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JCMach1

(28,680 posts)
19. Past tense. Technofascists want to almost completely eliminate
Sun May 11, 2025, 10:01 AM
May 11

Central governance.

Starve the beast is now a sweet old fashioned idea.

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Why is it a given that we have to give a 7 trillion dollar tax cut to billionaires? sop May 11 #1
Obsession with acquiring obscene amounts of wealth - werdna May 11 #2
As is society's penchant for extoling their so-called virtues SheltieLover May 11 #4
I think it's not a special form of illness Hieronymus Phact May 11 #33
Yes. And Money is the gateway to Power addiction! n/t werdna May 11 #39
Republicans believe the wealthy create jobs and Emile May 11 #3
In the 1920's it was called Horse & Sparrow Economics gab13by13 May 11 #10
What an absolute load of Horse Feathers IbogaProject May 11 #21
Raw greed is core republiconism BoRaGard May 11 #5
That's how we need to refer to them ... Delarage May 11 #28
Because the billionaires have paid off all of the Republican senators and congress people, indusurb May 11 #6
It really is the only solution. Get money out of politics. travelingthrulife May 11 #14
Because of the galactic egos of a handful of farcially rich toddler ASSHOLES . . . hatrack May 11 #7
This and the lack of progress against inflation would be precisely what we should be beating the GOP with. dutch777 May 11 #8
RepubliQan Congress are co-dependent enablers of the billionaires' money hoarding mental illnesses. Scrivener7 May 11 #9
Missing my point gab13by13 May 11 #11
Ongoing. Just not reported except haele May 11 #16
Some have. They have been holding town halls in red districts. hay rick May 11 #20
Sean Casten is doing this in Illinois. murielm99 May 11 #23
Yeah, the ole GOTV strategy, gab13by13 May 11 #30
"Starve the beast" is a political strategy employed by American conservatives walkingman May 11 #12
Past tense. Technofascists want to almost completely eliminate JCMach1 May 11 #19
Good point - it does appear to be so. walkingman May 11 #24
Read Yarvin, (or don't) read some summaries and critiques JCMach1 May 11 #35
Because they bribed and lobbied enough GOP politicians IronLionZion May 11 #13
Paying off the underaged ain't just peanuts, pal! Montauk6 May 11 #15
Wow, lots of responses blaming republicans (easy), not so many addressing the OP's questions. n/t flvegan May 11 #17
The point is that they don't care if you survive... Wounded Bear May 11 #18
They really ought to be taxed out of existence. hunter May 11 #22
It's a republican policy. BComplex May 11 #25
Why? xuplate May 11 #26
I've started having fun, pointing out to Trump voters ...... 70sEraVet May 11 #27
Because our government now is not of, by and for the people FullySupportDems May 11 #29
Two words... Mossfern May 11 #31
Did anyone see the MSNBC town hall about fired federal workers? gab13by13 May 11 #32
Because billionaires are the "truly entitled" Clouds Passing May 11 #34
So far, I have not seen AI create anything original. Linda ladeewolf May 11 #36
The billionaires want the end of times gab13by13 May 11 #37
What could go right? dchill May 11 #40
K&R c-rational May 11 #38
"I reject that excuse" Ruby the Liberal May 11 #41
Although it is dishonest, the Republicans are not calling it a tax cut karynnj May 11 #42
Because we have an oligarchy making the rules, and they pick themselves GoodRaisin May 11 #43
because THAT is who the greedy old pig party works for Skittles May 11 #44
Take the cap off taxable wages and benefits in SS HereForTheParty May 11 #45
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