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Bernie Sanders Rails Against Donald Trump’s Infrastructure ‘Scam’

“Trump’s plan is corporate welfare coming and going.”

11/22/2016 04:54 am ET
 
Rebecca Shapiro Senior Editor, The Huffington Post
 

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called out President-elect Donald Trump’s plan on infrastructure, labeling it a “scam” and “corporate welfare.” 

In an article posted to Medium on Monday, the senator said Trump rightfully promised to improve America’s infrastructure while on the campaign trail, but the president-elect’s plan has fallen short on that promise. 

“Trump would allow corporations that have stashed their profits overseas to pay just a fraction of what the companies owe in federal taxes. And then he would allow the companies to ‘invest’ in infrastructure projects in exchange for even more tax breaks,” Sanders wrote. “Trump’s plan is corporate welfare coming and going.”

Sanders added that he planned to reintroduce in January his policy calling for a $1 trillion investment over five years to rebuild America’s roads, bridges, water systems, railways, airports, levees and dams, which he unveiled last year.

“Unlike Trump’s plan, which creates new tax loopholes and is a corporate giveaway, my Rebuild America Act would be paid for by eliminating tax loopholes that allow hugely profitable multinational corporations to stash their profits in offshore tax havens around the world,” he wrote. 

Trump has cited his infrastructure plan as a top policy area for his presidency, naming it as a priority in his first 100 days. But details about how the plan would actually be paid for remain unclear, though it seems hinged on providing massive tax credits to potential investors.

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote in his Sunday column that given the Trump’s business record, it’s safe to assume the infrastructure plan is a scam until proven otherwise. 

“If you want to build infrastructure, build infrastructure,” Krugman wrote. “It’s hard to see any reason for a roundabout, indirect method that would offer a few people extremely sweet deals, and would therefore provide both the means and the motive for large-scale corruption.” 

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-calls-trumps-infrastructure-plan-a-scam-corporate-welfare_us_5833ff12e4b030997bc11c1c

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:lmao:Bernie Sanders.  

Don't you liberals get it yet?   Trump is like Obi Wan.....the more you strike him down the more powerful he becomes.  

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well lets see we can either repatriate the money collect some tax and then put that money to work fixing what everyone recognizes is a crumbling infrastructure or we can say fuck it let them leave their money overseas or better yet chase them completely offshore because we have some of the most punitive corp tax policies for multinationals. One of Trumps few coherent and thought through ideas IMO

 

 

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NY times, Krugman, sanders :lol:

Why the fuck would  anyone still be listening to them.

Almost as funny as putting up Gruber opinions on healthcare. I guess there is no falling from grace if you are a lib.

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59 minutes ago, Cold War said:

NY times, Krugman, sanders :lol:

Why the fuck would  anyone still be listening to them.

Almost as funny as putting up Gruber opinions on healthcare. I guess there is no falling from grace if you are a lib.

Just ignorant clueless Leftards are :guzzle: 

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Who is going to pay for Corporate tax cuts? ........lets look back a bit in history? Yup the fuckin middle class again.

Thats all of you above mooks.

Sanders is correct Trump is only interested in himself and any corps that kiss his ass.

 

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5 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Who is going to pay for Corporate tax cuts? ........lets look back a bit in history? Yup the fuckin middle class again.

Thats all of you above mooks.

Sanders is correct Trump is only interested in himself and any corps that kiss his ass.he rix oay the cost to run the country

 

Fuckin liar,, the rich pay the cost to run the country.

 

 

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9 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Who is going to pay for Corporate tax cuts? ........lets look back a bit in history? Yup the fuckin middle class again.

Thats all of you above mooks.

Sanders is correct Trump is only interested in himself and any corps that kiss his ass.

 

He's going to take Kansas' winning strategy and apply it to the nation.  Should be fun to watch.

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