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SoCalMusicLover

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2. It's Not Pointless To Those Funding The repub Party

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 29, 2017, 03:37 AM

Apr 2017

The ultra-wealthy who finance the campaigns are glad they are getting exactly what they paid for.

Besides, the repeal of the estate tax is going to mean so much to Joe Schmo in places like South Dakota and Oklahoma. You know, the repub base. The voters who put him in office. Most of them have multi-million dollar estates, and most of them stay up nights worrying about the big, bad estate tax.

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NYT Editorial - President Trumps Laughable Plan to Cut His Own Taxes [View all] TomCADem Apr 2017 OP

Repealing the Estate Tax is a particularly pointless giveaway to the ultra rich. SunSeeker Apr 2017 #1

It's Not Pointless To Those Funding The repub Party SoCalMusicLover Apr 2017 #2

Mnuchin and Cohn are both corporate Democrats. kentuck Apr 2017 #3

this morning trump was saying he'll pay MORE in taxes under his new plan....see.. spanone Apr 2017 #4

Because, at present, he is paying nothing? kentuck Apr 2017 #5

i imagine he will continue to pay nothing....that's the kind of patriot he is!!!! spanone Apr 2017 #6