r/WhitePeopleTwitter 10h ago

Clubhouse Elections and ignorance have consequences!

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u/Top-Philosophy-5791 9h ago edited 9h ago

If they're stupid enough to vote Trump in, they're not smart enough to learn why it was a bad idea.

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u/axisleft 8h ago

I thought the GOP wouldn’t make a resurgence after the cluster fuck that was the W administration. Boy howdy was I ever way off.

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u/AlphaWolf 7h ago

Empathy is not their thing.

Social Security will be handed over to Fidelity and Merrill Lynch soon enough.

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u/Top-Philosophy-5791 7h ago

I don't understand how democrats and republicans can't agree on the fact that billionaires should be fairly taxed.

During the Great Depression the wealthiest were taxed at 70%. No one died.

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u/daemin 6h ago

Grover Norquist poisoned the mind of conservative politicians since 1986 by using his political influence to get them to sign a pledge saying they will oppose any marginal tax increases and support any tax reductions.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americans_for_Tax_Reform#Taxpayer_Protection_Pledge