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Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 12:44 PM Jun 2017

Trillions for crooked bank bailouts and the elective Iraq war, zero for your health care, college.

In the 2008 crisis, Americans observed that the GOP would be perfectly willing to pay any price to bail out the crooked banks but they would not help families who were facing financial disaster over the crisis. They observed that the rich got tax cuts as America went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The interest on the money for those wars would substantially increase the cost--if only the rich had paid a little more in taxes.

We now know that the Iraq war was not justified and was an elective war. In reality, the cost of that war is being paid by your children through high college costs because the government "doesn't have the money" to help.

Now the rich want another tax cut and the only way to get it is to cut Medicaid. Shouldn't there be a cost to the stupidity of the rich for the 2008 crisis and the Iraq war? The gap between the working poor and the rich is astounding. The rich don't deserve a tax break and they certainly should never get one from the billionaire boy king.

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Trillions for crooked bank bailouts and the elective Iraq war, zero for your health care, college. (Original Post) Democrats_win Jun 2017 OP
This speaks to my heart. K & R. bronxiteforever Jun 2017 #1
Republicans have pissed away enough money on tax tricks for the richest 1% and wars based on lies to Elwood P Dowd Jun 2017 #2
Truly, this has to be the stupidest country. BSdetect Jun 2017 #3
Obama didn't do much to improve this, either FiveGoodMen Jun 2017 #4

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
1. This speaks to my heart. K & R.
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 12:51 PM
Jun 2017

I wish there would be more discussion about this and the fact that trickle down doesn't work (35 years of the same bullcrap and the rich tax cuts that don't work).

Elwood P Dowd

(11,443 posts)
2. Republicans have pissed away enough money on tax tricks for the richest 1% and wars based on lies to
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 12:58 PM
Jun 2017

to give every single American FREE health care for years.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
4. Obama didn't do much to improve this, either
Thu Jun 29, 2017, 02:15 PM
Jun 2017

Escalated Afghanistan, bailed out banks, not much help for underwater homeowners.

Didn't even discuss single-payer, didn't fight for public option.

Indescribably better than the GOP, but not really committed enough to the things people needed (and still need).

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