“We have a state where our infrastructure is going to be supported, is going to be funded, and is going to be available for the people that need it. If you are able to work, and you’re 28 years old and you choose not to work, you don’t get free health care in America. If you are in this country illegally, you do not get free health care in America.”
Audience members repeatedly shouted, “Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich! Tax the Rich!” as Rep. Flood discussed tax provisions of the megabill like no tax on tips and no tax on overtime.
The congressman pushed back, saying, “If we adopted the Democrats’ plan in the last Congress to tax the rich, it would generate $50 billion, which does not take us close to where we’re going. And it cuts job creation. It cuts business creation. It cuts the ability for employers to invest in their businesses.”
“This bill is a middle-class tax cut,” Rep. Flood said at one point, which received strong pushback and boos from the audience.
“Why would we want $50 billion dollars when we can spend even more on an unpopular war that raises prices?” (Huge corps that wouldn’t be able to afford anything if we took away a dollar from their bottom line.)
“I only care about the middle-class. Fuck any of you who are poor!” (Gives money to the mega-rich.)