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David__77

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44. We need some young, middle aged, and old.

Reply to Autumn (Reply #40)

Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:33 PM

Jan 2019

And, ideally, the old and middle aged retain their political youth in at least some respects.

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AOC smacks Scalise. She can out-twitter twitler! [View all] mobeau69 Jan 2019 OP

Perfect. dalton99a Jan 2019 #1

She's sharp, and is serious when necessary, but is not overly so... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #3

YESSSSS!!!!! Give it to him Alexandria!! She rocks!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #7

Scalise hasn't been spanked like that since he attended Trump's weekly Oval Office Dom meetings. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #36

This will be their mantra hibbing Jan 2019 #2

Remind them that Ike's top bracket was 91 percent. RHMerriman Jan 2019 #6

Good point!! AOC has it exactly right. InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #8

The tax code was very different then. Nobody paid 91% wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #11

The top bracket was 91 percent, meaning if you fell into that bracket, you paid RHMerriman Jan 2019 #13

Nobody paid 91% on ALL of their income TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #14

too many people don't pay what they're supposed to now either. nt JCanete Jan 2019 #20

Yeah, I remember someone said getting out of paying taxes was "smart". forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #55

AND there were far more deductions than we have now jmowreader Jan 2019 #23

And? Nobody pays the top marginal rate now Mariana Jan 2019 #43

BOOMMMM! nt Blue_true Jan 2019 #50

No one would pay 91% today. Blue_true Jan 2019 #49

She will tomorrow night on 60 Minutes. mobeau69 Jan 2019 #12

Of course, if Fox News had been around in the 1950s... regnaD kciN Jan 2019 #28

Fair ... but interestingly enough, the Fairness Doctrine was only about three years old RHMerriman Jan 2019 #29

We don't need to fashion our words to fit the treat of right wing talking points. We should be wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #9

It's Reagan's tax rate angrychair Jan 2019 #17

She's one person and a junior congressperson at that. herding cats Jan 2019 #25

Too many people don't know what the "marginal" even means in "marginal tax rate". SuprstitionAintthWay Jan 2019 #39

"I don't know what it is, but we need better ways of expressing what's being talked about. pangaia Jan 2019 #54

Let her talk. I like it wasupaloopa Jan 2019 #4

Agree, but she needs to Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #41

Gotta' love the change............ MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #5

Yup yup... love the way AOC is leading the charge!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #10

Right Fucking On. jalan48 Jan 2019 #15

70% marginal rate at $10 million is reasonable. David__77 Jan 2019 #16

People who make that kind of money Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #42

Scalise is that guy unhappy about not getting a straw at McDonald's pecosbob Jan 2019 #18

It's too bad she isn't kowtowing to her "esteemed colleague" theaocp Jan 2019 #19

There seems to be a lot of angst about that. Autumn Jan 2019 #40

We need some young, middle aged, and old. David__77 Jan 2019 #44

We need them all. We do not need to silence any of them. Autumn Jan 2019 #45

Touche AOC! smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #21

Burn... dlk Jan 2019 #22

You're on her home turf now, dolt. eggplant Jan 2019 #24

Can we get like...191 more of her please?? nt Palisade Jan 2019 #26

Oh yes, please! Welcome to DU, Palisade! JudyM Jan 2019 #33

TY! Palisade Jan 2019 #53

Scalise tweeted what Republicans SAY. AOC reminds us what they actually DO. n/t Beartracks Jan 2019 #27

Yup DeminPennswoods Jan 2019 #30

With regards to Scalise... RHMerriman Jan 2019 #31

She doesn't waste much time. calimary Jan 2019 #32

Speaking out in snappy sound bites changes the dialogue. We've been needing someone who like her! JudyM Jan 2019 #34

I'm so happy to see someone Bettie Jan 2019 #35

I don't get it. what does it mean when people say, 'it's hurting us' because of bonniebgood Jan 2019 #37

It's just a way of stealth attacking melman Jan 2019 #58

Questioning an elder, experienced male's knowledge... SMC22307 Jan 2019 #38

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Kicking ass! Pepsidog Jan 2019 #47

LOVE THIS!!!!! dsharp88 Jan 2019 #48

She's gonna be just fine! Brava! Roland99 Jan 2019 #51

Nicely done. John Fante Jan 2019 #52

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"...Left wing fantasy programs..." yonder Jan 2019 #57