Bernie fights Dem's SALT giveaway to the rich

Continuing this post, Bernie called the SALT giveaway in the House Bill both "bad policy" and "bad politics." He  is pushing to mitigate that giveaway with an amendment to the Senate Build Back Better (BBB) Bill. It would phase out the new tax breaks for those earning over $400,000 per year, mimicking a plan by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Granted it still gives the richest quintile most of the benefits but would specifically reduce the benefits to the top 1%. 

Of course the Democorps are lying about the Sanders/ITEP plan because they want that top donor money to keep rolling in. And we the people know they are lying because it is designed to help those donors and not us. Hence the Repugs are pushing ads to that effect. The Sanders amendment, while not perfect, at least undercuts their messaging because it limits the benefits to the top. 

The Senate amendment needs to go in BBB. And then House Dems need to pass it. That is if they want to win in '22 and '24. Since they are fighting it I have to wonder if getting the bribes is more important than winning for we the people. To be continued.