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CousinIT

(9,254 posts)
Mon May 23, 2022, 01:32 PM May 2022

Bombardment by the billionaires

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-assault-of-the-billionaires

The richest person in America tweeted last week that Democrats have “become the party of division & hate, so I can no longer support them and will vote Republican.”

Hello? Democrats are the party of division and hate? What planet has Elon been living on?

Meanwhile, the second-richest person in America (Jeff Bezos) tweeted that the Democrats’ proposed tax hikes on the rich will not tame inflation and their proposed spending would worsen it (he’s wrong, and I’ll explain why in another post).

. . .

This billionaire bombardment gives Biden and the Democrats an opportunity to tell America whose side they’re on and whose side they’re not on — in effect, to declare class war on the class warriors.

Will they take it?

. . .

Isn’t it time for Biden and the Democrats tell this to the American people, and offer them a clear choice in the upcoming midterms and beyond?
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Bombardment by the billionaires (Original Post) CousinIT May 2022 OP
they only call it class warfare when the poor fight back. mopinko May 2022 #1
Division in like.. Omnipresent May 2022 #2
Wasn't part of FDR's platform KS Toronado May 2022 #3
The last thing I need is some tax evading billionaires whining about Emile May 2022 #4
A visual dweller May 2022 #5
The Tesla Guy can tweet (or say) whatever he wants and nobody will challenge him FakeNoose May 2022 #6

Omnipresent

(5,720 posts)
2. Division in like..
Mon May 23, 2022, 01:49 PM
May 2022

Singling out the super wealthy and getting them to pay their fair share in taxes?

Then division is what we need and they deserve!

KS Toronado

(17,299 posts)
3. Wasn't part of FDR's platform
Mon May 23, 2022, 02:22 PM
May 2022

or something he used on the campaign trail was that D's were the party of the common man and
R's were the party of the rich?

Emile

(22,871 posts)
4. The last thing I need is some tax evading billionaires whining about
Mon May 23, 2022, 02:27 PM
May 2022

which political party best represents them! Screw them!

FakeNoose

(32,713 posts)
6. The Tesla Guy can tweet (or say) whatever he wants and nobody will challenge him
Mon May 23, 2022, 02:47 PM
May 2022

Who does he think he is ... Rupert Murdoch?

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