General Discussion

something you said really struck a chord.

That is the bit about economic warfare. This republic has often waged economic warfare against other nations, causing privation for the offending nation's people to pressure whatever government they may have.

The GOP is now waging economic warfare against WE THE PEOPLE.

The real problem H2O Man, is that I paid over $18K in TAXES last year to the federal government.

So what do I have in return for that big chunk of my income?
1. Nearly $10K in HEALTH CARE DEBT because of our stupid monetized health 'care' system.
2. My Social Security Old Age Pension is in danger because of the giant tax cuts for corporations and billionaire parasites.
3. My Medicare is in danger, again because of the billionaire and corporate tax cuts.
4. I'm still working BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE, and my employer-provided healthcare 'benefit' has gone up 19.2%, with INCREASED copays and deductibles.

So here's the deal. At my kitchen table, I'm getting squashed under the weight of these billionaires and I honestly do not see how my taxes have been paying for anything that materially benefits me and my family.

Didn't we fight a war over being taxed without representation? Because that I how I'm feeling right now. And now Schumer is squandering any advantage by caving into the Republicans over the fucking KEY DEMANDs around ACA. I am done with the institutionalists because this is not politics as usual. This is Russell Vought screwing us over with a billionaire coup.

Time to STOP COOPERATING altogether. Sorry but it is. I'd like to see blue states withholding payment of payroll taxes and other taxes to the federal government. If the fucking federal government WON'T SERVE US, then we need our states to do so and they need money to do it. Because what do any of us have to show for a year of Trump? Not a fucking thing.