If politicians represented the masses it would always have been done. But legal bribery means that they represent their donors instead.
Typically when the masses agree on something it does not happen unless it also benefits the rich
See paid family leave, universal background checks on gun purchases, hell, women’s right to bodily autonomy?!
Thanks for saving me the time reading this.
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This is why I have a modicum of respect for Bush Sr. He promised no more taxes on the campaign trail and then when he was in office he realized that in order to balance the budget taxes needed raised. He did this knowing he wouldn't win a second term.
Look into his life before running for President; you'll lose the respect right quick. Also his father financed the literal Nazis (though in his defense pretty much every American with money was supporting the Nazi party pre-1940).
2 things.
I've been paying attention to some of this since I was young so I do know quite a bit about his history.
Remember, according to Zoomers if you do anything other that full throatedly hate something, you must love and support that thing. No in between.
Gee, I wonder where they learned such a thing...
And this is why we are fucked as a country, even if Biden holds on to the Whitehouse. Instead of working inside the system we have and trying to change it for the better, it's all or nothing. Biden sucks because he has been upholding a very very long policy of supporting Israel, regardless of how we feel about it. Only a handful seem to grasp what happens and did happen when you let perfect be the enemy of good. I'll give a hint, we got 4 years of an orange menace
Much more likely explanation: He was lying when he made the 'pledge'.
Do you not know about the republicans and tax cuts? They do their damndest to lower taxes for their corporate overlords at the expense of programs that not only act as a safety net but also tend to have a positive ripple effect on the overall economy.
Nope. Dude didn't lie about not increasing taxes, he was one of the last guard of old-school repubs who actually did what was best for everyone, especially when he took the big seat.
The rule is apparently not to raise taxes, and the plan is to raise taxes on billionaires.
Tax the Rich Is Actually a Popular Bipartisan Stance, Poll Shows
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-26/swing-state-voters-favor-tax-the-rich-movement-election-poll?srnd=undefined&embedded-checkout=true&leadSource=uverify%20wall
If politicians represented the masses it would always have been done. But legal bribery means that they represent their donors instead.
Typically when the masses agree on something it does not happen unless it also benefits the rich
See paid family leave, universal background checks on gun purchases, hell, women’s right to bodily autonomy?!
Thanks for saving me the time reading this.
I hate click bait titles
This is why I have a modicum of respect for Bush Sr. He promised no more taxes on the campaign trail and then when he was in office he realized that in order to balance the budget taxes needed raised. He did this knowing he wouldn't win a second term.
Look into his life before running for President; you'll lose the respect right quick. Also his father financed the literal Nazis (though in his defense pretty much every American with money was supporting the Nazi party pre-1940).
2 things.
2). Did MODICUM go the way of literally?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modicum
Remember, according to Zoomers if you do anything other that full throatedly hate something, you must love and support that thing. No in between.
Gee, I wonder where they learned such a thing...
And this is why we are fucked as a country, even if Biden holds on to the Whitehouse. Instead of working inside the system we have and trying to change it for the better, it's all or nothing. Biden sucks because he has been upholding a very very long policy of supporting Israel, regardless of how we feel about it. Only a handful seem to grasp what happens and did happen when you let perfect be the enemy of good. I'll give a hint, we got 4 years of an orange menace
Much more likely explanation: He was lying when he made the 'pledge'.
Do you not know about the republicans and tax cuts? They do their damndest to lower taxes for their corporate overlords at the expense of programs that not only act as a safety net but also tend to have a positive ripple effect on the overall economy.
Nope. Dude didn't lie about not increasing taxes, he was one of the last guard of old-school repubs who actually did what was best for everyone, especially when he took the big seat.