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turbinetree

(24,688 posts)
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 11:40 AM Nov 2017

Fox News refuses to run ad explaining how Trump personally benefits from his tax plan

Fox News is refusing to run an ad from a progressive group that highlights how President Trump will benefit from his tax cut plan.

The ad — part of a six-figure buy by Not One Penny, a group devoted to working toward ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations don’t receive “even one penny in tax cuts” — notes that while Trump claims to “tell it like it is,” he refuses to explain why he’s championing a tax plan that contains more than a billion dollars of goodies for his family.

“When it’s time for Trump to explain why his tax plan gives a big cut to the wealthy — including lucrative breaks for golf course owners and cuts for rich heirs, all worth more than a billion dollars for Trump and his family — why is this president suddenly at a loss for words?” the ad’s narrator asks.


https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-trump-taxes-ad-not-one-penny-b925796a8a9e/


And the corrupt network that goes around and says that it is fair and balanced

I wish to f*** that we had a Fairness Doctrine


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Fox News refuses to run ad explaining how Trump personally benefits from his tax plan (Original Post) turbinetree Nov 2017 OP
Why aren't we all boycotting Fox anything all the time???!!!! KPN Nov 2017 #1
I agree whole heartily turbinetree Nov 2017 #2
Thank you. I just wish some organization with enough mass and KPN Nov 2017 #3

KPN

(15,642 posts)
1. Why aren't we all boycotting Fox anything all the time???!!!!
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 11:44 AM
Nov 2017

Every TV show, local Fox news, televised Fox sports ... the whole frigging kit and kaboodle.

We need to hit them in the pocketbook hard.

Help me out: IS THIS NOT A REASONABLE ENDEAVOR?

KPN

(15,642 posts)
3. Thank you. I just wish some organization with enough mass and
Thu Nov 30, 2017, 12:06 PM
Nov 2017

know how would start promoting this. It needs to be more than just the typical short-term, run of the mill consumer boycott. It would need to have massive visibility and staying power in order to have any real impact.

It needs to directly hurt and influence 21st Century Fox stock holders and mutual funds that hold that stock.

Is there anyone here at DU who has connections and know how (and obviously thinks this would have any merit) who can advise on how toi help make this happen.

We just gotta do something. The Federal Government/Congress certainly won't ... and aren't about to bring back the Fairness Doctrine.

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