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onecaliberal

(36,594 posts) Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:48 PM Jul 2019

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We need to start calling the tax loopholes for all the different industries exactly what they are.

Entitlements. We need to reframe the republican talking points to reflect the reality of how badly the right has destroyed American.

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We need to start calling the tax loopholes for all the different industries exactly what they are. (Original Post) onecaliberal Jul 2019 OP

Corporate Welfare... dlk Jul 2019 #1

That doesn't stick. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #2

Understood, However That's What it is dlk Jul 2019 #3

I agree with you a million percent. That is precisely what it is. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #5

It's Taxpayer-Funded Handouts to Profitable Corporations dlk Jul 2019 #8

I disagree. People understand what welfare is. Many have no understanding of entitlements as a term. LonePirate Jul 2019 #4

Welfare CEO's. Corporate is too weak & generic. Everyone hates an overpaid CEO. TeamPooka Jul 2019 #10

Corporate welfare is what I call it. muntrv Jul 2019 #6

An "entitlement" means they are actually ENTTLED to it. SharonAnn Jul 2019 #7

Exactly what they are. onecaliberal Jul 2019 #9

dlk

(13,343 posts)

1. Corporate Welfare...

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:50 PM

Jul 2019

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

2. That doesn't stick.

Reply to dlk (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:52 PM

Jul 2019

dlk

(13,343 posts)

3. Understood, However That's What it is

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:54 PM

Jul 2019

If calling it entitlements gets better traction, I’m all for it.

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

5. I agree with you a million percent. That is precisely what it is.

Reply to dlk (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 10:05 PM

Jul 2019

dlk

(13,343 posts)

8. It's Taxpayer-Funded Handouts to Profitable Corporations

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 11:22 PM

Jul 2019

LonePirate

(14,379 posts)

4. I disagree. People understand what welfare is. Many have no understanding of entitlements as a term.

Reply to onecaliberal (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 09:56 PM

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TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

10. Welfare CEO's. Corporate is too weak & generic. Everyone hates an overpaid CEO.

Reply to dlk (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 12:46 AM

Jul 2019

Personalize it.

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

6. Corporate welfare is what I call it.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 10:08 PM

Jul 2019

SharonAnn

(14,178 posts)

7. An "entitlement" means they are actually ENTTLED to it.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2019, 11:04 PM

Jul 2019

BTW, I call Social Security and Medicare “Earned Benefits”.

onecaliberal

(36,594 posts)

9. Exactly what they are.

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 12:10 AM

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