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Monday, June 10, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'Glimmer of Hope' as UN Security Council Approves Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution "We voted for this text to give diplomacy a chance," said Algeria's U.N. ambassador. "It is time to halt the killing." By Brett Wilkins Caught on Tape, Alito Exposed as 'Crusader for Christian Nationalism' "Justice Alito can hardly blame his wife this time," said one critic. By Julia Conley GOP 'Salivating' to Ram Through Another Corporate Tax Giveaway If Trump Wins "It's obscene," Sen. Elizabeth Warren said of Republicans' plan to hand corporations another tax cut if Trump wins in November and the GOP takes over the Senate. By Jake Johnson The crowning legislative achievement of Donald Trump's first term in the White House was the passage of an unpopular tax bill that gave big corporations a massive windfall, disproportionately rewarded wealthy individuals despite being pitched as a boon for workers, and contributed trillions to the national debt. With Trump running for another four years in power this November, Republicans are gearing up for a repeat. The Washington Postreported Monday that "Republicans in Congress are preparing to not just extend former President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts if they win control of Washington in November's elections, but also lower rates even more for corporations." "Now GOP lawmakers and some of Trump's economic advisers are considering more corporate tax breaks—whichcould expand the national debt by roughly $1 trillion over the next decade, according to researchers at Stanford University and MIT," the Post added. The report on Republicans' plans comes a month after the Congressional Budget Office estimated that extending provisions of the 2017 tax cut law that are set to expire next year would add $4.6 trillion to the U.S. deficit. "GOP is salivating at more handout tax cuts to their corporate bosses and billionaires that will balloon the debt," Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) wrote on social media Monday. "Fiscal irresponsibility by the guys bought and paid for by huge corporations." During his 2020 campaign against Trump, President Joe Biden pledged to "get rid of the bulk of" the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), but he and his party have thus far failed to do so. Slashing corporate taxes even further than the 2017 law—which cut the business rate from 35% to 21%—would reward many of the same corporations that have pushed up prices for consumers in recent years in a shameless attempt to pad their bottom lines. A recent analysis by the Groundwork Collaborative found that between April and September of last year, corporate profits drove more than half of U.S. inflation. "Big corporations raised prices higher and faster than inflation, squeezing working families to rake in record profits," Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) wrote on social media in response to the Post's reporting. "So what's the GOP's plan? Even more corporate tax cuts and another $1 trillion to the debt. You can't make this stuff up." Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) similarly criticized the GOP's plan to reward the corporations that have pushed costs onto consumers to boost their profit margins. "The same corporations that have been price-gouging the American consumer at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and everywhere else are now spending their money loading up these Republican political action committees with the plan that the Republicans will deliver even more tax cuts," Warren told the Post on Monday. "It's obscene." "Wealthy shareholders and executives got windfalls, workers got nothing." Many of the country's largest, most profitable corporations already pay a tax rate that's significantly lower than the current statutory rate of 21%—if they pay any federal taxes at all. A recent analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that the nearly 300 companies in the Fortune 500 and S&P 500 that were consistently profitable between 2013 and 2021 saw their average effective tax rate fall from 22% to 12.8% under the Trump tax law, even as their bottom lines grew. "The number of these corporations paying tax rates of less than 10% increased from 56 to 95 after the Trump tax law went into effect," ITEP observed. Chuck Marr, vice president of federal tax policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, wrote in response to the Post story that "the 2017 tax law's centerpiece cut in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% was a complete policy failure." "Wealthy shareholders and executives got windfalls, workers got nothing," Marr wrote, pointing to research showing that "workers below the 90th percentile of their firm's income scale—a group whose incomes were below roughly $114,000 in 2016—saw 'no change in earnings' from the rate cut" while executives saw a major boost. Trump, who was convicted last month on 34 felony charges stemming from the falsification