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Hortensis

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4. Of course. The Repub leadership is beyond totally corrupt,

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2020, 05:32 PM

Mar 2020

they've moved to entitlement recipient "cleansing." By now, in order to justify past behaviors and to set themselves up for how they're using pandemic disease, I'm sure they've turned their virtue and the unworthiness of those who will die into something akin to a religion.

Assisting die-off in order to cut more taxes for the "deserving," and cheating their "undeserving" lower income voters even as they are forced to pretend to serve them, is the form "it can happen here" is taking in today's America. So far.

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Republicans Found a Way to Mail Checks and Still Screw People Over [View all] BeckyDem Mar 2020 OP

So those with the least income get zilch. Typical GOP bullshit. CurtEastPoint Mar 2020 #1

Nancy will fix this jimfields33 Mar 2020 #7

Tax rebate?? jpak Mar 2020 #2

Bush did do this. Folk were thrilled until they realized it was just an advance on their income tax. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #5

it wasn't "just" an advance on income tax. it was an advance on income tax *that was lower by $300* unblock Mar 2020 #13

it was a real benefit. the screwjob came in the fact that the rich got waaay more than everyone else unblock Mar 2020 #15

What they don't grasp is: I don't have much money either way but I still have my vote. marble falls Mar 2020 #3

Of course. The Repub leadership is beyond totally corrupt, Hortensis Mar 2020 #4

Sociopaths, the lot of them. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #14

It's taken over 30 years to pack their upper echelons, Hortensis Mar 2020 #18

Its so sad but true and this is the direction they were going before Trump. BeckyDem Mar 2020 #20

+100 to it all. I've concluded from years of watching now that Hortensis Mar 2020 #24

"It is a crass joke" handmade34 Mar 2020 #6

I Suspected As Much ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #8

You're very thoughtful and kind! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #21

Don't Know About That! ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #23

Well, I think you are! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #26

Great - I made $102K and now am unemployed. jmg257 Mar 2020 #9

Probably based on your adjusted income I would think Bengus81 Mar 2020 #28

Next problem: civil unrest underpants Mar 2020 #10

republicans hate poor people. barbtries Mar 2020 #11

Well one thing--this IS the Republican plan,lets see the Dem plan Bengus81 Mar 2020 #29

Like I said, beware of Republicans bearing gifts. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #12

Strings? Nah... Bungee cords. JHB Mar 2020 #17

Well, since I am on SSDI and don't work I will not have to worry about what I get or don"t get. Doreen Mar 2020 #16

Is this based off income or AGI? nt coti Mar 2020 #19

Let's see...worked for 48 years,paid a BOATLOAD of taxes Bengus81 Mar 2020 #22

Biden avlbeerfan Mar 2020 #25

Graham said as much Cetacea Mar 2020 #34

Warren seems to be the one with solid plans marlakay Mar 2020 #35

I would add that Andrew Yang's group Humanity Forward Sherman A1 Mar 2020 #36

What about someone on disability only making Ilsa Mar 2020 #27

Everybody should get a check. Period Yavin4 Mar 2020 #30

Agreed. Laelth Mar 2020 #32

Also, it slows down the process and creates red tape. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #33

Gah, they can't do anything correctly Mersky Mar 2020 #31