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In reply to the discussion: "They call me the Far Left"? [View all]colsohlibgal
(5,276 posts)Convincing voters to vote against their own self interest and well being is a real life con job.
And here we are, with a terrible dangerous half bright Con Man in the White House.
From FDR till B Actor Reagan the top marginal tax rate was over 60%, often 80% and more as I recall. The middle class was thriving. Reagan cut the top tax rate drastically and the Defense Budget And millionaires/billionaires benefited. The change was happening and picked up steam when Ronnie also axed the long standing Fairness Doctrine. That begat Fox News and crackpots like Limbaugh on the radio.
All that changed the brains of those who watched religiously.
And now we have that Orange Despot branding any news critical of him as Fake. That horrible man would not have wound up in the White House minus Faux News.
We are pretty far down the rabbit hole. I have some issues with Biden but......any port in his storm, any democrat will be a huge improvement and that Orange Fraud And Tax cheat can get a matching Orange jump suit....hopefully.
And hopefully people like Bullock will decide to run for the Senate, we need to take it back.