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

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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.

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