Manchin’s Latest Remarks Show How Much He’s Sold His Soul Over the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ – Opinion

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) seems to have sold his soul to sell the “Inflation Reduction Act” that is now going to hurt all of us.

As we reported, after getting it passed with that false claim that it would reduce inflation, Manchin was asked by Fox News reporter Hillary Vaughn whether it was misleading to call the bill the Inflation Reduction Act because it won’t make everyday goods less expensive, Manchin said, “Why would it?”

Democrat Senator Joe Manchin acknowledges that the Bidenflation Scam will not “immediately reduce” prices.

“Why would they?” pic.twitter.com/BBqKuHJB8V

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 18, 2022

“Well, immediately it’s not,” Manchin said. “We’ve never [said] anything would happen immediately, like turn the switch on and off.”

But the problem is that they can’t say when it would, or even draw a clear line between cause and effect. Manchin said that investing in energy would reduce inflation. But we don’t even know if he’s going to get the back end of his deal that he made to give the Democrats this boondoggle spending bonanza that’s supposed to help the energy industry. As we’ve noted in the past, independent assessments of the Act say it’s not going to do anything to bring down inflation.

But Manchin just kept digging on Friday — this time, trying to say that the Act would not increase the chances of people making under $400,000 getting audited, that he would not allow the IRS to harass people in West Virginia or West Virginia small businesses.

Households earning $400,000 per year or less & small businesses will NOT see an increase in the chances that they are audited by the IRS because of the Inflation Reduction Act.

I will not allow the IRS harassment of tax-paying West Virginians and WV small business owners.

— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) August 19, 2022

However, when the bill was up for vote, Senator Mike Crapo (R.Idaho) introduced an amendment that would have protected everyone earning less than $400,000; every Democrat except Manchin voted in opposition. Manchin voted no and had his shot at it. He gave up his soul, refusing to accept that protection.

Crapo amendment to the Manchin bill to limit the bill’s 87,000 new IRS agents to auditing comapnes and individuals with income of $400,000 or more FAILED 50-50.https://t.co/oPKr11BAYw pic.twitter.com/mH4wuMsmJ4

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 7, 2022

The CBO also estimated that it would impact $20 billion when considering the amendment. So that’s how much the CBO was figuring that the bill would be getting in taxes from people making below $400,000.

So Manchin already sold the people of America and West Virginia down the river with what he did — what is he going to do now? You can stand at the doorway to stop IRS auditors from appearing. He seems to get that he needs to convince the people of West Virginia, but it’s too late now and they’re not going to buy it any more than the rest of us are.