Tate Reeves and other top Mississippi Republicans owe thanks to President Joe Biden

[Emile]

Gov. Tate Reeves and members of the state’s Republican leadership should send President Joe Biden a thank you card as he leaves office.

After all, the plans of Reeves and others to eliminate the state income tax, which accounts for about 30% of the state general fund revenue, would not appear nearly as doable if not for the actions of the outgoing president.

No doubt, the tremendous cash surpluses that Reeves and other state Republicans cite when defending their plan to eliminate the state’s income tax would not exist if not for the billions of dollars in federal funds that have been pumped into the state during Biden’s presidential tenure. Economists agree that those billions greatly boosted the Mississippi economy, leading to a record spike in state revenue collections.

Reeves and other Republican leaders sound an awful like the turtle bragging for being on top of the fence post and not acknowledging he surely had help in reaching that lofty position.

The American Rescue Plan Act, which was passed during the Biden presidency, provided $3.5 billion in direct funding to state and local governments and educational entities in Mississippi as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That money is still being spent in the state, growing the economy and hence growing state revenue.

Read more at: https://mississippitoday.org/2025/01/19/tate-reeves-republicans-joe-biden/

[Diamond_Dog]

1. It makes me angry that President Biden never gets any credit for infrastructure projects

Whenever I read about projects going on around here - water line replacements, buildings, bridges, roads, downtown revitalizations - the journalist will often say “Federally funded.” They just cannot bring themselves to say Biden’s name. Some will say ARP funds but most MAGATs don’t know what that means.

[GiqueCee]

2. M$M...

... is owned and operated by lying, thieving conservative oligarchs with the moral compass of rabid hyenas. They don't give one nano-particle of shit about the consequences of their malicious deceit, or the fate of those affected by the pathological excesses of their greed. They are irredeemable sociopaths, and as such, are incapable of remorse or self-reflection. When confronted by the harm their actions will inflict on future generations, their response is usually a variation on the old standby, "What has posterity ever done for me?"
They are soulless monsters, and their day of comeuppance is fast approaching.

Not fast enough for me, but still...