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Pototan

(3,211 posts)
Sat Sep 14, 2024, 10:38 PM Sep 2024

"Why didn't you do it while you were in office?"

Trump now promises to eliminate federal income taxes on tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits.

The Republicans controlled the House, the Senate and the Presidency when the Trump tax cuts for billionaires was passed. How come Trump and the Republicans didn't make those cuts at that time?

Instead, that bill, among other things, allowed deductions for corporate jets but eliminated the deduction for union dues.

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Pototan

(3,211 posts)
2. Ya, you and I know that
Sat Sep 14, 2024, 10:48 PM
Sep 2024

but the average American voter doesn't. That's why Kamala and Tim need to drive this point home in their stump speeches.

disappearingboy

(87 posts)
9. Let me tell you one thing about his voters.
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:54 AM
Sep 2024

They. Don't. CARE. All they want is to get "revenge" on people not like them. You know, "those people."

Jack Valentino

(5,252 posts)
4. "Where is your WALL, and why didn't Mexico 'pay for it' ??"
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:01 AM
Sep 2024

'Nuff said, except you Don-OLD were actually president, but Kamala was not. Not YET....


(not that I favored the wall except for Pink Floyd's, but it was a promise Trump could not keep to his own base)

SCantiGOP

(14,758 posts)
7. The two things I remember him emphasizing
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:26 AM
Sep 2024

In 2016 was that Mexico would pay for the wall, and that he would self-finance his campaign.
He’s been begging for money ever since, and the check from Mexico must be held up at Customs.

Jack Valentino

(5,252 posts)
11. The "check from Mexico" was held up at the "BullShit" window,
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 01:26 AM
Sep 2024

and deposited in the circular file


SoFlaBro

(3,808 posts)
6. Orange Bastard couldn't do JACK SHIT while in office that didn't involve shitting his pants and being a colossal fuck up
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:25 AM
Sep 2024

betsuni

(29,297 posts)
8. Only Democrats get asked that and blamed for not doing things.
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 12:41 AM
Sep 2024

Even when, during the entire eight years of the Obama administration, they only had a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate for four months and ten days.

Republicans have zero responsibility.

Warpy

(114,676 posts)
10. He wants to do another BILLIONAIRE TAX CUT
Sun Sep 15, 2024, 01:03 AM
Sep 2024

and he thinks this is just chump change to sweeten the deal. The chump change cuts will expire within a couple of years, guaranteed.

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