The End of the Republic

2017-12-03T08:28:00.000-08:00
politics, fuck-trump

I find it difficult to see this GOP tax bill pass and not become incredibly pessimistic about this country's future. Deeply unpopular Congress aims to pass deeply unpopular bill for deeply unpopular president to sign says it all.

We have an extremist minority party serving a voting constituency of all of about 10 people. Whether we are descending into authoritarianism, kleptocracy, oligarchy, or whatever… clearly the situation we find ourselves in is one of taxation without representation.

One wonders if the voters who put these assholes in power - ignore Trump for the moment - are getting what they want.

And still, this tax bill on the face of it does not make a lot of sense politically. At most 30% of Americans like it. Yet some senators have been remarkably honest about whom it is intended to serve.

.@RepChrisCollins (R-NY) on tax reform: "My donors are basically saying, 'Get it done or don’t ever call me again.'"
— Cristina Marcos (@cimarcos) November 7, 2017

The only rational explanation which makes sense to me is this one.

3. THAT is what this is all about. It's an EXIT PLAN for @GOP American Oligarchs.

So, this is where I want you to put your focus. This is the message we need to send.

NOT - "We're going to vote you out, and that's your punishment..."
BUT - "We're going to vote us in... (cont.)
— Lincoln's Bible (@LincolnsBible) December 2, 2017

It's an interesting - and terrible - situation. The pessimistic case is that they are true believers of supply side economics as the one true religion of the GOP. And perhaps that's true for some members of the party.

The optimistic case is that the GOP is fucked, knows it, and will not win another legitimate election for 20 years. The tax “reform” bill is a last gasp F-U to America in an attempt to preserve their own wealth and their donor's wealth for generations.