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Old 12-31-2017, 03:06 PM   #125
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Originally Posted by MAXUM View Post
Less supports massive tax breaks for the wealthy..... if he didn't he'd be cheering the 10K write off cap. For political purposes in this case it's OK to be hypocritical.

Now if Hillary or Bernie were doing the same thing, it'd be down right brilliant and he'd be a huge fan.
You misstate the case when you suggest FLL and other Democrats are hypocritical on this. (So blatantly, I'm surprised he didn't call you on it the first time.)

While it's true that many Democrats at all income levels often support higher taxes on the rich, those tax proposals are generally to fund lower taxes for the poor, expanded social programs, or long-term investments.

This tax bill does not do those things. Instead it sends the extra money in question to other rich people and corporations, while creating a huge hole in the national debt.

Actually, if there's any hypocrisy around this bill, it's the Republicans' abandonment of conservative principles on the national debt.
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