What’s In the Tax, Healthcare and Climate Change Bill– August, 2022.

Tax, Healthcare and Climate Bill- august, 2022

  • Reduction of federal debt by $300 billion over next 10 years
  • New 15% corporate minimum tax (note the European Union adopted this in 2021 and in 2020- 55 of the largest corporations in the US paid NO federal corporate income tax)
  • Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices
  • New excise tax on corporate buybacks
  • More funding for IRS to enforce tax compliance
  • Social Spending not funded- child tax credit, child care, paid family leave, long term care for elderly and disabled. Good programs, too expensive  (Manchin- probably right call)
  • More concessions to fossil fuel industry- federal government to auction more land for oil drilling and tax credits for carbon capture technology but new acreage for solar and wind energy. (Manchin)
  • Speed construction on gas pipeline through West Virginia (Manchin)
  • Defeated proposal to raise corporate tax rate from 21% to 25% and raise top marginal income tax rate on the wealthiest individuals and families. (Kyrsten Sinema- her donors are wealthy)
  • Prescription Drug Reform with Medicare – Again Kysten Sinema (Arizona)- narrowed the scope of the Medicare’s negotiating authority to only 10 drugs in 2026 and 20 by 2029.
  • Exempts subsidiaries owned by private equity groups from the 15% minimum tax. Note that  the Blackstone Group is a $881 billion co., KKR is $459 billion, etc. (Kysten Sinema-surprise- KKR, Carlye and Apollo donated to her campaign)
  • Climate Change- fee on excess methane emissions from oil and gas sector
  • Incentive for efficiency and capturing carbon emission
  • Tax credits and rebates for electrification and efficiency upgrades for buildings.

Other

  • $280 Billion to help domestic semiconductor industry and invest in scientific research. (Dems)
  • Repeal of 16.4 cent a gallon tax on foreign oil imports (Republicans)
  • Ban on IRS targeting individuals and small business owners who make under $400,000 a year with audits (Republicans)