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applegrove

(119,063 posts) Sat Mar 25, 2023, 07:31 PM Mar 2023

Robert Reich on Mastodon:

When it comes to subsidizing corporations and the wealthy, Republicans in Congress don’t care about inflation or "personal responsibility."

But when it comes to providing people with access to childcare, healthcare, or even food, it's all they care about.

Funny how that works.

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Robert Reich on Mastodon: (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2023 OP

Republicans do whatever people with money tell them to do BOSSHOG Mar 2023 #1

Same can be said for deficits. Freethinker65 Mar 2023 #2

It is not strange, they suck up to the money that elects them. republianmushroom Mar 2023 #3

it's corruption pure and simple, and it needs to end with the dissolution of this horrible LymphocyteLover Mar 2023 #4

What they care about is... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #5

And corporations are people, my friend. BWdem4life Mar 2023 #6

BOSSHOG

(37,205 posts)

1. Republicans do whatever people with money tell them to do

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 08:30 PM

Mar 2023

Selfish, hateful, no integrity, a large dose of ignorance and zero compassion for the people who vote them. And those voters have similar traits as those they vote for. And sprinkle them all with a dash of religious fanaticism.

Freethinker65

(10,123 posts)

2. Same can be said for deficits.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 08:31 PM

Mar 2023

republianmushroom

(13,996 posts)

3. It is not strange, they suck up to the money that elects them.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 08:39 PM

Mar 2023

LymphocyteLover

(5,669 posts)

4. it's corruption pure and simple, and it needs to end with the dissolution of this horrible

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 09:15 PM

Mar 2023

party, the GOP

2naSalit

(87,095 posts)

5. What they care about is...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 10:43 PM

Mar 2023

Keeping the rest of us from having any of that.

BWdem4life

(1,736 posts)

6. And corporations are people, my friend.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2023, 11:09 PM

Mar 2023

So, shouldn't they have to be responsible too?

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