GOP hopefuls, DeSantis and other Nutjobs

[JoeWeber 1,866]

2 hours ago, kallend said:

GOP - the party for polluters, bigots, tax cheats, racists, science deniers, book burners and the poorly educated.  Did I miss any group?

Trolls.

[Phil1111 691]

Are there any of the announced hopefuls old school republicans? News coverage certainly never covers them. i.e. conservatives without the populism.

[wmw999 1,720]

3 minutes ago, Phil1111 said:

Are there any of the announced hopefuls old school republicans? News coverage certainly never covers them. i.e. conservatives without the populism.

That'd be the kiss of death for too many people who kind of like Trump but think he's gone too far, or who have a lot of Trumpist friends they hang out with. Better to keep people in doubt at this time, unfortunately.

Wendy P.

[JoeWeber 1,866]

1 minute ago, wmw999 said:

That'd be the kiss of death for too many people who kind of like Trump but think he's gone too far, or who have a lot of Trumpist friends they hang out with. Better to keep people in doubt at this time, unfortunately.

Wendy P.

They can keep each other in doubt about that as much as they do on too many other issues but they ain't foolin' the bigger half.

[kallend 1,345]

2 hours ago, JoeWeber said:

Trolls.

 

4 hours ago, kallend said:

GOP - the party for polluters, bigots, tax cheats, racists, science deniers, book burners and the poorly educated.  Did I miss any group?

Grifters.

[wmw999 1,720]

I think liberals have tax cheats, too. Along with a lot of the other. OTOH, we’re not proud of it, and we try not to double down on any of those.

So maybe it’s the party of proud grifters, polluters, bigots, tax cheats, racists, science deniers, book burners and the poorly educated.

Wendy P. 

[kallend 1,345]

1 hour ago, wmw999 said:

I think liberals have tax cheats, too. Along with a lot of the other. OTOH, we’re not proud of it, and we try not to double down on any of those.

So maybe it’s the party of proud grifters, polluters, bigots, tax cheats, racists, science deniers, book burners and the poorly educated.

Wendy P. 

The IRS is badly understaffed and cutting its funding, a GOP priority, is a gift to tax cheats.

Currently, the tax gap, which is the amount in taxes that are owed but not paid, comes to nearly $700 Billion a year. 60% of the tax gap is due to underreporting of income by the top 10% of taxpayers, and more than a quarter comes from the top 1%.

But the IRS has been left without the resources to hire and support agents who can catch wealthy tax cheats. The audit of (known cheat) Trump was staffed by exactly one IRS agent.. Audits of millionaires have dropped 61% in less than a decade. For those making more than $5 million, the audit rate has dropped 87%.

[JerryBaumchen 874]

7 hours ago, kallend said:

GOP - the party for polluters, bigots, tax cheats, racists, science deniers, book burners and the poorly educated.  Did I miss any group?

Hi John,

That list is just a start.

Jerry Baumchen

[wolfriverjoe 1,094]

8 hours ago, kallend said:

GOP - the party for polluters, bigots, tax cheats, racists, science deniers, book burners and the poorly educated.  Did I miss any group?

Nazis & KKK.

Admittedly, they fall under 'bigots', 'racists', 'book burners' and 'the poorly educated'.

But they're their own group of 'very fine people'.

[Phil1111 691]

2 hours ago, kallend said:

The IRS is badly understaffed and cutting its funding, a GOP priority, is a gift to tax cheats.

Currently, the tax gap, which is the amount in taxes that are owed but not paid, comes to nearly $700 Billion a year. 60% of the tax gap is due to underreporting of income by the top 10% of taxpayers, and more than a quarter comes from the top 1%.

But the IRS has been left without the resources to hire and support agents who can catch wealthy tax cheats. The audit of (known cheat) Trump was staffed by exactly one IRS agent.. Audits of millionaires have dropped 61% in less than a decade. For those making more than $5 million, the audit rate has dropped 87%.

This^^^  its shameful to think a national party wants the entire tax system to be crippled while claiming the deficit is important.

But then again they put their lackeys on the USSC. So I guess its all perspective.

[JerryBaumchen 874]

Hi folks,

Add a couple more to the list:  The week will be a busy one for GOP announcements. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is planning to launch his campaign Tuesday evening

Mike Pence to launch campaign for president in Iowa June 7 | AP News

Let's hope the crazy crowd has 10 or 20 debates; should be fun watching.

Jerry Baumchen