Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who played the key role in killing President Biden’s proposed spending extravaganza, is now supporting higher taxes on businesses and on capital gains. Manchin’s rationale: More taxes will help fight inflation. Steve Forbes on why Machin-like tax hikes will not flight inflation and on why this move will hurt the economy, raise prices and ultimately be bad news for investors.

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Tax Hikes Won’t Fight Inflation: What Investors Need To Know — Steve Forbes | What’s Ahead | Forbes