Republicans attempt to release their agenda before the midterms. What stands out to you?

HomerJS

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Ric Scott put together this document before the midterm on Republican plans for the country if they are put in charge. What stands out to you? To me it's not the usual, they want the poor to pay federal income tax while not demanding the same for corporations like Amazon. This caught my attention...
Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been adamant that the Senate GOP will not release a platform ahead of the election, saying the party only needs to reveal its plans for running Congress “when we take it back.”

Translation: The public does not support our policies so we have to keep them secret until after the election. It's going to be all culture wars and conspiracy theories

New tax plan from leading GOP senator would require all Americans to pay federal income taxes (msn.com)

Republican 11 point plan to rescue America
11 Point Plan - Rescue America
 
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Moonbeam

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I like the requirement that everybody has to pay taxes if it comes with stiff jail penalties. It will bankrupt wealthy Republicans and solve the homeless problem at the same time.
 

MtnMan

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I like the requirement that everybody has to pay taxes if it comes with stiff jail penalties. It will bankrupt wealthy Republicans and solve the homeless problem at the same time.
How dense are you? The target is those that don't make enough to have a tax liability, you know, the fucking minimum wage poor. That is who they are targeting. The rich... yea, they will still pay their <1% tax rate.
 
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How dense are you? The target is those that don't make enough to have a tax liability, you know, the fucking minimum wage poor. That is who they are targeting. The rich... yea, they will still pay their <1% tax rate.
I thought the tax would apply to the unborn.
 

Paratus

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Hmm. Let me translate from conservative speech to English

  1. We will teach only propaganda to children and siphon public funds to private and religious schools
  2. We will stop taking data on race in America so there’s no way to prove racism
  3. We’ll fund police to go after crimes of the poor and minorities so police can be the good guys again (unlike those DC police)
  4. Border Wall nuff said
  5. We’ll fire any government agency / workers not aligned with unfettered capitalism
  6. Federal programs may protect the wrong people so we’ll get rid of them under the guise of lowering the debt and shrinking government
  7. We’ll prevent the wrong citizens from voting
  8. We’ll stomp on those other types of families - our evangelical voters like that and we need to throw them a couple of bones since the 1st 7 have been about our rich donors and keeping ourselves in power
  9. Abortion!

Well the only thing I can say after reading that is where are the guns?

Rick Scott and the GOP doesn’t want to protect guns. Guess everyone better vote Dem.
 

Moonbeam

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Hmm. Let me translate from conservative speech to English

  1. We will teach only propaganda to children and siphon public funds to private and religious schools
  2. We will stop taking data on race in America so there’s no way to prove racism
  3. We’ll fund police to go after crimes of the poor and minorities so police can be the good guys again (unlike those DC police)
  4. Border Wall nuff said
  5. We’ll fire any government agency / workers not aligned with unfettered capitalism
  6. Federal programs may protect the wrong people so we’ll get rid of them under the guise of lowering the debt and shrinking government
  7. We’ll prevent the wrong citizens from voting
  8. We’ll stomp on those other types of families - our evangelical voters like that and we need to throw them a couple of bones since the 1st 7 have been about our rich donors and keeping ourselves in power
  9. Abortion!

Well the only thing I can say after reading that is where are the guns?

Rick Scott and the GOP doesn’t want to protect guns. Guess everyone better vote Dem.
We'll need those guns. If Republicans destroy democracy as planned there will be a lot more suicides.
 

Bitek

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Hmm. Let me translate from conservative speech to English

  1. We will teach only propaganda to children and siphon public funds to private and religious schools
  2. We will stop taking data on race in America so there’s no way to prove racism
  3. We’ll fund police to go after crimes of the poor and minorities so police can be the good guys again (unlike those DC police)
  4. Border Wall nuff said
  5. We’ll fire any government agency / workers not aligned with unfettered capitalism
  6. Federal programs may protect the wrong people so we’ll get rid of them under the guise of lowering the debt and shrinking government
  7. We’ll prevent the wrong citizens from voting
  8. We’ll stomp on those other types of families - our evangelical voters like that and we need to throw them a couple of bones since the 1st 7 have been about our rich donors and keeping ourselves in power
  9. Abortion!

Well the only thing I can say after reading that is where are the guns?

Rick Scott and the GOP doesn’t want to protect guns. Guess everyone better vote Dem.

Not sure how this is different from the R platform of the last 45 years..
 

brycejones

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Ric Scott put together this document before the midterm on Republican plans for the country if they are put in charge. What stands out to you? To me it's not the usual, they want the poor to pay federal income tax while not demanding the same for corporations like Amazon. This caught my attention...


