Rubio: GOP tax bill 'probably went too far' to help corporations
Source: The Hill
BY SYLVAN LANE - 12/29/17 11:12 AM EST
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said in an interview published Friday that Republicans probably went too far cutting corporate taxes in their just-enacted overhaul of the tax code.
Rubio said he expects corporations to pay out higher dividends to shareholders and buy back shares to increase their stock price with proceeds from the bill.
Youre going to see a lot of these multinationals buy back shares to drive up the price, Rubio told the southwest Florida-based News-Press.
Some of them will be forced, because theyre sitting on historic levels of cash, to pay out dividends to shareholders, Rubio said. That isnt going to create dramatic economic growth.
Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/finance/366779-rubio-gop-tax-bill-probably-went-too-far-to-help-corporations
Sen. Rubio backs Mueller, wants probe to continue
BY JOSH DELK - 12/29/17 11:07 AM EST
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) backed special counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday, saying that he believes the prosecutor will carry out his investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russian during the 2016 presidential campaign "in a fair and balanced way."
"From his reputation and everything I know about him, I remain convinced that when this is all said and done, Mueller is going to only pursue things that are true and he will do it in a fair and balanced way," Rubio said of Mueller in a News-Press interview. The senator's comments come one day after President Trump expressed confidence that Mueller would carry out the federal probe without bias despite recent attacks on Mueller's integrity from Republican lawmakers.
"I think the best thing that can happen for the president, for the country and for everyone is that he be allowed to complete his investigation and thoroughly and completely as possible and that we allow the facts from the investigation to lead where they may," Rubio continued.
Rubio, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee that is also leading a probe into possible ties to Russia within Trump's campaign team, has previously said that Trump firing Mueller would be a "mistake" and that the president should allow the special counsel to conclude his investigation despite the president's belief that the search for collusion is a "witch hunt."
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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/366776-marco-rubio-defends-robert-mueller
mcar
(42,376 posts)With a spine of rubber.
Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)That's him in all his glory.
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)dalton99a
(81,599 posts)Nasruddin
(754 posts)oh wait
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)JDC
(10,135 posts)Laurian
(2,593 posts)now that the deed is done in an attempt to save their slimy asses from being nailed to the wall. They voted for a horrible tax bill that their constituents hate. This is standard operating procedure for Republicans.
cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)"Hi, I am Mark Rubio and I suspected Donald Trump was guilty all along however I really wanted to get those tax breaks for myself and my wealthy bribe providers passed as well as take away millions of Americans healthcare so I went with the flow. Now however I am trying to position myself to have another run at the Presidency in 2020 and I need you suckers.......err I mean voters to support me even though I just screwed millions of you over on your healthcare not to mention higher taxes down the road for you but not my wealthy bribe providers.
Thanks and don't forget to vote for Rubio in 2020!!!"
not fooled
(5,801 posts)and trying to walk back his crackpottery, including support for the abominable GOPee tax scam.
marco, we see you. you voted for it, you own it.
you and flake can share notes on how to support dump without appearing to.
Go take a long walk on a short plank.
Freethinker65
(10,061 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Hey Rubio, if and when you get time to get off your taxpayer funded boat that you bought, have you ever thought for one minute (I know it's a lot to ask for in the minute) what you fucking said about social security, and medicare, to all of those retiree's living in your state? Because asshole, you said this :
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-gop-social-security-20171130-story.html
And now your trying to walk back your fucking vote----------------------you own your fucking vote asshole in this tax scam, and over 45 million human beings on these two programs are now at fucking risk.
Your party asshole wants to spend money on defense for example, where do you get the money from taxes, and if you cut the tax base asshole, your math doesn't work-----------------it never has.
What do you think they did in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, they raised taxes, in the Iraq & Afghanistan war(s) they put it on a fucking credit card, which carried fucking interest rate, and now this country has a 6 trillion war debt, we are spending over 200 million a day in Afghanistan asshole, and the Chinese are going into Africa and Afghanistan and telling them we will give you roads and such, just give us your mineral wealth, while we expend blood and resources, and you said the corporate tax rate was cut to much.
You do understand asshole that when taxes were at 90%, the road you ride in on, and school you went too, was paid for in the 1950's 1960's and 1970's
1950---------------90% tax rate
1960's--------------70% tax rate
1970's------------- 70% tax rate
1980's ----------------39.5 % ---------------- a 40% loss in general revenue
2017--------------------21%-------------------and a 1.5 trillion budget deficit and over 4 trillion in lost taxes from corporations that already pay no fucking taxes..........................
FUCK YOU
And if you think that giving someone with child an extra 200 dollars in child credit is going to help-------------------what is your definition of credit, because it's fucking credit, that has to paid for, it is not hard currency----------------dick head---------------it's credit.
And if you think you can run to be president-------------------you are fucking wrong....................you math is wrong
So in closing, your laying the fucking ground work to what you said in LA------------------Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, need to be cut------------------------fuck you, revisit your scam tax bill to solve the problem asshole.....................
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)one of the ones that account was lost during hack. Used to be Ownedbyferrets.
Yavin4
(35,446 posts)"If your life depends on Marco Rubio having a spine, you're already dead."
Yavin4
(35,446 posts)Pass a high min. wage and mandate that these large corp. offer healthcare before they mis-use that money on stock buy backs and dividends.
FreeStateDemocrat
(2,654 posts)SamKnause
(13,110 posts)Fucking scum, then why did you vote for it ????????????????????????
SWBTATTReg
(22,171 posts)Then why did you vote for this piece of crap legislation? Why?
What are you, some kind of stupid robot or zombie ? Personally I think you have a mental problem, knew that this legislation was bad, still voted for it tax-wise, even though it also had a provision in it to help eventually drive ACA out of business. Hope all of your retirees in FL remember this vote.
I think personally this will kill your future senatorial future in FL...and that the only future you may have is dog catcher. There are too many folks in FL w/ lots to lose under this legislation you just helped passed, and a big tattoo is on your forehead '2017 TAX BILL' (actually, 'LOSER' is better).
As to the so-called tax savings being passed on via increased dividends? I doubt it. It's too good of an opportunity for these corporations to buy back all of their shares, get out of the stock exchanges (go private) and then have NO accountability to anyone.
Remember fellow DU folks, big business is here solely on our behalf...w/o our spending, these guys' stock values will plummet...pass the word along.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Bengus81
(6,933 posts)Or,he gripes about a certain part of it--like he did with this tax SHAM and then votes for it anyway. Trying to convince his voters that he really cares. Yeah bullshit.........
Javaman
(62,534 posts)fuck you, you willing sycophant