• solarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    This was the first and the one thing they united to do everything in their power to ensure passage in 2016.

    Everything else following was theater and/or smaller scale quid pro quo. Those actions still have serious consequences, especially for reproductive rights and minorities, but delivering money to the wealthy is the one true gospel.

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      Meh, it’s what got him there. But arguably Putin had more in mind than merely that when he helped put him there.

      When facing an enemy, do not focus exclusively on the weapon, but rather its weilder.

      And unfortunately, in Trump’s case he’s open for much business, from many sides.:-(

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    5 months ago

    “Just one more tax cut bro. This time it’ll work bro. Just lower the riches taxes one more time and it’ll all trickle down and we’ll all have our own houses and shit bro. Just one more tax cuuuuuuuuuuut”