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Sunday, July 23, 2023

Republican Values

I originally said this as a joke, but on reflection, I came to believe it's true:

The core of Republican economic policy is this: The poor have too much money and the rich have too little.

It's Robin Hood in reverse.

Here's Jon Stewart with something along the same lines:


And here's the body of a tweet later the same day from Robert Reich:

Why is it that when progressive policies that help the bottom 90 percent are proposed, the question always seems to be, "How will you pay for it?" But when the top 1 percent ask for bailouts, tax cuts, and subsidies, the question always seems to be, "How much do you need?"

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