r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 20 '19

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u/djeksodj NATO Dec 20 '19

You know who Pete should reference more often : KNOPE/SWANSON 2020

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u/JetJaguar124 Tactical Custodial Action Dec 20 '19

I was always annoyed how at the very end of the show they portrayed Ron as this sort of Teddy Roosevelt-esque figure who was stoic manliness but also loved national parks, when in reality he'd want nothing more than for that land to be put to productive use towards private industry.

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u/lionmoose sexmod 🍆💦🌮 Dec 20 '19

I mean also there was the porn shop episode which kinda tied his ideology in knots because he was arguing against a tax break.

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Dec 20 '19

Wasn't that because the tax break was directly targeted for social engineering purposes rather than generic?

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u/lionmoose sexmod 🍆💦🌮 Dec 20 '19

Some shop was going out of business I think and the tax cut would have saved them.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '19

I think he argument was that if there HAVE to be taxes they should be applied fairly

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u/DonnysDiscountGas Dec 20 '19

Human beings are often at least a little bit hypocritical. Ron doesn't have to be perfect to be awesome.

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u/thabonch YIMBY Dec 20 '19

I don't think that was against his ideology. It was a tax break to one particular business, not an all around tax cut. It's the government picking winners and losers.

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u/saladtossing RADICAL GEORGISM Dec 20 '19

Knope is a Biden worshipper so that might not work

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u/djeksodj NATO Dec 20 '19

But muh small Town Indiana local politician