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Miles Archer

(23,738 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:06 PM Wednesday

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Elizabeth Warren: "Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?"

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a $3b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public'

IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated

W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?

WARREN: I want to understand how slashing healthcare for families so Meta gets a b tax cut is a 'really good outcome for the American public'

IRS CEO BISIGNANO: I don't see the two as correlated

W: Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-15T16:00:09.416Z

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Elizabeth Warren: "Those tax cuts were paid for by pushing people off their healthcare. Did you not follow that?" (Original Post) Miles Archer Wednesday OP

The GOP knows exactly what they are doing. Irish_Dem Wednesday #1

Eventually the national debt will be crippling Johonny Wednesday #4

The PutinGOP wants the debt to be crippling. Irish_Dem Wednesday #5

It's Vulture Capitalism at the federal level Seinan Sensei Wednesday #12

$39T and climbing, the vast majority of it due to Rethuglican tax cuts for billionaires. OMGWTF Wednesday #10

They don't want one penny to go to the people. Irish_Dem Wednesday #13

I believe it was Newt Gingrich who said Dr. T Wednesday #11

It was Grover Norquist. Irish_Dem Wednesday #14

The rich, exploiting the poor and the middle class Dr. T Wednesday #15

Yes devils walk among us. Not so disguised any longer, out in plain sight. Irish_Dem Wednesday #17

Someone Katcat Thursday #18

Dems always do clean up on aisle 14. Irish_Dem Thursday #20

Another one of tRump's "Only the Best!" MyOwnPeace Wednesday #2

And the government is spending 2 trillion more Johonny Wednesday #3

You tell them, Elizabeth! SergeStorms Wednesday #6

Q: How do you know Frank Bisignano is gaslighting you? yellow dahlia Wednesday #7

That guy is so obnoxious and annoying!!! liberalla Wednesday #8

How does that make him different from all the rest of them? MLWR Wednesday #9

Trump's entire staff proceed as sociopaths in every conceivable policy. Passages Wednesday #16

Operation MAGA Hoodwink is going exactly as planned Blue Owl Thursday #19

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)

1. The GOP knows exactly what they are doing.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:18 PM

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They do not want one penny to go to healthcare.

Johonny

(26,369 posts)

4. Eventually the national debt will be crippling

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:36 PM

Wednesday

Just as the GOP complained about for years, but it will have been created mostly due to themselves... when will fiscal conservatives finally wake up about the GOP? Never I assume because fiscal conservatives are fake as shit.

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)

5. The PutinGOP wants the debt to be crippling.

Reply to Johonny (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:38 PM

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They do this all the time.

They rob the country blind, run up the debt, and then cut all services.

Dems get back in power and fill up the piggy bank again.

Rinse, repeat.

Seinan Sensei

(1,590 posts)

12. It's Vulture Capitalism at the federal level

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 04:20 PM

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OMGWTF

(5,173 posts)

10. $39T and climbing, the vast majority of it due to Rethuglican tax cuts for billionaires.

Reply to Johonny (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 03:47 PM

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They. Want. Us. Dead.

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)

13. They don't want one penny to go to the people.

Reply to OMGWTF (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:15 PM

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We are all useless eaters taking up space.
They don't want or need us.

Dr. T

(666 posts)

11. I believe it was Newt Gingrich who said

Reply to Johonny (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 04:02 PM

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he wanted the U. S. government to be so small that you could drown it in a bathtub.

I interpreted that to mean he wanted to cut every social program that helped the middle class and the poor so that the rich didn't have to pay taxes. But, defense spending was okay. He didn't want the government to provide services to help Americans with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Getting back to the deficit, I think of it this way. If I'm heavily in debt, I find a way to increase my income. Today's conservatives spend and spend and spend while decreasing the government's income.

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)

14. It was Grover Norquist.

Reply to Dr. T (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:19 PM

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"I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub".

Yes the GOP goal is to get rid of all essential public services, such as education, infrastructure, and social safety nets, medicare, social security.

Yes the rich don't want to pay taxes. They believe all money belongs to them.
And they don't need or want us. We serve no purpose in their lives.

Dr. T

(666 posts)

15. The rich, exploiting the poor and the middle class

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:55 PM

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to create the modern equivalent of slave labor.

Grover Norquist. There's a special place in hell awaiting his arrival.

Thanks for the clarification, Irish Dem. Pint 'o Guinness for that.

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)

17. Yes devils walk among us. Not so disguised any longer, out in plain sight.

Reply to Dr. T (Reply #15)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 06:01 PM

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The rich are inventing AI and robots.

They don't even need human slave labor any more.
So they are getting rid of healthcare, vaccines, food banks, etc.

Merci for the pint.

Katcat

(581 posts)

18. Someone

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #14)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 11:21 AM

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Has to clean up after them.

Irish_Dem

(81,877 posts)

20. Dems always do clean up on aisle 14.

Reply to Katcat (Reply #18)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:57 PM

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GOP backs their limos up to the US Treasury, steals it all.

Dems have to go in and fill up the piggy bank again.
Clean it all up.

Rinse repeat.

MyOwnPeace

(17,593 posts)

2. Another one of tRump's "Only the Best!"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:22 PM

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He and his wife have donated over ONE MILLION DOLLARS to tRump’s campaigns.

Johonny

(26,369 posts)

3. And the government is spending 2 trillion more

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:34 PM

Wednesday

That is takes in. How is massive deficit spending suppose to make me happy.

More to the point inflation is up, and tax cuts can be inflationary...

SergeStorms

(20,692 posts)

6. You tell them, Elizabeth!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:43 PM

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yellow dahlia

(6,173 posts)

7. Q: How do you know Frank Bisignano is gaslighting you?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 02:44 PM

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Answer: His lips are moving.

And btw, he is always obnoxious to listen to, because he is a thug and talks like one. But did he seem a little inebriated to anyone else?