Originally Posted By: rocky mtn bill
As for "pissing away billions" I nominate Trump's tax cuts and the boost in defense spending. Both these disasters are simply rewards to big donors. The rich hate government because they don't need it. They resent paying taxes for services they don't use. You and I need schools, roads, bridges, fire and police services because we can't pay for them privately. What's lacking here is a desire to create and sustain a cohesive society in which all members have the opportunity to enjoy healthy, productive lives. Trump's motto is Every Man for Himself.


Bill the politicians you support have purposefully and with malice aforethought developed and encouraged identity politics to further their own nefarious ambitions. There's where your "cohesive society" is breaking down. It's not the rich's abhorrence of school taxes.....mostly the rich don't give a shit about school taxes...it doesn't add up to much for them.

Last edited by canvasback; 09/06/18 08:39 AM.
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