of business records, has not been shy about his intention to protect the wealthy and large corporations from paying their fair share in taxes. Speaking to his rich donors at the home of billionaire hedge fund investor John Paulson in April, the former president emphasized that he would make "extending the Trump tax cuts" a top priority should he defeat Biden in November. Andrew Bates, the Biden White House's senior deputy press secretary, noted in a memo released Monday that while Trump and his Republican allies "go to bat for the multinational corporations engaged in price gouging, they plan to slash Medicare and Social Security." "Today's Washington Post story makes it impossible to ignore the enormous contrast between President Biden's agenda to rebuild the middle class and MAGAnomics," Bates wrote. "Republican officials who back MAGAnomics stand up for price gouging, tax giveaways for the rich, and across-the-board tariffs that would all raise prices, and they'd sell the middle class out with a skyrocketing deficit and cuts to Medicare and Social Security." Workers Reject Trump 'Pandering' on Tipped Wages—But Have Message for Democrats Too "Every poll has the cost of living, economy, and jobs with living wages as the top issues," said one campaigner. "And... the response we're getting is, 'Well, the economy is great.'" By Julia Conley Dozens Arrested as Activists Target Citigroup for Bankrolling Climate Breakdown "The atmosphere is electric as hundreds gather to shut down Citibank's Global HQ," one group declared. "We are here to demand a future free from fossil fuels." By Edward Carver A $600 Billion Swindle: Study Makes Case to 'Abolish' Medicare Advantage "The time has come to declare MA a failed experiment," write the authors of a new paper. By Jake Johnson

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Doin’ Time Is On His Mind Trump meets his probation officer DAN RATHER AND TEAM STEADY JUN 10 Credit: Getty Images Despite all the meet-and-greets a presidential candidate has during the campaign, it’s safe to say today is the first time a presumptive nominee has met with his probation officer. But that’s where we are.  For all those convicted of felonies in New York state, the probation department must produce a report for the judge before sentencing. The convicted felon — in this case, Donald Trump — is asked to participate. Judge Juan Merchan will use the report to help guide him when handing down Trump’s criminal sentence. Don’t let the name fool you … just because Trump is meeting with probation officers doesn’t mean he’ll receive probation. The purpose of today’s interview is to determine Trump’s finances, employment, and criminal history. Also, if Trump were to show remorse or contrition for his crimes, the judge might be persuaded to hand down a lighter sentence.   Who are we kidding? Here’s what Trump wrote in an email blast to his supporters on Monday. “I’m actually about to speak to a probation officer after my RIGGED conviction.” With language like that, in violation of the gag order that is still in place, Trump seems to be all-in on doing hard time. He said last week, in a not-so-veiled threat, that if he’s jailed, “I’m not sure the public would stand for it.” To the contrary, if there’s one thing many in the public will have a problem with, it’s Trump walking away from 34 guilty counts without punishment.   Trump will also be asked by the probation officers about his association with other criminals. That should be easy, considering fellow convicts Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Steve Bannon remain in the former president’s inner circle.   We don’t know what transpired during the interview on Monday, but Trump was allowed to do it by Zoom from Florida and have an attorney present — conveniences not afforded to other convicted felons. The AP reported it was a brief interview consisting of “routine and uneventful questions.” Sentencing is scheduled for July 11 in New York. Judge Merchan has some leeway. He could give Trump probation or community service. He could also levy a fine or a prison sentence of up to four years. What Merchan will do is anyone’s guess. Most first-time offenders convicted of these crimes don’t get prison time, but about 10 percent do. Trump’s repeated violation of the gag order, his lack of remorse, and his multiple indictments in other jurisdictions don’t help his case. If Trump does receive a prison sentence, he will likely be released on bail pending an appeal. Then his lawyers have 120 days to file. Judge Merchan ran a very tight ship during the trial, leaving few avenues for appeal, according to legal experts who spoke with The New York Times. “Mark Zauderer, a veteran New York litigator who sits on a committee that screens applicants for the same court that will hear Mr. Trump’s appeal, said that Justice Merchan avoided pitfalls that often doom convictions. ‘This case has none of the usual red flags for reversal on appeal,’ Mr. Zauderer said. ‘The judge’s demeanor was flawless.’” Also, appeals courts do not like to overturn jury decisions, barring obvious errors or misconduct. Regardless of the chances of reversal on appeal, the process will take months, if not years. So while it is unlikely Trump will be in prison on Election Day, he will be a convicted felon.   