what just eats me alive about how Republicans present their arguments.
And yes people can do the same thing with Dems I get it, but this kinda shit just burns me up, because people just fall for it hook line and sinker.
The estate tax.
They portray it like the poor lil old farmer down the road is going to loose everything, his poor children won't have a thing, bag bad federal government blah blah blah...
Here's the truth.
18 of the richest families in the country decided to spent 500 million dollars to make this go away.
Must be nice right?
Why would they spend that much Drew?
Oh IDK, cause it saves them 70 billion dollars in the long run?
Excuse me while I brush up my math skills here for a second.
Well, it really wasn't me but google that did the brushing up :-).
70 billion / 500 million =
one hundred forty.
140% return on their investment.
140 dollars back for every dollar they spend to defeat this tax.
If Senators and congressmen wanted to be honest?
Here is what they would say:
"These people are so greedy you can not even conceive of it.
They are so greedy in fact that .7% of the population takes an affront to it when anyone, anyone suggest that they give up on average 1/6 of their wealth."
It's just unconscionable.
Here another one.
Consumer protections against Big Banks.
This one I couldn't believe I actually read, several times by several different senators, congressmen etc.
"This protects small banks from frivolous lawsuits."
(Not letting people use class action suits against banks)
First of all?
What small banks?
Where are they?
Not many left.
Not much money in them either compared to the big boys.
Promise.
So?
Did the small banks go to the senators and say:
"Hey, you know what is killing us?
Frivolous lawsuits, could you do something about this for us?"
Well of course they didn't and that is how you know it's all a bunch of hooey.
If one of them were honest?
They might have said something a lil more like:
"Hey, you know when Wells Fargo just created accounts for people out of the blue and charged people all kinds of fees and charges?
Yeah, we not only want them to be able to do so (to the consumer) but in all honesty?
We want them to be able to get away with it, because the consumers only recourse will be arbitration in front of a group of ex bankers who will a large % of the time side with the large banks."
I mean who do you think is paying off the arbitrators?
It's just the cost of doing business to the big banks.
The congressmen and senators who are enabling this?
They are sheltering the robbers.
It makes them complicit if you ask me.
Can't wait till I have the chance to tell them each and every one to their face exactly what I think about their position.
Senate seat without one dollar from special interest groups anybody?
It's comin.
And of course you got Mike Pence casting the deciding vote in the matter.
He's no different than the rest of them.
Time for new blood if you ask me.
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