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DENVERPOPS

(9,554 posts)
39. Dems or Repubs, all oligarchs
Thu Jul 18, 2024, 03:18 PM
Jul 18

from both political parties got a big bonus out of Trump's tax cuts, and will get an even bigger reduction in taxes if Trump is Re-elected. No matter, it is never enough for all these uber rich assholes and the corporations who will get bigger tax cuts.

I often reflect on what a frenchman? said when we were forming our nation's government hundreds of years ago:

"A Democracy will last until some group of people realize that they can vote themselves money" And here we are........

I hope that Biden resists and that we flamingdem Jul 18 #1
They don't care. We care, but we don't matter. shrike3 Jul 18 #2
Exactly! onecaliberal Jul 18 #3
God damn right. It's just the start folks. 58Sunliner Jul 18 #4
In Russia, Putin rules the Oligarchs. The Oligarchs pay him in order to exist. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 18 #5
these billionaires are determined to fuck us TasminCat Jul 18 #6
Dems or Repubs, all oligarchs DENVERPOPS Jul 18 #39
They expect to choose Biden's replacement Progressive dog Jul 18 #7
exactly. they are pumped up on their own power and they won't stop at Biden. TasminCat Jul 18 #9
Pure speculation Johnny2X2X Jul 18 #8
They will also be sending a message to the public that "this new person is our RockRaven Jul 18 #10
They want to beat Trump. This isn't a conspiracy. They saw the debate. They've seen the polls in which two-thirds of Doodley Jul 18 #11
I don't believe these people are stupid orangecrush Jul 18 #14
Are you serious?!!? GiqueCee Jul 18 #19
the billionaires don't want to just win, they want to SADISTICALLY RUB OUR NOSES IN IT TasminCat Jul 18 #33
I said exactly that... GiqueCee Jul 18 #35
hahahahaha sure. edisdead Jul 18 #34
Let me explain something to you. edisdead Jul 18 #36
If billionaires upend our party and candidate C_U_L8R Jul 18 #12
Our billionaires are more like their billionaires than anything else. Probatim Jul 18 #13
This is it exactly. edisdead Jul 18 #37
That's what I've been saying... GiqueCee Jul 18 #15
If they do that, I will have a message of my own. onecaliberal Jul 18 #16
Only if you vote for trump or stay home. oldmanlynn Jul 18 #17
That's depressingly true. FoxNewsSucks Jul 18 #18
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 18 #20
I have not heard anybody talking about 'forcing' Harris off the ticket SCantiGOP Jul 18 #21
Maybe I'm just an old (75) fool but I'd like to believe there are NoMoreRepugs Jul 18 #22
I think we've given this issue enough oxygen already. jaxexpat Jul 18 #23
King Biden can save the Democracy, remove the 6 traitor justices. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #24
He doesn't have the power to do that Zeitghost Jul 18 #28
By whom, he's King according to the court. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #29
You don't seem to understand what immunity entails. Zeitghost Jul 18 #30
Well the last time I checked lawlessness rules the land. Bluethroughu Jul 18 #32
Thanks To Citizens United, Musk Is Giving Trump $180 Million DallasNE Jul 18 #25
It's not the big donors iemanja Jul 18 #26
It is 100% about regulations and tax cuts. edisdead Jul 18 #38
Ignore the facts iemanja Jul 18 #42
Then why aren't they donating to the GOP in the first place? iemanja Jul 18 #45
Agree completely. hume Jul 18 #27
That's How It Works, Sir The Magistrate Jul 18 #31
The billionaires are drunk with power and completely out of control. Initech Jul 18 #40
Money trumps civil rights Blue Full Moon Jul 18 #41
President Biden is our best hope. StarryNite Jul 18 #43
According to my MAGA Dad AwakeAtLast Jul 18 #44
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