation. It cuts the ability for employers to invest in their businesses.”

    “Why would we want $50 billion dollars when we can spend even more on an unpopular war that raises prices?” (Huge corps that wouldn’t be able to afford anything if we took away a dollar from their bottom line.)

    “This bill is a middle-class tax cut,” Rep. Flood said at one point, which received strong pushback and boos from the audience.

    “I only care about the middle-class. Fuck any of you who are poor!” (Gives money to the mega-rich.)