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THIS comes from a former Reagan Administration official... (Original Post) kpete Oct 2017 OP
30+ years too late Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #1
Better late than never? Hopefully. czarjak Oct 2017 #9
The Deplorables won't listen NastyRiffraff Oct 2017 #2
Bartlett has done penance. Blue_true Oct 2017 #3
Yeah, but they'e gonna zentrum Oct 2017 #4
Capitalists without workers Susan Calvin Oct 2017 #5
Steal 1.5 TRILLION $$$$$$$$$$$ and loan it back to the little people with interest. L. Coyote Oct 2017 #6
Sigh hibbing Oct 2017 #7
The Republicans have to pay back their owners riverbendviewgal Oct 2017 #8
That was once proposed back in the early 1900's Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #10
K and R oasis Oct 2017 #11
Any worker who supports the Trump tax bill is an idiot... Corvo Bianco Oct 2017 #12
"Take Nixon in the deepest days of his Watergate paranoia, subtract 50 IQ points, add Twitter... alterfurz Oct 2017 #13

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
2. The Deplorables won't listen
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 08:41 PM
Oct 2017

Even when they're thrown under the train, they'll blame the Democrats, not Trump.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
3. Bartlett has done penance.
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 08:55 PM
Oct 2017

He was once a bloodless republican operative from a rich old line Florida family. For the last decade, he has been singing the democratic message almost as good as a true Democrat. I guess he saw the hell that he helped create and want to undue as much of that hell as he can.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
6. Steal 1.5 TRILLION $$$$$$$$$$$ and loan it back to the little people with interest.
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 10:04 PM
Oct 2017

They don't just steal from the Treasury, they loan the money back at interest to cover the deficit they create!

hibbing

(10,098 posts)
7. Sigh
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 10:30 PM
Oct 2017

Reagan raised all kinds of taxes on ordinary Americans before he cut the rates for the ruling class.



Peace

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
8. The Republicans have to pay back their owners
Sun Oct 29, 2017, 10:45 PM
Oct 2017

Who financed their last elections and their coming Elections I wish they all wore suits with their owners names on them like nascar drivers.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)
10. That was once proposed back in the early 1900's
Mon Oct 30, 2017, 12:09 AM
Oct 2017

Muckrakers did say the Senators should wear signs(labels) of which companies owned them
Standard Oil for example

Corvo Bianco

(1,148 posts)
12. Any worker who supports the Trump tax bill is an idiot...
Mon Oct 30, 2017, 12:40 PM
Oct 2017

So all Trump supporters are on board. Woohoo.

alterfurz

(2,474 posts)
13. "Take Nixon in the deepest days of his Watergate paranoia, subtract 50 IQ points, add Twitter...
Mon Oct 30, 2017, 02:04 PM
Oct 2017

...and you have Trump today." -- Bruce Bartlett

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