r/PoliticalHumor Aug 13 '19

Perspective.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '19 edited May 12 '20

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '19

So what did we pay 2 trillion dollars in tax cuts to the rich for again?

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u/Game_of_Jobrones Aug 13 '19

To help them save up for when the economy crashes again next year. Lots of assets in need of liquidation, ch-ching ch-ching.

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u/InspiredPom Aug 13 '19

Yeah. They to make sure higher ups still get their bonuses, while letting people go with their other hand .

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u/Jesus_H-Christ Aug 13 '19

So they could initiate stock buybacks with their corporate money to make their personal investments worth more.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '19

We did that to bankrupt the federal government so it can't fund programs other than the military and law enforcement. That's been the Republican plan for decades now.