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annabanana

(52,791 posts)
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 04:14 PM Mar 2017

Tax Reform is not as "emotionally charged". .

Well we'll just see about that, I guess.
The talking point is that there will not be The Resistance that the health bill engendered. I'm thinking that it will be about our getting the nitty gritty examples out there.

"How will this bill effect YOU?"

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Tax Reform is not as "emotionally charged". . (Original Post) annabanana Mar 2017 OP
Well, it's certainly not emotionally charges for the 1% voting on it. Atman Mar 2017 #1
No one minds paying less taxes.... Thomas Hurt Mar 2017 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author ymetca Mar 2017 #3
these breaks will go to the wealthy and a token to the workers.... spanone Mar 2017 #4
Well, perhaps on the Repub side of the aisle... Wounded Bear Mar 2017 #5

Atman

(31,464 posts)
1. Well, it's certainly not emotionally charges for the 1% voting on it.
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 04:35 PM
Mar 2017

I'm sure they'll quickly come up with a solution to give themselves tax breaks. Tax breaks don't actually help anybody but THEM, so it should be quite easy.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
2. No one minds paying less taxes....
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 04:35 PM
Mar 2017

the far right froth at the mouth, proclaim it theft and start quoting the line about the tree of liberty being watered with the blood patriots...blah, blah, blah, and then they don't do anything because at the end of the day, most of them have a job, a family, and nothing dire has happened to them personally to push them over the edge.

Response to annabanana (Original post)

spanone

(135,823 posts)
4. these breaks will go to the wealthy and a token to the workers....
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 04:57 PM
Mar 2017

there will be emotionally charged folks

Wounded Bear

(58,646 posts)
5. Well, perhaps on the Repub side of the aisle...
Mon Mar 27, 2017, 05:33 PM
Mar 2017

Dems are pretty locked in to fight against huge tax cuts to the wealthy and corporate interests.

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