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Horizens

(637 posts)
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 09:38 PM Dec 2017

About Sen Ron Johnson

Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) originally voted against the tax bill. He insisted on increasing the tax break for pass-through businesses. The increased tax brake was inserted into the bill and Johnson is a yes vote.

Johnson's is the founder of a family business that will profit from the change he insisted on being inserted.

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calimary

(81,527 posts)
6. Welcome to DU, lkinwi!
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 11:42 PM
Dec 2017

It's really bewildering, isn't it. All I can say is - it proves the cliche true. People get the leaders they deserve. And if one doesn't bother to vote, he or she surrenders his/her right to have a say in things. Not voting, for whatever reason, in effect says it's okay if somebody you don't even know or agree with gets to speak for you.

elfin

(6,262 posts)
5. Don't think he is a "founder"
Sun Dec 17, 2017, 10:25 PM
Dec 2017

Married into a wealthy family. Father-in-law had helped his son (Ron's new bro-in-law) for that business. Bro-in-law got Ronnie in on the ground floor.

At least that is what I understand. Ron is a faker. May know how to help operate said gifted business, but essentially married into it.

Greybnk48

(10,177 posts)
11. RoJo worked at a mill in Wisconsin and
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 02:46 AM
Dec 2017

married the owner's daughter. It was all handed to him by daddy-in-law. He's a real "dumb shit" as we say in Wisconsin.

Don't be hard on Wisconsin voters. Russ Feingold was way ahead of RoJo about a week before the election and then, what do you know, at the last moment the advantage miraculously flipped, just like with Hillary! We've had a lot of weird election results here since the Koch's enthroned Walker.

They_Live

(3,241 posts)
9. All of the Senators voting for this have a conflict of interest
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:21 AM
Dec 2017

and will receive immense financial benefit, while destroying the United States.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,439 posts)
10. Did anyone here really believe that republikkklans
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 12:55 AM
Dec 2017

..would not all vote yes on tax bill..even though they said they would not. They play games ..in the end they vote for party, for their personal benefit. They're all liars and cannot be trusted .

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