In Trump land, the rich get richer

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This is a great piece by Jill Dennison at jilldennison.com. It’s amazing how the man who portrayed himself as the voice for the so-called ‘forgotten’ white middle-class continues to enrich himself and his millionaire/billionaire friends.

Where is the outrage from the #MAGA crowd? After watching Trump’s performance yesterday at the Tampa rally, it’s pretty safe to assume they really don’t care. Jill explains how by going around Congress; Trump is trying to ram a tax cut through the back door.

Billions of dollars could be at stake. We must continue to hold this man and his corrupt administration accountable.

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In a recent tweet, Donald Trump claimed, “I will keep fighting for the American people!”  Donald is not particularly literate, and thus his words often need some translation.  In this case, the translation only requires the addition of a single word:  wealthy.  “I will keep fighting for the wealthy American people!”  And by default, the rest of us can go to hell.  If you’ve been awake for the past 18 months and kept your eye on the ball, this will come as no surprise.  The 40% or so who still think Donald Trump is the greatest thing since sliced bread will, no doubt, continue to ignore the writing on the wall.

You will remember that last year Congress passed a tax bill that included tax cuts for the wealthy, but did very little for the average wage earner.  And the wealthy were happy, for they heard the ‘ka-ching’ of…

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  1. Jill’s excellent post is very worthy of this re-blog. I can only hope that your readers stop before reaching my rather unladylike comment. Thank-you!

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