rbreich ,
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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts: $4.6 trillion.

Cost of proposed additional corporate tax breaks: $1 trillion

This is why Trump and the GOP are obsessed with cutting Social Security and Medicare.

So they can justify another round of giveaways to corporate donors.

profdc9 ,
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@rbreich The goal of both parties is for each to consolidate its power by enriching the respective oligarchic constituencies that support them. All a voter can do is support the party that is supported by the less objectionable oligarchs, and this seems to be the Democrats. Either way, there will be giveaways to corporate donors; or their support goes to the other party.

duanallen ,

@rbreich
same as it ever was
stealing money from the people

space_wrangler ,
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@rbreich
But....universal healthcare is "too expensive" right?

Hudson ,
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@rbreich while both parties give blank checks to the MIC.

miket330 ,

@rbreich the dems don't seem to be in a hurry to repeal?, look at all that revenue we could generate and redistribute....

Evan_L ,
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@rbreich

Huge fan of yours and your film Inequality for All. Thank you so much for your work and activism.

Was wondering if you might be willing to check out my first article on medium.com: https://medium.com/@evanjlillis/why-strength-training-is-so-important-and-how-you-can-add-a-very-short-simple-routine-to-your-busy-e05ae42ae9d5

No worries if you don't though. Will always be a huge fan no matter what. Greed and wealth inequality is easily of the biggest issues today and so happy to know people like you are doing so much to help. Thank you again.

jwi ,
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@rbreich Across the world parties of the right deliver corporate welfare and free loading for wealthy individuals and companies while demonising social welfare and tax breaks for the poor.

losfromcp ,
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@rbreich Robert, it's feeling like the moneyed interests are going to win out, unfortunately 😕

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