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In reply to the discussion: Open letter from a constituent: "I am relieved to say I no longer think of myself as a Republican" [View all]luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)I was going to post similar thoughts, although probably not quite as eloquently as you have done.
You can add "fiscal responsibility" to the Republican trope. It's been shown over and over again with conservative governments -- both yours and mine -- that "fiscal responsibility" doesn't mean what we progressives think it means, and the statistics prove it. Cutting taxes to the wealthy and corporations means only one thing -- rising debt and deficits. It's indecent for wealthy societies to cut taxes and then try to convince the everyday voter that cuts in social services are necessary. Add to that -- there is absolutely no reason that the wealthiest country in the world cannot provide universal healthcare, which the majority of us consider a right, not a privilege in a first world country. Citizens, not corporations, should be the government's very first priority. In today's GOP, not so much.
Prior to the 2016 election, a pundit on NPR talked about the return of the "gilded age". He was absolutely right.