Why are our "President" and other DC officials

[yorkie77]

Talking about taxes when the greatest humanitarian crisis in our country's history is happening in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands? People have lost everything, and some are dying there. But tax reform is what is really important, right?

[guillaumeb]

1. Tax cuts for the 1% are really important.

To the people who run things.

[unblock]

2. They speak Spanish and have zero electoral votes.

Republicans are beyond not caring, they actively view it as a plus to deny them help.

[fierywoman]

3. The billionaires need the dough in order to keep their arm candy

in Manolo Blahniks stilettos, like bound-footed women.

[yorkie77]

4. And what this says about us as a nation is just so awful

This is not who we are

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. It may not be who we are

but atm, it is WHAT we are.

[GoCubsGo]

5. Because that's all they really care about.

The only thing they are interested in is lining their own pockets, and those of their big donors.

[sharedvalues]

7. Tax Cuts. Tax Cuts. Tax Cuts for billionaires.

This is a huge tax cut, aimed at destroying the government to give money to billionaires.

People keep using the word "reform". It's a CUT. A giveaway. Please let's not use the c-word.

[Blue_true]

8. I just saw a post on DU tonight that implied that

there is no difference between Democrats and republicans. I can bet if Democrats were in control, people in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands would have abundant federal resources helping them.

I say BULLSHIT to anyone that claim Democrats are the same as republicans, BULLSHIT.