Today on CNN my girl, Fred Whitfield called out Joe Manchin with the guests on her show explaining exactly what was happening with his reluctance to support the bills of President Biden and the other Democrats.
Guests Reverend Dr. William J. Barber and Economist Jeffrey Sachs went on to detail that Joe Manchin is very rich personally and his donors are more wealthy.
They do not want their taxes to be increased at any cost even if it helps support the lower income people of his state of West Virginia.
West Virginia, represented by Joe Manchin in the Senate, is one of the poorest states in the country.
It is time for Joe Manchin to be called out and his reasons for not supporting the bills of the Dems should be explained in terms that everyone can understand.
They detailed that all of the other forward leading countries already have most of these benefits and we are one of the few leading nations that do not support their citizens in this way, such as childcare, healthcare and more specifically hearing aids.
Fred and her guests did a good job today and it seems unusual for CNN to be so specific but it really is about time.
Joe Manchin is rich but the folks he represents are poor.
Here is an article by Eric Douglas from West Virginia Public Broadcasting that does a good job of explaining the situation:
https://www.jeffsachs.org/interviewsandmedia/jhfsfkxx4nh7ygc3nppkjtg8dldzfc
