Blog Credo

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Friday, December 1, 2017

Kakistocracy, An Ongoing Series

Today, possibly...probably...the GOP Senate will vote on and perhaps pass a major overhaul of the nation's tax code.  And they have no real idea what the hell is even in it.

When Democrats were passing the ACA, it took a full year.  There were numerous hearings, votes, amendments - remember the Cornhusker Kickback?  That was both added and then subtracted from the final bill through the amendment process.  It was sausage making at it's finest.

What the GOP is doing is political malpractice.  They are cutting taxes without any idea what the possibly side effects might be.  They are punishing grad students, teachers... you know, Book Learners...because they are just atrocious people.

It's so baffling, as there is clearly a tax bill out there that could be popular (this one isn't) and could pass with broad bipartisan support. 

We are currently ruled by the absolute worst people in America.  That's not hyperbole.  They are going to take healthcare away from the working poor so that they can give billionaires more money.  They are the worst people in America.

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