Translation: The public does not support our policies so we have to keep them secret until after the election. It's going to be all culture wars and conspiracy theories

New tax plan from leading GOP senator would require all Americans to pay federal income taxes (msn.com)

Republican 11 point plan to rescue America
11 Point Plan - Rescue America
I guess I know where a certain poster gets his penchant for secrecy from. 11 points, 11 geeks....hmmmmmmm
 

Moonbeam

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This stands out to me


What the actual FUCK.
I’m sure Democratic messaging will take care of it. No need to maybe start talking about how it may require the military to prevent the collapse of democracy or even wonder if they aren’t ready for fascism too.
 

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This Manifesto ....

Tax hikes for the poor
Pay cuts and salary caps for government employees
Mandatory recitation of the pledge of allegiance
More qualified immunity
Finish the border wall and name it after Loser Donald
Declare "socialism" an enemy combatant
Prohibit raising the debt ceiling
A five year sunset on all federal laws
Military ballots that arrive after election day cannot be counted
Public shaming of single mothers
Ban pornography and curse words
Ban Transgender people
Give businesses the right to discriminate against anyone they want
Quit the UN

Hey Rick .... Dwight D. Eisenhower would have personally kicked your ass if you gave him this pamphlet. Today it’s what passes for mainstream Republican policy.
 

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Everyone will pay some form of income tax. This includes the working poor who don't actually make enough to owe any taxes. I guess it also includes the rich mofos who weasel out of paying any taxes ever. I don't think this stance is actually going to gain the GOP any votes in 2022.
 
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Ric Scott put together this document before the midterm on Republican plans for the country if they are put in charge. What stands out to you? To me it's not the usual, they want the poor to pay federal income tax while not demanding the same for corporations like Amazon. This caught my attention...


Translation: The public does not support our policies so we have to keep them secret until after the election. It's going to be all culture wars and conspiracy theories

New tax plan from leading GOP senator would require all Americans to pay federal income taxes (msn.com)

Republican 11 point plan to rescue America
11 Point Plan - Rescue America
So they want people to vote for them without the people knowing what they will do?
 

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1. Education: Our kids will say the pledge of allegiance, salute the Flag, learn that America is a great country, and choose the school that best fits them.

How about for a patriotic starter and the flag waving BS, how about republicans just respecting the results of our FREE ELECTIONS?
PS. #1 also means, attack and starve to death the public education system.


2. Color Blind Equality: Government will never again ask American citizens to disclose their race, ethnicity, or skin color on any government form.

UNLESS, you are planning to move into THEIR neighborhoods.



3. Safety and Crime: The soft-on-crime days of coddling criminal behavior will end. We will re-fund and respect the police because, they, not the criminals, are the good guys.

In other words, there are no bad cops or good cops, there are only cops. Like the nazi Gestapo, they will not be challenged.



4. Immigration: We will secure our border, finish building the wall, and name it after President Donald Trump.

If they are still talking "walls", then they fully expect Donald Trump to be the president, again. In fact I would not be surprised if Trump himself insisted this be added to the list.



5. Growth / Economy: We will grow America’s economy, starve Washington’s economy, and stop Socialism.

Hello trickledown. Alive and well.



6. Government Reform and Debt: We will eliminate all federal programs that can be done locally, and enact term limits for federal bureaucrats and Congress.

HAHA. Who are they kidding? Term limits? Limit their power? Limit Mitch McConnell's power? NO WAY... NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. THAT right there.... IS.... A.... LIE....
PS. Transferring federal programs to the states will only bankrupt the states, or.... there will be no more food stamps, low rent housing, no safety nets of any kind. However... those mothers will still be forced to have those babies, homeless or not.



7. Fair Fraud-Free Elections: We will protect the integrity of American Democracy and stop left-wing efforts to rig elections.

Holy F**K. This was either written by Donald Trump, or one of his Senate cronies. WHAT A BUNCH OF BS !!!!!!!!



8. Family: We will protect, defend, and promote the American Family at all costs.

And more TOTAL BS. Every thing they propose "above" contradicts this one statement. HOW DUMB DO THEY THINK AMERICANS ARE?




9. Gender, Life, Science: Men are men, women are women, and unborn babies are babies. We believe in science.

And still more contradictions. Religion IS NOT science.
PS. And if you are not white and straight, this statement excludes you from THE CLUB.



10. Religious Liberty and Big Tech. Americans will be free to welcome God into all aspects of our lives.

Another HOLY F..K!!!! Exactly WHO'S or WHAT religion will be accepted? Believe me, when they refer to "freedom of religion" they are not talking about Muslims, or Buddhist, or Hindu's.
PS. This also means NO CAKES FOR GAY WEDDINGS. The right to discriminate will be encouraged.



11. America First: We are Americans, not globalists.
THIS is just F..king insane. We live in a world economy. What happens over there will affect us over here. America IS NOT going to shut down its borders nor revert back to the stone age.

THIS entire hit list of republican nonsense had to be written by Donald Trump, Roger Stone, and Mike Flynn. But why not...? THEY ARE todays republican party. The Putin's of the USA.