So let me get this straight. The GOP passes a budget where rich folks get huge tax breaks and the working class pays higher taxes AND pays more for products because of tariffs? How is this making America great? - ThreadSky

rockymountviews.bsky.social • 9 days ago

So let me get this straight.

The GOP passes a budget where rich folks get huge tax breaks and the working class pays higher taxes AND pays more for products because of tariffs?

How is this making America great?

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nikipeace83.bsky.social•9 days ago

It isn’t .
Didn’t you get the memo? It’s about making the wealthy more wealthy.
The conservative movement has been making gains for years - they scored a TD with tRump.

speedofdebbie.bsky.social•9 days ago

Also we will pay the costs of lost public services due to the reckless and chaotic sledgehammering of vital agencies. It will be staggering.

rockymountviews.bsky.social•9 days ago

Yes.
The workers will be less safe at work as OSHA is dismantled.
We will lose benefits and retirement options.
The economy will start to tank as thousands of fed workers are out of work.
The services won't be there, the safety won't be there.

speedofdebbie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Those are but a few of the effects. The full scope is something we can't even imagine. Here is a gift article of an interview with an expert who wants to make government work better:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/max-stier-interview/681643/?gift=y-e_C_pFxNjuacccgQyj0rOLLmH2ZloHeqOb8V-m3So&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

misb.bsky.social•9 days ago

alilaurel.bsky.social•9 days ago

He didn’t mean it would be great for everyone. Just him.

haddixdl.bsky.social•9 days ago

Kinda ironic huh? WE guarantee these assholes Healthcare & a paycheck for life, and they guarantee US their employer neither.
Btw, They. Don't. Have. The. Votes. to pass anything.

modicool.bsky.social•9 days ago

Which is why they are trying to do it via executive order, which is flagrantly a violation of appropriations, constitutional separation of powers, and the administrative procedures act. The problem isn't "can they do it" (the courts will likely say no) the question is "who can enforce court order?"

jaguarpower.bsky.social•9 days ago

The rich folks ARE the GOP house & senate. They benefit from this budget.

stealthisbook.bsky.social•9 days ago

They don't believe that America includes the people.

We saw the stupid outrage over wokeness in movies and thought it was just racism and misogyny. The anodyne final act of Thor Ragnarok was too far. They're still pissed at Casablanca

rnorthro14.bsky.social•9 days ago

So far, it appears Trump's policies are viewed favorably as voters still haven't put together how harshly these policies will impact their lives. It's going to take a bit before voters can see the links between GOP policies and their misery. Problem is, the Dems don't seem equipped for the fight.

johnshea122.bsky.social•9 days ago

Stop voting against your best interests, and stop voting for these Russian Republican KOCHSUCKERS!

luvdasies.bsky.social•9 days ago

It's making the rich and wealthy top 1% & big corporations better while the other 98+% get stuck paying the bill now and the TRILLIONS & TRILLIONS it will add to the debt for years to come. We will be well over $40 TRILLION by the end of Trump's term.
Trump will be golfing & making $4M trips to FL.

rockymountviews.bsky.social•9 days ago

The working class will be paying in many ways.
Fewer benefits at work.
More expensive health care.
Lack of retirement.
Tariffs.
Fewer government services.

luvdasies.bsky.social•8 days ago

So true...I hope people rise up soon and rebel against Trump's raping of the middle/poor class.

gonegirl227.bsky.social•9 days ago

It’s Reagan on steroids. Rinse, repeat. Screw over those who actually work and keep our country running while literally stealing from us, all under the guise of Jesus and “America first”.

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