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edhopper

(37,517 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 12:15 PM Mar 2020

I am very sure the answer to the economic turmoil from COVID-19

is another tax break for the Rich to horde more money off shore.

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I am very sure the answer to the economic turmoil from COVID-19 (Original Post) edhopper Mar 2020 OP
Trump will do like he's done before duforsure Mar 2020 #1
Would not surprise me at all for him to use the coronavirus economics ooky Mar 2020 #2
Ah, but you're forgetting The Five Point Plan!! hatrack Mar 2020 #3

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. Trump will do like he's done before
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 12:33 PM
Mar 2020

Take the funds and get others getting them to funnel some of it into his pockets, like he's done with wall money getting contractors to give to his campaign to get their contracts.

ooky

(11,056 posts)
2. Would not surprise me at all for him to use the coronavirus economics
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 12:52 PM
Mar 2020

as an opportunity to suggest doing just that. He'll say "we need to put more money in the pockets of Americans to increase spending" and then give it all to the rich like they did with the first scam.

hatrack

(65,136 posts)
3. Ah, but you're forgetting The Five Point Plan!!
Sun Mar 8, 2020, 12:55 PM
Mar 2020

The GOP solution for all problems:

1. More Tax Cuts
2. More Deregulation
3. More Guns
4. More Wars
5. More Jesus

That was easy, wasn't it?

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