yep, the new GQP is the same as the old gop. Cut taxes for the rich all the while only paying workers $7.35 an hour.
They might be proto fascists, but their #1 priority is as it has always been, tax cuts for the 1%.Because they have been convinced that cutting taxes for the rich will mean more jobs which means we know that math and the GQP are total strangers and of course they have never taken Econ 101. Because if you give the 99% money, they spend it, unlike the 1% who squirrel it away in secret offshore banks
The Republicans want money to go to the rich rather than the middle class because they are beholden to them—the money to finance their campaigns comes from the rich. They tell the public that it will “trickle it down”, and everyone will benefit. This is the standard Republican rationale for giving money to those who are already rich. Trickle down has never worked, as far as raising the standard of living, anywhere that it has been tried. And, it is completely illogical to believe that it ever could. If you are paying a guy to cut your lawn and he’s doing an adequate job, then you get a tax cut, do you raise his pay? Neither will the 1%ers. The only reason to spend more on hired help is that you need more workers to get the job done. The only way more workers will be needed is if there is an increased demand for product- in other words people are buying more stuff. The only reason people would be buying more stuff is that they can afford it. And, the only reason that more people can afford more is that they are the ones getting the tax cuts, not the rich guys. Trickle down just gives the rich guys more money to hide offshore, or more money to buy more politicians to write laws so they have more money to hide offshore. If you want that money to stay in America, increase production, and raise everyone’s standard of living, trickle UP will do the job, not trickle down.
fred.grenouille almost 3 years ago
And no, we’re not talking $15/hour…
timbob2313 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
yep, the new GQP is the same as the old gop. Cut taxes for the rich all the while only paying workers $7.35 an hour.
They might be proto fascists, but their #1 priority is as it has always been, tax cuts for the 1%.Because they have been convinced that cutting taxes for the rich will mean more jobs which means we know that math and the GQP are total strangers and of course they have never taken Econ 101. Because if you give the 99% money, they spend it, unlike the 1% who squirrel it away in secret offshore banks
FrankErnesto almost 3 years ago
Minimum wage is a guideline, there are loopholes. Some people would be happy to get it, 40 hours a week.
kv450 almost 3 years ago
The GQP hate wage laborers but they’re more than happy to exploit them and stir them up with phony culture jihads.
artmer almost 3 years ago
And, there it is in a nutshell. I guess that’s fine as long as the displaced get a living wage for life.
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The Republicans want money to go to the rich rather than the middle class because they are beholden to them—the money to finance their campaigns comes from the rich. They tell the public that it will “trickle it down”, and everyone will benefit. This is the standard Republican rationale for giving money to those who are already rich. Trickle down has never worked, as far as raising the standard of living, anywhere that it has been tried. And, it is completely illogical to believe that it ever could. If you are paying a guy to cut your lawn and he’s doing an adequate job, then you get a tax cut, do you raise his pay? Neither will the 1%ers. The only reason to spend more on hired help is that you need more workers to get the job done. The only way more workers will be needed is if there is an increased demand for product- in other words people are buying more stuff. The only reason people would be buying more stuff is that they can afford it. And, the only reason that more people can afford more is that they are the ones getting the tax cuts, not the rich guys. Trickle down just gives the rich guys more money to hide offshore, or more money to buy more politicians to write laws so they have more money to hide offshore. If you want that money to stay in America, increase production, and raise everyone’s standard of living, trickle UP will do the job, not trickle down.
gammaguy almost 3 years ago
“…until we figure out how to replace you with robots.”
And if they succeed, they’ll be wondering why those unpaid robots aren’t buying their “products”.