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ProfessorGAC

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20. Yeah, I Buy That

Reply to senseandsensibility (Reply #19)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:14 PM

Feb 18

I think we inadequately pushed back against the Budh & Trump cuts.
The average person sees a buck & a half and the rich person get 2 grand. Somehow we failed to reduce the mass popularity of those "wonderful" tax cuts

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WSJ: Billionaires' Low Taxes Are Becoming A Problem For the Economy [View all] senseandsensibility Feb 18 OP

It's getting like France in 1789 and is simply unsustainable. Chasstev365 Feb 18 #1

Roll back the Reagan/Bush/Tramp poli-junkie Feb 18 #2

No one ever talks about those anymore leftstreet Feb 18 #3

Those tax cuts + the wars account for pretty much the entire FoxNewsSucks Feb 18 #12

Reagan even got a Democratic House to vote for them MichMan Thursday #27

Absolutely. I don't understand why Dems have such trouble saying this out loud. Bluetus Feb 18 #4

I have heard some of that senseandsensibility Feb 18 #5

because saying this will immediately result in a primary candidate funded with 100s of millions of dollars DBoon Feb 18 #6

There will definitely be pushback senseandsensibility Feb 18 #7

Get in office first cate94 Feb 18 #8

Campaign money is overrated Bluetus Feb 18 #22

No lie found irisblue Feb 18 #9

The epstein-class must contribute more to society. talking-liberally Feb 18 #10

Yes, and very very few will willingly do their part FoxNewsSucks Feb 18 #11

Some people noticed that a long time ago. FoxNewsSucks Feb 18 #13

Agreed, but when even the WSJ says it senseandsensibility Feb 18 #15

Shakespeare Amended: lastlib Feb 18 #14

No violence senseandsensibility Feb 18 #17

There is also "Eat the Rich". madinmaryland Feb 18 #21

But during the Occupy Wallstreet, the top Dems and GOP said such talk was akin to class warfare LiberalArkie Feb 18 #16

Indeed they did, but Occupy was 16 years ago. BannonsLiver Thursday #29

16 years ago, but we essentially have the same Democratic Party leaders. Still the same DLC. LiberalArkie Thursday #30

File Under "Well, Duh"! ProfessorGAC Feb 18 #18

If there's one thing I hope Dems have learned in the past few years senseandsensibility Feb 18 #19

Yeah, I Buy That ProfessorGAC Feb 18 #20

What galls me is, the Repuglykans are a "one-trick horse's ass"..... lastlib Feb 18 #23

The WSJ news articles have always shown decent journalism Wednesdays Feb 18 #24

Yes, good point senseandsensibility Thursday #28

Begin by taxing the Murdochs Wicked Blue Thursday #25

They're just now figuring this out? Initech Thursday #26