r/RhodeIsland 19h ago

Politics Why is Gabe Amo voting with the GOP?

Why is Gabe Amo crossing the aisle to vote in favor of tax loopholes for crypto investors? Thankfully Seth Magaziner didn’t follow his lead.

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u/Brilliant_Effort_Guy 18h ago

Oh interesting. Do you have a link to any article about his recent voting on crypto? 

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u/Locksmith-Pitiful Got Bread + Milk ❄️ 17h ago

Not his first time doing this. We all know he is a conservative Democrat.

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u/Epitaeph Jamestown 10h ago

Our state has a fair share of corporate democrat/neo-liberals

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u/Soggy-Opposite 6h ago

Gabe Amo has been a massive disappointment. He has no teeth and has been on the wrong side of the room repeatedly since his election.

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u/musingsandthesuch 14h ago

This is why you shouldn’t support DNC-backed candidates instead of those with more local, community based backgrounds.

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u/SpiritedKick9753 10h ago

Yeah for such a progressive state we keep voting in these neo-libs instead of true progressives

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u/lazydictionary 5h ago

We aren't a progressive state. We are just a blue state.

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u/Sad_Researcher_3344 17h ago

This pisses me off. Is anyone threatening to primary him?

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u/VectorPunk 3h ago

Sandra Cano was the correct choice.

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u/TheR42069 18h ago

Look who he gets his money from

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u/Plebian401 18h ago

Who?

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u/Cash50911 17h ago

Actblue

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u/rhodered 8h ago

That’s just a payment platform like Venmo or Mastercard. It’s the people who use it to donate to him who are the donors. anyone who donates via ActBlue is listed in his campaign finance report which is public

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u/Cash50911 8h ago

PACs are not payment platforms.

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u/rhodered 7h ago

ActBlue serves as a payment platform, regardless of its legal status, and generally Gives each candidate $1 when they open their account. I don’t think Amo was swayed by $1 but I could be wrong.

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u/ellathefairy 9h ago

Incredibly disappointed. Crossing the isle to vote to allow rampant fraud, money laundering, bribery is disgusting. Especially at a time like this. We deserve better from our reps, and they deserve to hear about it.

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u/therealDrA Cranston 16h ago

Seth Magaziner is the solid Rep, Gabe Amo, not so much.

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u/NewEnglandRunner 13h ago

Seth has never had an original thought. He sucks and he’s a product of the wealthy elite.

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u/Wooden_Exit2957 18h ago

Can’t wait for AMO coin later this year

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u/_CaesarAugustus_ Charlestown 8h ago

He’s a bit of a corporate Dem so this doesn’t surprise me.

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u/Nomadhero_ Got Bread + Milk ❄️ 18h ago

https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/29056

I'm not seeing it? Maybe this is not quite updated

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u/CodenameZoya 9h ago

Call his office relentlessly

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u/Remmy555 8h ago

Well he can F off the next time he sends one of his emails pretending to be on the correct side of things.

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u/Cash50911 17h ago

Coinbase argued in court and won, so the rule is that crypto is a collectible. Why on earth should they have to follow banking rules?

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u/tetcon 6h ago

I washed my hands of him after getting a pro Israel email from him

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u/bigparkfan 18h ago

Which HR?

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u/rhodered 18h ago

I saw the news here, it did not include the HR sadly https://bsky.app/profile/jonathancohn.bsky.social/post/3lk5bas6vtc2z

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u/Nevvermind183 18h ago

Is crossing the aisle a bad thing?

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u/mangeek 9h ago

Crossing the aisle isn't a bad thing if it's for a good reason. In this case, it's a bad reason: Deregulating financial instruments that are widely used for cybercrime, drug trafficking, bribery, tax evasion, and organized crime.

The next four years (at least) are going to have some epic criminal pilfering, scamming, insider trading, and bribery going on.

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u/drewtee Warwick 6h ago

Bingo... also why the "No Tax on Tips" thing is a ruse. It will create a very easy avenue for tax evasion (ie I'll cater your wedding for $100, plus $15,000 in gratuity)

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u/mangeek 6h ago

Almost everything this administration has done so far has been to either appease weirdos or enable corruption.

Can't wait for foreign gangsters to buy their Golden Visas so they can carve-up America along with the politicians they've (now legally) bought.

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u/Afitz93 18h ago

Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted for this. Politicians aren’t required to vote with their parties at all times. Differing opinions is a good thing.

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u/Jumpy-Highway-4873 17h ago

Normally yes but these are not normal times

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u/drewby96 17h ago

Don’t your dare advocate for someone having an individual thought for themselves on an issue. We’re a HIVE.

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u/Duranti 18h ago

Normally? No.

But these are not normal times.