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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums#CorkerKickback .. big rewards for 14 GOP senators
The #CorkerKickback will reap big rewards for 14 GOP senators, including its author Orrin Hatch
By Joan McCarter -- Dec 19, 2017
Hey Orrin Hatch, good job on writing a bill just for yourself and your president.
This thing should be called the #HatchKickback. The provision inserted into the tax cuts bill in conference committee, apparently the inducement that got Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) to finally agree to the bill, has an owner. That's Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) who it turns out is going to be doing very well for himself out of this bill. It turns out there are 14 Republican senators who have real estate shell companies and will get a very, very big return for their "yes" votes. ....................
By Joan McCarter -- Dec 19, 2017
Hey Orrin Hatch, good job on writing a bill just for yourself and your president.
This thing should be called the #HatchKickback. The provision inserted into the tax cuts bill in conference committee, apparently the inducement that got Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) to finally agree to the bill, has an owner. That's Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) who it turns out is going to be doing very well for himself out of this bill. It turns out there are 14 Republican senators who have real estate shell companies and will get a very, very big return for their "yes" votes. ....................
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#CorkerKickback .. big rewards for 14 GOP senators (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Dec 2017
OP
irisblue
(33,059 posts)1. Ohio jr Senator RobPortman does pretty well with this.
#PortmanProfits
#GreedyOldPart
#PortmanProfitTaxScam
Faux pas
(14,714 posts)2. LOCK THEM UP!
Gothmog
(145,965 posts)3. For this thread
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)4. It isn't a savings when your share of the deficit goes up 10 times more than the cut.....
and you pay interest until you die, then your kids pay it off.