Republicans Are Offering Americans Nothing, Literally Nothing

[toobfreak]

... we are 35 Trillion in debt....

We were told years ago when we hit 20 trillion that 24 trillion was the point of no return. That at 24T, it would take the entire GDP just to make the interest payments, and here is Biden now spending trillions like hundred dollar bills as free giveaways:

• A trillion for the American Rescue Plan that hasn't rescued a thing but be another gravy boat for the Left.
• A trillion for the Infrastructure bill that does nothing for infrastructure. Another gravy boat.
• Another trillion to buy votes by paying off school loan defaulters.
• Now another trillion to secretly send gov. workers south to clean house, cook and care for the needs of illegal immigrant invaders!

 

[westwall]

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018, the last time they held sway in the House, Senate and Executive Branch, the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations and wealthiest individuals in 2017. Tax cuts for the very rich — and by “rich,” we are talking about the wealthiest 1% of all Americans — have been the singular foundation of all GOP policy for the past five decades. All of the noise and histrionics about so-called social issues (abortion, immigration, gun ownership) has simply been a useful vehicle to accomplish that solitary imperative: cutting taxes for the richest Americans. Conversely, any policy or effort by Democrats to legislate benefiting the remaining 99% of the American population has been met with stiff and unyielding opposition.

But on the very rare occasions when Republican candidates for office are required to articulate exactly what their policies would be if elected, that dominant, exclusive goal of tax cuts for corporations and the nation’s uber-wealthy is oddly never mentioned. Instead, we are treated to a seemingly never-ending litany of imagined Democratic evils and appeals to voters’ base fears and grievances (which for the most part boil down to racism and xenophobia). When a Republican candidate loudly declares we must “Close the borders,” for example, he’s not talking about denying Texas businesses the 1.1 million undocumented workers those same businesses eagerly hire to reduce their operating costs and obligations to pay a living wage to their employees. Because that would swiftly wipe out Texas’s service, agricultural and construction economy which, along with the economies of most Southwestern states, relies on exploiting those undocumented workers so its businesses can stay afloat. In this way “immigration” simply serves as a shiny object for their voters to angrily focus on while Republicans drain the nation’s treasury for the benefit of their corporate donor base.

Beyond the “close the border” tripe (and fearmongering about guns and abortion, hot-button topics trotted out in service of the same end goal of gutting corporate taxes) what exactly do Republicans have to offer Americans that will actually, tangibly make their lives better? The answer is: literally nothing.

Republicans are offering Americans nothing—literally, nothing

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018—the last time they held sway in the House, Senate, and executive branch—the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations...

www.dailykos.com

You don't expect the 1% to pay taxes on those inflationary prices they're charging do you?

Compared to the dems who are offering increased costs for EVERYTHING.

Decreased EVERYTHING.

And increasing violent crime.

Sounds like a winner.

 

[g5000]

Rebuilding what Obama destroyed.... and now the next president will have to spend big to fix what Joe has done....

U.S. Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are...

www.macrotrends.net

See for yourself. We spent more on defense spending under Obama than under Trump.

Don't be such a stupid parroting rube.

You should also know that defense spending is controlled by the bipartisan Budget Control Act.

 

[Winco]

Still beats a brain dead kid sniffer.

If you say so.^^^^

But we did vote out that lying rapist con man who spread the "Big Lie" over America, that divided the Country we all used to enjoy.
trump is the largest POS so-called American in US history.

 

[Resnic]

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018, the last time they held sway in the House, Senate and Executive Branch, the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations and wealthiest individuals in 2017. Tax cuts for the very rich — and by “rich,” we are talking about the wealthiest 1% of all Americans — have been the singular foundation of all GOP policy for the past five decades. All of the noise and histrionics about so-called social issues (abortion, immigration, gun ownership) has simply been a useful vehicle to accomplish that solitary imperative: cutting taxes for the richest Americans. Conversely, any policy or effort by Democrats to legislate benefiting the remaining 99% of the American population has been met with stiff and unyielding opposition.

But on the very rare occasions when Republican candidates for office are required to articulate exactly what their policies would be if elected, that dominant, exclusive goal of tax cuts for corporations and the nation’s uber-wealthy is oddly never mentioned. Instead, we are treated to a seemingly never-ending litany of imagined Democratic evils and appeals to voters’ base fears and grievances (which for the most part boil down to racism and xenophobia). When a Republican candidate loudly declares we must “Close the borders,” for example, he’s not talking about denying Texas businesses the 1.1 million undocumented workers those same businesses eagerly hire to reduce their operating costs and obligations to pay a living wage to their employees. Because that would swiftly wipe out Texas’s service, agricultural and construction economy which, along with the economies of most Southwestern states, relies on exploiting those undocumented workers so its businesses can stay afloat. In this way “immigration” simply serves as a shiny object for their voters to angrily focus on while Republicans drain the nation’s treasury for the benefit of their corporate donor base.

