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MadLinguist

(790 posts)

4. Recipe for driving the economy into steeper decline & longery path to recovery

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2020, 10:53 AM

May 2020

Last edited Thu May 21, 2020, 11:46 AM - Edit history (1)

and whatever strategies people do come up with for surviving will not be 'on the books', so federal, state and municipal tax bases will not be replenished by these efforts. And of course resentment of any taxes at all will rise, seeing as how the services and benefits of tax revenue will be zeroed out.

My guess is his position is based on the expectation that Democrats will win the White House and regain majority of the Senate. Shit up the place to make sure the opposing party's job is 10 times harder.

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Nearly 40 million are out of work but McConnell wants benefits to stop anyway [View all] turbinetree May 2020 OP

Where's your fucking neck, Mitch? ProudMNDemocrat May 2020 #1

And how is THAT a winning strategy in the Fall? paleotn May 2020 #2

I think they've given up on November Blasphemer May 2020 #12

McConnell is like Trump, doesn't care about anyone except himself K and R Stuart G May 2020 #3

Recipe for driving the economy into steeper decline & longery path to recovery MadLinguist May 2020 #4

All McConnell cares about is confirming far right wacko judges Hawaii Hiker May 2020 #5

But he would cut Corporate taxes in a heartbeat. n/t Tommymac May 2020 #6

Kick dalton99a May 2020 #7

What a heartless slug.... Sinistrous May 2020 #8

"Nearly 40 million are out of work but McConnell wants benefits to stop anyway" Nitram May 2020 #9

Thought most had this figured. Wellstone ruled May 2020 #10

Maybe, but paper thin.... paleotn May 2020 #14

Put your bet on it. Wellstone ruled May 2020 #15

This should be a Biden campaign ad! Richard58 May 2020 #11

And what's even more frustrating turtle will get re elected in Kentucky even though he shites kimbutgar May 2020 #13

Don't start that crap Bayard May 2020 #16

Couldn't the blue states increase the state portion to make up for it? MichMan May 2020 #17