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Paul Krugman: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exposes average congressional Republican as "dumb as a rock""
Constant attempts to dismiss her as stupid are helping to highlight the casual racism and sexism," Krugman writes
CODY FENWICK at Salon
https://www.salon.com/2019/01/17/paul-krugman-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-exposes-average-congressional-republican-as-dumb-as-a-rock_partner
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(Scott Walker): Explaining tax rates before Reagan to 5th graders: Imagine if you did chores for your grandma and she gave you $10. When you got home, your parents took $7 from you. The students said: Thats not fair! Walker said on Twitter. Even 5th graders get it.
Of course, this is a wild misrepresentation of the proposal. Perhaps, more accurately, its a lie. Even billionaires under Ocasio-Cortezs preferred scheme wouldnt pay 70 percent of their income in taxes only 70 percent of their income above $10 million. Walker just admitted to tricking fifth graders about basic finances.
Ocasio-Cortez clapped back to Walkers tweet, explaining why the failed governor was wrong. In doing so, her tweet received many times more engagement from Twitter users, exposing the GOPs bogus talking points and a more accurate view about marginal tax rates to a broader audience.
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(Paul Krugman): So [Ocasio-Cortez] is both a real political talent and very useful as someone who flushes the ignorant prejudice of the right into the open, he said. So in the end its all good. A party that only had people like her to present its case might have problems, but there are plenty of experienced veterans and deep thinkers too. Not to slight the many other good people, but just compare the lineup of Pelosi, Warren, and Ocasio-Cortez with anything on the other side.
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sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Easier for the Koch network to control the politicians if the politicians are dumb. Thats why the right primaries the smart ones, and consolidates power in leadership hands. McConnell is smart but evil, and he leads a flock of fools, morons, and sellouts.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,254 posts)We are stronger with our diversity. And we need to come to the aid of any who come under attack.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Secure in their gerrymandered safe districts, they don't have to do jackshit and still get re-elected. Keep your nose clean and do as leadership tells you, and you can be Steve King or Louie Gohmert and have a job for life. Ocasio-Cortez is sharp, and these dull boys are getting cut.