Beyond the “close the border” tripe (and fearmongering about guns and abortion, hot-button topics trotted out in service of the same end goal of gutting corporate taxes) what exactly do Republicans have to offer Americans that will actually, tangibly make their lives better? The answer is: literally nothing.

Republicans are offering Americans nothing—literally, nothing

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018—the last time they held sway in the House, Senate, and executive branch—the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations...

www.dailykos.com

You don't expect the 1% to pay taxes on those inflationary prices they're charging do you?

Never heard of that site so I decided to poke around it some.

Not only is it a no name, amateur, backwater website, but it's also democrat biased as all of their stories are against republicans which mean it is not an actual news source, it's just a series of opinion pieces that all all anti republicans.

 

[1srelluc]

I prefer nothing (gridlock) compared to the fucking we are taking now.

That said if a giant sinkhole opened-up and swallowed the Capital and attending .gov slags during the State of the Union address and the Potomac filled it up I'd cheer it as a good start.

 

[Couchpotato]

Here is just how much in the dark your propagandists are keeping you.

George W. Bush and the GOP congress passed a massive expansion of Medicare in 2003. One that has cost the American taxpayers more than Obamacare.

And you NEVER hear your propagandists utter so much as a peep about it.

You really should be asking yourself why that is.

Now many years have the Democrats had the House Senate and WhiteHouse since GWB was in office? If that expansion wasnt supported by then why haven’t they cut it?

 

[Indeependent]

What are taxes for?

To bribe you to vote for Democrats.

 

[g5000]

Now many years have the Democrats had the House Senate and WhiteHouse since GWB was in office? If that expansion wasnt supported by then why haven’t they cut it?

The Democrats had the House and Senate and White House for Obama's first two years.

The Republicans had the House and Senate and White House for Trump's first two years.

Why didn't THEY cut spending instead of massively increasing it? Why didn't they repeal and replace Obamacare?

Hmmmm...

 

[easyt65]

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018, the last time they held sway in the House, Senate and Executive Branch, the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations and wealthiest individuals in 2017. Tax cuts for the very rich — and by “rich,” we are talking about the wealthiest 1% of all Americans — have been the singular foundation of all GOP policy for the past five decades. All of the noise and histrionics about so-called social issues (abortion, immigration, gun ownership) has simply been a useful vehicle to accomplish that solitary imperative: cutting taxes for the richest Americans. Conversely, any policy or effort by Democrats to legislate benefiting the remaining 99% of the American population has been met with stiff and unyielding opposition.

But on the very rare occasions when Republican candidates for office are required to articulate exactly what their policies would be if elected, that dominant, exclusive goal of tax cuts for corporations and the nation’s uber-wealthy is oddly never mentioned. Instead, we are treated to a seemingly never-ending litany of imagined Democratic evils and appeals to voters’ base fears and grievances (which for the most part boil down to racism and xenophobia). When a Republican candidate loudly declares we must “Close the borders,” for example, he’s not talking about denying Texas businesses the 1.1 million undocumented workers those same businesses eagerly hire to reduce their operating costs and obligations to pay a living wage to their employees. Because that would swiftly wipe out Texas’s service, agricultural and construction economy which, along with the economies of most Southwestern states, relies on exploiting those undocumented workers so its businesses can stay afloat. In this way “immigration” simply serves as a shiny object for their voters to angrily focus on while Republicans drain the nation’s treasury for the benefit of their corporate donor base.

Beyond the “close the border” tripe (and fearmongering about guns and abortion, hot-button topics trotted out in service of the same end goal of gutting corporate taxes) what exactly do Republicans have to offer Americans that will actually, tangibly make their lives better? The answer is: literally nothing.

Republicans are offering Americans nothing—literally, nothing

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018—the last time they held sway in the House, Senate, and executive branch—the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations...

www.dailykos.com

You don't expect the 1% to pay taxes on those inflationary prices they're charging do you?

Damn, you're an extremely rare kind of 'fucking stupid', ain't ya? Either that or a higy paid propaganda-pushing troll.

 

[struth]

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018, the last time they held sway in the House, Senate and Executive Branch, the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations and wealthiest individuals in 2017. Tax cuts for the very rich — and by “rich,” we are talking about the wealthiest 1% of all Americans — have been the singular foundation of all GOP policy for the past five decades. All of the noise and histrionics about so-called social issues (abortion, immigration, gun ownership) has simply been a useful vehicle to accomplish that solitary imperative: cutting taxes for the richest Americans. Conversely, any policy or effort by Democrats to legislate benefiting the remaining 99% of the American population has been met with stiff and unyielding opposition.

