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Chasstev365

(5,191 posts) Wed Dec 20, 2017, 07:57 AM Dec 2017

You know the best part of the tax bill? "We fulfilled our campaign promise!"

It's going to fuck people over, but we did it!

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You know the best part of the tax bill? "We fulfilled our campaign promise!" (Original Post) Chasstev365 Dec 2017 OP

Start referring to it as the Death Bill NotASurfer Dec 2017 #1

No, they didn't. Taxes are still complicated, still full of loopholes, like carried interest loophol DetlefK Dec 2017 #2

I hate it when they say that NJCher Dec 2017 #3

and the media repeats time and time again! riversedge Dec 2017 #4

Yep. dalton99a Dec 2017 #5

NotASurfer

(2,153 posts)

1. Start referring to it as the Death Bill

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 08:12 AM

Dec 2017

Every time somebody dies from health care they can't get or afford because it was cut or (CHIP) Repubs droppped the ball to shower money on their donors & enrich themselves.

2018 will be the year of Kill the Bill, volume 2

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

2. No, they didn't. Taxes are still complicated, still full of loopholes, like carried interest loophol

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 09:25 AM

Dec 2017

NJCher

(35,713 posts)

3. I hate it when they say that

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 09:45 AM

Dec 2017

It is such a logical fallacy.

"I was elected (never mind that I stole the election, or lied to get into the office)

I made a promise

Therefore I am fulfilling public support by voting for a bill that is unpopular with 70% of the populace."

riversedge

(70,285 posts)

4. and the media repeats time and time again!

Reply to NJCher (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 11:25 AM

Dec 2017

dalton99a

(81,568 posts)

5. Yep.

Reply to riversedge (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 11:27 AM

Dec 2017

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