Raising taxes now would be a mistake

Published January 5, 2022 12:00am ET



Thanks to Sen. Joe Manchin, the push to pass President Joe Biden’s massive tax and spending bill has been stalled.

Manchin has correctly warned that this reckless tax and spending bill, which the Congressional Budget Office found would cost nearly $5 trillion if extended for 10 years, would increase inflation and add more debt.

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