rant · moment 18 of 22
Tax Bill Grievances and Incoherent Republican Philosophy
from Late For ElsaGate · #73
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3 minTim relays his aunt's frustration over mortgage deduction changes in the new tax bill and rants about the incoherence of modern Republican and Democrat political alliances.
- 50:39Tim's aunt made points about the tax bill eliminating mortgage deductions over $500,000, which hurts middle class Long Island homeowners.
- 50:56A TV pundit argued people would save money by not buying health care for twelve hundred bucks, implying they could just die in the street instead.
- 51:51No one can coherently describe what Republican philosophy even is anymore.
- 52:07Republican positions boil down to: anti-abortion, no trans people in bathrooms, hedge funds love no tax on carried interest, and Jesus.
- 52:32There's a weird alliance between mainstream Chuck Schumer Democrats and the far left that wants to burn mansions for economic justice.
- 52:51The distance from Occupy Wall Street to Nancy Pelosi's Georgetown townhouse is a big journey.