But on the very rare occasions when Republican candidates for office are required to articulate exactly what their policies would be if elected, that dominant, exclusive goal of tax cuts for corporations and the nation’s uber-wealthy is oddly never mentioned. Instead, we are treated to a seemingly never-ending litany of imagined Democratic evils and appeals to voters’ base fears and grievances (which for the most part boil down to racism and xenophobia). When a Republican candidate loudly declares we must “Close the borders,” for example, he’s not talking about denying Texas businesses the 1.1 million undocumented workers those same businesses eagerly hire to reduce their operating costs and obligations to pay a living wage to their employees. Because that would swiftly wipe out Texas’s service, agricultural and construction economy which, along with the economies of most Southwestern states, relies on exploiting those undocumented workers so its businesses can stay afloat. In this way “immigration” simply serves as a shiny object for their voters to angrily focus on while Republicans drain the nation’s treasury for the benefit of their corporate donor base.

Beyond the “close the border” tripe (and fearmongering about guns and abortion, hot-button topics trotted out in service of the same end goal of gutting corporate taxes) what exactly do Republicans have to offer Americans that will actually, tangibly make their lives better? The answer is: literally nothing.

Republicans are offering Americans nothing—literally, nothing

If you were asked to name one substantive policy or initiative passed by Republicans during 2016-2018—the last time they held sway in the House, Senate, and executive branch—the only answer would be their huge tax giveaway to the nation’s corporations...

www.dailykos.com

You don't expect the 1% to pay taxes on those inflationary prices they're charging do you?

they are offering the opposite of what the dembots have given us.

literally this just shows how sad you all are…your policies have wreaked the economy, and have us on the edge of nuclear war

 

[Couchpotato]

The Democrats had the House and Senate and White House for Obama's first two years.

The Republicans had the House and Senate and White House for Trump's first two years.

Why didn't THEY cut spending instead of massively increasing it? Why didn't they repeal and replace Obamacare?

Hmmmm...

I never put the spending on a single party that was you asshole.

 

[struth]

The Democrats had the House and Senate and White House for Obama's first two years.

The Republicans had the House and Senate and White House for Trump's first two years.

Why didn't THEY cut spending instead of massively increasing it? Why didn't they repeal and replace Obamacare?

Hmmmm...

they fixed obamacare and fixed the economy.

when obama and the dems had it, they gave us double digit UE with their policies

 

[jknowgood]

One fantastic thing they have to offer is not Biden.

Or the $200 anyone with natural gas will pay extra this winter. Thanks Biden, and fuck his supporters.

 

[g5000]

they fixed obamacare and fixed the economy.

when obama and the dems had it, they gave us double digit UE with their policies

By "fixed" you mean they took away some of the means by which Obamacare was paid for, thereby adding more to our debt.

Well done!

We did not have double digit unemployment under Obama, you unbelievably ignorant dumbass.

Unemployment dropped every year of Obama's regime.

 

[g5000]

I never put the spending on a single party that was you asshole.

I have not put spending on one party, either, idiot.

But it is only Republican voters who buy the lie that their party is the party of fiscal conservatism.

 

[g5000]

Trump told the rubes he would pay off the debt in 8 years.

He then proceeded to submit the largest spending budget in the history of the universe. BEFORE Covid.

And not one of the rubes held him accountable for it.

You idiots DESERVE to be lied to.

 

[Couchpotato]

I take it, then, you are opposed to the $1.4 trillion in annual tax expenditures the government hands out, most of which were enacted by Republicans.

I have not put spending on one party, either, idiot.

But it is only Republican voters who buy the lie that their party is the party of fiscal conservatism.

Really? That’s not your post?

 

[Winco]

Don't be such a stupid parroting rube.

You should also know that defense spending is controlled by the bipartisan Budget Control Act.

Sadly, we can feed them all the FACTS we can, and they still cherish POS trump.

Trump University Scam......... All lies

Russian Collusion.....Witch Hunt

Call to Ukraine.....It was a 'perfect call' lol

Love Letters from Kim.......ya.....so what.

Bowing down to Putin...... No he didn't, nobody has been tougher on Putin.

Rape allegation(s)......... Never believe the woman, unless it that whore melania.
Trump Charities, Organization and Foundation........ SO what.

Overcharging the SS, VP, Foreigners and making them stay at trump hotels at 500% inflated prices........ he's a good businessman.

Inflating/Deflating property values and cheating the US TaxPayer.......everybody has 2 sets of books.

Insurrection attempt.......but they didn't even have weapons, and it was all Peaceful.........the cops let them ALL in, even the ones that broke through windows............actually the ones that broke through were Antifa and were encouraged by the FBI.

Stealing US Documents, that belonged to the people, and lying about it on multiple occasions........ "We the People" is a fact we on the right believe in, unless it implicates our KKKult leader 'the Donald'.

Pretending to be a Christian all while holding the Bible upside-down and claiming, 'nobody loves the Bible more than I do."............ our leader is a Christian, as long as misogyny, hateful speech, adultery, cheating America, spreading the "Big Lie", and being an overall LARGE douche.

etc............

 

[francoHFW]

To punish success. The serfs in the Middle Ages weren't taxed like this.

This is the GOP tax system of the last 30 years, where the rich pay the same percentage in all taxes as you do and make out like bandits....