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senseandsensibility

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17. No violence

Reply to lastlib (Reply #14)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 03:59 PM

Feb 18

I know you're not suggesting that. But the good news is that I really believe that all we need is to make sure that the public believes that we are on the side of the regular people, not the billionaires. And that should be an easy case to make.

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WSJ: Billionaires' Low Taxes Are Becoming A Problem For the Economy [View all] senseandsensibility Feb 18 OP

It's getting like France in 1789 and is simply unsustainable. Chasstev365 Feb 18 #1

Roll back the Reagan/Bush/Tramp poli-junkie Feb 18 #2

No one ever talks about those anymore leftstreet Feb 18 #3

Those tax cuts + the wars account for pretty much the entire FoxNewsSucks Feb 18 #12

Reagan even got a Democratic House to vote for them MichMan Feb 19 #27

Absolutely. I don't understand why Dems have such trouble saying this out loud. Bluetus Feb 18 #4

I have heard some of that senseandsensibility Feb 18 #5

because saying this will immediately result in a primary candidate funded with 100s of millions of dollars DBoon Feb 18 #6

There will definitely be pushback senseandsensibility Feb 18 #7

Get in office first cate94 Feb 18 #8

Campaign money is overrated Bluetus Feb 18 #22

No lie found irisblue Feb 18 #9

The epstein-class must contribute more to society. talking-liberally Feb 18 #10

Yes, and very very few will willingly do their part FoxNewsSucks Feb 18 #11

Some people noticed that a long time ago. FoxNewsSucks Feb 18 #13

Agreed, but when even the WSJ says it senseandsensibility Feb 18 #15

Shakespeare Amended: lastlib Feb 18 #14

No violence senseandsensibility Feb 18 #17

There is also "Eat the Rich". madinmaryland Feb 18 #21

But during the Occupy Wallstreet, the top Dems and GOP said such talk was akin to class warfare LiberalArkie Feb 18 #16

Indeed they did, but Occupy was 16 years ago. BannonsLiver Feb 19 #29

16 years ago, but we essentially have the same Democratic Party leaders. Still the same DLC. LiberalArkie Feb 19 #30

File Under "Well, Duh"! ProfessorGAC Feb 18 #18

If there's one thing I hope Dems have learned in the past few years senseandsensibility Feb 18 #19

Yeah, I Buy That ProfessorGAC Feb 18 #20

What galls me is, the Repuglykans are a "one-trick horse's ass"..... lastlib Feb 18 #23

The WSJ news articles have always shown decent journalism Wednesdays Feb 18 #24

Yes, good point senseandsensibility Feb 19 #28

Begin by taxing the Murdochs Wicked Blue Feb 19 #25

They're just now figuring this out? Initech Feb 19 #26