Twentyone state Attorney Generals have written a letter to the Biden Administration threatening to sue them over the language in the 600+ page COVID relief bill that could be interpreted as preventing states that get it from cutting taxes. They began the letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen by saying,
The undersigned State Attorneys General request that the Department of the Treasury take immediate action to confirm that certain provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act do not attempt to strip States of their core sovereign authority to enact and implement basic tax policy. Those provisions, found in section 9901 of the Act,1 forbid States from using COVID-19 relief funds to “directly or indirectly offset a reduction in … net tax revenue” resulting from state laws or regulations that reduce tax burdens—whether by cutting rates or by giving rebates, deductions, credits, “or otherwise[.]”
This language could be read to deny States the ability to cut taxes in any manner whatsoever—even if they would have provided such tax relief with or without the prospect of COVID-19 relief funds. Absent a more sensible interpretation from your department, this provision would amount to an unprecedented and unconstitutional intrusion on the separate sovereignty of the States through federal usurpation of essentially one half of the State’s fiscal ledgers (i.e., the revenue half). Indeed, such federal usurpation of state tax policy would represent the greatest attempted invasion of state sovereignty by Congress in the history of our Republic.
The letter goes on to make clear that while the Biden administration could demand that the money doled out in the bill not be used to cut taxes, they have no right to generally set fiscal policy in the states. Put another way, the Federal Government can raise or lower federal taxes, but they have no constitutional right to try to make federal aid to states conditional on setting fiscal policies that the federal government endorses. read more here: https://bongino.com/republican-ags-threaten-to-sue-biden-admin-demand-assurances-relief-bill-doesnt-prohibit-tax-cuts/
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All the states should just go about their business and completely IGNORE the government. Start with the southern states finishing the wall and set up THEIR Natl Guards with GUNS to stop this crisis
corrupt judges owned by soros won't help. states just need to ignore federal edicts. that money is going to states mismanaged by corrupt devildemocommiecrats to start with!!!!!!!!!!
Only threatemomg - just do it. The Democrats and their puppet are going too far. It is time more Republicans - local. state and tederal - started taking action when they can. Why on earth should the people with Govenors and/or legislatures who have enacted laws that have not put their states on a more stable financial footing be paying for the blue states that just keep spending, promising government employees more and more, and spending more?
It is too bad that we can't sue to get rid of other provisions in this bill like the unreasonable funds given to places like the NIA, and the bridge from New York to Canada also.
correct!
democrats are acting crazy... they are living in a cocoon weaved by a Main-Stream-Media that is owned by enemies of the United States
The Main-Stream-Media abridges the news (Voiolates the U.S. Constitution)
Just goes to show that the Communist Party wants to CONTROL what every State does! These Commies need to go to China & show them how to run their CCP! Going to take a lot of FENTANYL!
this is first 50 days in office and he is having problem can you imagine this for 4 years it's insane?
I hope this will work to stop the Biden administrations insanity. It appears that all judges and even the Supreme Court has been bought off, and illegal acts are committed daily.
This is because Obama and his administration are loose on the Street and in the white house