While awaiting sentencing, a not-at-all-remorseful Trump has been hitting the interview circuit spewing a theme of revenge. According to NBC News, in every one of his five post-conviction interviews, he has talked about retribution.  Dr. Phil and Sean Hannity, two of Trump’s friendliest interviewers, tried hard to steer him away from the topic.  “Sometimes revenge can be justified,” Trump told Dr. Phil, in reaction to his suggestion that retaliation would harm the country. On Fox, after Hannity practically begged him to say he would not punish his opponents, Trump said he would “have every right to go after them.”  What Trump is doing in these interviews, beyond threatening the American justice system, is equating legitimate prosecutions with baseless politically motivated ones. Pushing that false equivalency is incredibly dangerous, to the rule of law and to our democracy. The vast majority of voters say nothing has changed since Trump’s conviction, but remember, a vast majority of voters have had their minds made up for months. According to several post-conviction polls, the race is tightening among the small number of independent voters in a handful of swing states that could decide the election. If you value independent journalism that provides critical information to protect our democracy, please consider upgrading as a supporting member. It allows me to keep Steady sustainable and free for those who cannot afford it, especially in an election season when we need everyone to see it. Thank you.

 

Alito's Admission ROBERT REICH JUN 10 Friends, I’m no fan of secret recordings designed to entrap public officials into saying things they’d rather not have the public hear, but Justice Sam Alito’s remarks to filmmaker Lauren Windsor at the Supreme Court Historical Society dinner on June 3 — released today — confirm everything I assumed about Alito’s approach to the law. After Windsor told Alito that, as a Catholic, she couldn’t see herself getting along with liberals in the way that needs to happen for the polarization to end, and that the Court should be about “winning,” Alito responded: “I think you’re probably right. On one side or the other — one side or the other is going to win. I don’t know. I mean, there can be a way of working — a way of living together peacefully, but it’s difficult, you know, because there are differences on fundamental things that really can’t be compromised. They really can’t be compromised. So it’s not like you are going to split the difference.”  When Windsor said people must fight to return our country to a “place of godliness,” Alito said, “I agree with you. I agree with you.” As you know, Alito wrote the opinion for the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson, issued June 24, 2022, which overruled the Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, establishing a woman’s right to an abortion. Alito’s opinion began by noting that “Abortion presents a profound moral issue on which Americans hold sharply conflicting views,” and then went on to hold that “The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision, including the one on which the defenders of Roe and Casey now chiefly rely—the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. That provision has been held to guarantee some rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution, but … the right to abortion does not fall within this category.” Alito spent the next 75 pages (including 69 footnotes) seeking to justify the his decision. But not once did he admit that his personal his religious convictions influenced him. Nowhere did he say that America should be a place of godliness. At no point did he convey his belief that there is no room for compromise on such a fundamental moral issue. Alito’s secretly-recorded remarks about his true beliefs will come as no surprise to anyone. The remarks signaling his religious bias are like the flags flown in front of his houses signaling his political partisanship. But what is lost in these revelations is the naive hope that justices of the Supreme Court put reason over personal bias, logic over religious preference, and public duty over partisanship. This hope is invaluable in maintaining public confidence in the Supreme Court. The other cynical consequence of the secret recording of Alito’s remarks is to besmirch the legitimate roles played by journalists and investigative reporters. Windsor posed as a conservative to bait justices into saying things they would otherwise never say in public, and secretly record them. Windsor later said she felt justified in doing so because the court is “shrouded in secrecy, and they’re refusing to submit to any accountability in the face of overwhelming evidence of serious ethics breaches.” She is right, but it is still a shame we have come to this. (The recordings were published by Rolling Stone and Windsor’s activist site The Undercurrent, and on X.)