Today, fifty-one Republican senators voted, in the dark of night, to repay their wealthy benefactors by approving a “tax cut bill” that enriches the country’s millionaires and billionaires at the expense of everyone else.
In a rational universe, those fifty-one senators would have in effect signed their own death warrants. But we do not live in a world ruled by reason.
Here is a list of the fifty-one U.S. Senators who voted to take from the have-nots to give to the have-it-alls:
| Lamar Alexander, Tenn
John Barrasso, Wyo. |
| John Boozman, Ark. |
| Richard M. Burr, N.C. |
| Thad Cochran, Miss. |
| John Cornyn, Tex. |
| Steve Daines, Mont. |
| Michael B. Enzi, Wyo. |
| Jeff Flake, Ariz. |
| Lindsey Graham, S.C. |
| Charles E. Grassley, Iowa |
| Orrin G. Hatch, Utah |
| James M. Inhofe, Okla. |
| Johnny Isakson, Ga. |
| Ron Johnson, Wis. |
| James Lankford, Okla. |
| John McCain, Ariz. |
| Mitch McConnell, Ky. |
| Rand Paul, Ky. |
| David Perdue, Ga. |
| Rob Portman, Ohio |
| Pat Roberts, Kan. |
| Michael Rounds, S.D. |
| Tim Scott, S.C. |
| Richard C. Shelby, Ala. |
| Luther Strange, Ala. |
| John Thune, S.D. |
| Thom Tillis, N.C. |
| Patrick J. Toomey, Pa. |
| Roger Wicker, Miss. |
| Todd Young, Ind. |
| Roy Blunt, Mo. |
| Shelley Moore Capito, W.Va. |
| Bill Cassidy, La. |
| Tom Cotton, Ark. |
| Michael D. Crapo, Idaho |
| Ted Cruz, Tex. |
| Joni Ernst, Iowa |
| Cory Gardner, Colo. |
| Dean Heller, Nev. |
| John Hoeven, N.D. |
| Mike Lee, Utah |
| Jerry Moran, Kan. |
| Lisa Murkowski, Alaska |
| Jim Risch, Idaho |
| Marco Rubio, Fla. |
| Ben Sasse, Neb. |
| Dan Sullivan, Alaska |
| Susan Collins, Me. |
| Deb Fischer, Neb. |
| John Kennedy, La. |
The reality is that few of these senators, if any, will pay a political price. Their supporters won’t know how badly the falsely advertised “middle class tax cut” bill actually hurts them … if not immediately, then in the near future.
It’s unfortunate that the best news of the day (Flynn pleading guilty and flipping on Trump) is immediately followed by the Republican “reverse-Robin Hood” tax scam.
Photo | Tom Brenner/The New York Times
I agree that the unfortunate thing here is that they may never receive a political price for this reverse Robin Hood tax plan. Hopefully, when the Repugs realize that this was nothing more than a money grab for the Super rich, maybe then the people will stand up and vote these thieves out of office.
Let’s hope people stand up (mass protests) like they did for Obamacare.