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deminks

(11,014 posts) Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:43 PM Dec 2017

Rep. John Lewis: I oppose this conference report with every bone in my body.

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I oppose this conference report with every bone in my body. This tax bill is a $2.3 trillion holiday gift for Wall Street, the rich, and the wealthy. Conceived in darkness and birthed with the help of donors and funders. This bill is not for the people. It is not tax reform.

He goes on to say you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip. One of my favorite sayings.

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Rep. John Lewis: I oppose this conference report with every bone in my body. (Original Post) deminks Dec 2017 OP

K & R Iliyah Dec 2017 #1

Friend of mine used the turnip line aka-chmeee Dec 2017 #2

My dentist, after extracting a tooth about 10 years ago, pangaia Dec 2017 #5

I disagree with Lewis.....it is tax reform........it is just republican tax reform and theft Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #3

It's social engineering disguised as tax reform. Pacifist Patriot Dec 2017 #10

it was always one of my mother's favorites too. barbtries Dec 2017 #4

Probably not the exact same, but Leghorn21 Dec 2017 #6

pretty spot on. barbtries Dec 2017 #9

The Swamp Dwellers must be fed. ffr Dec 2017 #7

Here is the CSPAN clip of his speech BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #8

We need to see a list Scarsdale Dec 2017 #11

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. K & R

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:45 PM

Dec 2017

aka-chmeee

(1,132 posts)

2. Friend of mine used the turnip line

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:46 PM

Dec 2017

when negotiating impossible to pay hospital bill.....
Their answer "That is true, but have you ever seen the turnip after we get done trying?"

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

5. My dentist, after extracting a tooth about 10 years ago,

Reply to aka-chmeee (Reply #2)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 06:45 PM

Dec 2017

said I could have an implant.
I asked, "How much?'

$3500.!

WHAT???

"Well, you can put it on your credit card."

he is a very good dentist. But does not have a fucking clue how normal human beings live.

I asked, is it absolutely necessary?

He said NO.

well, then, forget it..

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. I disagree with Lewis.....it is tax reform........it is just republican tax reform and theft

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 04:55 PM

Dec 2017

screw the masses a lot more

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)

10. It's social engineering disguised as tax reform.

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 20, 2017, 08:19 AM

Dec 2017

Accomplished by whole-sale looting of the US treasury.

barbtries

(28,798 posts)

4. it was always one of my mother's favorites too.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 05:15 PM

Dec 2017

i've tried and tried to find the cartoon, but it's too old, from the 80s/90s - at the time i was having difficulty with the IRS.

guy sitting across from an IRS auditor, books and paper on the desk. He's looking at a jar on the desk, and the auditor is saying, "We're especially proud of that. It's blood from a turnip."

maybe you had to be there...

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

6. Probably not the exact same, but

Reply to barbtries (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 06:52 PM

Dec 2017

barbtries

(28,798 posts)

9. pretty spot on.

Reply to Leghorn21 (Reply #6)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 09:59 PM

Dec 2017

i could not find this! thank you

ffr

(22,670 posts)

7. The Swamp Dwellers must be fed.

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 07:03 PM

Dec 2017

BumRushDaShow

(129,090 posts)

8. Here is the CSPAN clip of his speech

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 07:07 PM

Dec 2017

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

11. We need to see a list

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 21, 2017, 07:51 AM

Dec 2017

of the wealthiest people who are benefitting from this atrocity. Expose them, let us see how much THEY will gain at the expense of millions of average folks. The gop are shameless, useless, clueless.

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