Poor misguided democrats to hound Trump on tax cut bill.

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by logical1, Dec 25, 2017.

  1. Golem

    Golem Well-Known Member Donor

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    "I don't see a deal" tweeted by the President before the meeting even starts means that the meeting is just for show and to give their fanatic base the talking point that they were "invited", but their proposals would not be considered.

    Ok... now you're just using a strawman. I didn't say they don't care. I said they are intelligent enough to understand that this is just chump change. People will and should take whatever they can get from the tax-cuts-for--the-rich bill, because they will have to pay it back with interest. And I mean all of it. Not just the part that they got.

    It's not like this has never been done before. Bush did it, and it contributed greatly to getting us into a crisis.
     
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    You prove you own previous statement to be untrue and even though you quoted him a little more accurately this time you still we're selective in your quote and left out the rest of what he said. Then to say their proposals would not be considered which is also not true to his statement.

    You were clear on your statement about Trump's tweet and the middle class on the tax bill, and you were wrong and misleading on both.
     
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    logical1 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You mean all 17 of them??????????????????????
     
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    I've seen this as a common theme from trump apologists who for some reason are fine defending this giveaway to the 1%. The problem is that alt right degenerates did nothing but cry about the deficit when we had a real president. Now, deficit spending in the name of making the rich richer, while doing little to nothing to help middle class America, is just peachy. Further, "keeping more of their money" ignores the numerous side effects of such an action. Deficit bomb? Check? Motivate hiring? Nope. Stopping companies from stashing profits overseas? Nope. Bring back manufacturing? Trump's own brand is still made in China.

    There's far too much evidence of trickle down nonsense being ineffective and doing nothing at all to help the middle class, but let's just keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results? There's a word for that. Insanity.
     
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    Define middle class....oh, that's right, there is no set definition. Frankly, while I would consider you middle class, a lot of people wouldn't. And yes, I'm sure the ACA helped your son and his wife.....and that's the point, they are NOT 6 figure income people. But YOU are. And you're complaining about a $1000 tax increase. But I'm supposed to be cool that my premiums went up $4000 a year and keep climbing because it "helps" people like your son. Sorry, but as they say, there are winners and losers, and there were a lot more upper middle class losers with the ACA than there are with the tax cuts, so I don't have a lot of sympathy for the few being affect this time around, especially since their high tax states are the main issue.
     
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    Most definitely true! And we know this because of the way they approved their tax plan: behind closed doors and negotiating among themselves. We know it was for show. They would never have included anything Democrats wanted because it would ruin their promises to one or the other wing of the Republican Party.

    They knew this before they went in. But Trump's tweet made it absolutely clear. It happened throughout the Obama administration, Republicans would negotiate this and that, and when everything was agreed on, they pulled out (see ACA, see Immigration reform, ... and many more). Why would that change now that the President will sign whatever they pass.
     
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    Not true. There is no way to twist his words in the way you are attempting. Democrats took the easy way out and were never going to negotiate in the first place, they used what he said as an excuse. Your spin doesn’t change facts, he did not deny them or cancel.....they did.
     
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    The bill is now law. The discussion is over.
     
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    Ok. If not Trump, at least his supporters, need to start understanding that what a President says has consequences. Nobody should ever assume that a President is lying. Not even this pathological liar we have now. So if the President says that he doesn't see a deal... then he doesn't see a deal.... period. This means there are no points in which they could negotiate. Nothing he would give in to. Nothing that they could agree on. And no point in engaging on negotiations.

    Trump supporters haven't even begun to understand what the consequences of electing an incompetent President are. It's almost a year... you guys need to start learning already.... It's your responsibility as a citizen (assuming, of course, that you're a citizen). Because, eventually, you'll be asked to do this all over again. And if you haven't learned by then, you will make the same mistake.
     
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    Hmmm, you mean no deal on tying unrelated things like DACA to a bill?

    The only checked it and the Democrats have had since the beginning is to resist. That means they would not allow any successful legislation to pass that would be good for Trump. That means that no matter what they would never have voted for any tax cuts.
     
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    A deal could be anything that removed things that harm people who are not billionaires that Republicans want, and included those that benefit people other than billionaires, which is what Democrats want.

    If all the Republicans can produce is what's good for Trump and billionaires like Trump, then you are correct. They would never have voted for welfare for the rich. Tbe strategy of Democrats is, in fact, to resist these fascist stratagems. Ideally they will be resisted through negotiations. But Trump made it clear he will have none of that.
     
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    It is funny to see the democrats fighting for the rich in blue states. After all, that is why they were against the tax bill.
     
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    Of course when Ryan starts to cut Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security to pay for the tax cut that primarlly benefit the rich they might actually figure out they have been had once again.
     
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    In saying “meeting with ‘Chuck and Nancy’ today about keeping government open and working,” he proves his willingness and intent to meet. “I dont see a deal” does not mean there isnt one, does not mean the meeting is cancelled, does not mean they are not invited, does not mean he is unwilling to make a deal. The weak Dems used it as an excuse like you are
     
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    No. It just means that the meeting is pointless. I'm sure Chuck and Nancy can find more interesting people to hang out with than an uneducated dope like Trump.

    BTW, it can mean one, and only one, of two things. One is that he is unwilling to make a deal. The other is that he's lying. But, as I said before, nobody in power should ever assume that the POTUS is lying. Not because of the person, but because of the Office they swore to faithfully execute. And even though Trump has violated his Oath of Office again and again, we should never get used to it. He'll only be there for a short period of time. And then (hopefully) we'll go back to having real President who does deserve the respect of the Office.
     
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    This tax bill has a Trojan horse. Its called chained CPI. Basically it means that the government will be calculating inflation differently so that it assumes inflation goes up much less than it really does. This will result in tax brackets not being adjusted upward as quickly for inflation which means your income will start moving into higher tax brackets and you will be paying higher taxes. Also since inflation is assumed to be lower your social security benefit will begin to decline over time when adjusted for real inflation.
    https://www.investopedia.com/taxes/how-gop-tax-bill-affects-you/
     
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    So you agree then that he did not cancel the meeting or ban them from coming, as you said earlier.

    Has anything ever happened that you didn’t see? Then your notion of he is either lying or unwilling to make a deal is disingenuous.
     
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    Are you out of your mind? When did I say that?

    Is it possible that fanatics who follow an idol who is a pathological liar somehow become infected with their deity's same disease? Or is it that they just grow so accustomed to living in a fantasy world that they no longer know the difference between fantasy from reality?
     
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    Here’s when you said it in direct response to being Asked about why you were saying they were banned or cancelled
    Daying I dont see a deal is not the same as cancelling, banning, or not considering a deal. You have disingenuously misrepresented his comments multiple times
     

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