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Not one word (Original Post) SHRED Nov 2017 OP
By Design. Wellstone ruled Nov 2017 #1
What, you want guarantees?? Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #2
You simply have to trust them in this area. NCTraveler Nov 2017 #3
Hoard it. They are money addicts and getting their latest fix. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #4
What did they do with the Reagan era tax cuts? guillaumeb Nov 2017 #5
send it overseas like they always have spanone Nov 2017 #6
Grab the money and run. lpbk2713 Nov 2017 #7
Everybody be cool, this is a robbery JDC Nov 2017 #8
Honey bunny LakeArenal Nov 2017 #10
Kleptocracy orangecrush Nov 2017 #9
Trickle down. It has never worked and it never will. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #11
They're preparing special high-security ships as we speak... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #12
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
3. You simply have to trust them in this area.
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 01:53 PM
Nov 2017

They are clearly better at collecti... dealing with money than we are.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
5. What did they do with the Reagan era tax cuts?
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 01:58 PM
Nov 2017

Investments boomed in speculative financial instruments.

orangecrush

(19,572 posts)
9. Kleptocracy
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 03:23 PM
Nov 2017


noun, plural kleptocracies.
1.
a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
11. Trickle down. It has never worked and it never will.
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 03:33 PM
Nov 2017

I can't believe anyone still falls for this shit.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
12. They're preparing special high-security ships as we speak...
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 04:14 PM
Nov 2017

to carry the loot to off-shore tax havens.

And, it's a good time to be in the yacht and resort business.

Meanwhile, most of tRump's voters are celebrating tax breaks for everyone but them.

See: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-voters-celebrate-massive-tax-cut-for-everyone-but-them

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