Cynthia Nixon shows how to answer Republican gotcha question on tax hikes on the rich & corporations

[egbertowillies]

Cynthia Nixon, the insurgent Democratic challenger to New York's governor Andrew Cuomo gave a clinic on MSNBC's Morning Joe that every Democratic candidate should watch. She did not back down or double talk in fear, in the manner many Democrats do as they try to appease a mythical center. When asked a question on tax hikes she answered it head on.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/08/30/cynthia-nixon-republican-question-tax-hikes/

[stonecutter357]

1. How do you get a way with spamming DU !

[sarisataka]

4. Juries refuse to hide

I gave up alerting over two years ago after clear TOS violations, supporting Republicans in the GE were allowed to stand. No point to alerting if the standards will not be enforced.

[Lee-Lee]

14. It is sad that all he does is drive by posts to ad filed pages

Just trying to get paid for clicks he lured away from this site.

[RandySF]

2. I'll pass, thank you.

[Historic NY]

3. I'm sure she'll put some of her 60 million into the pot.

[link:https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/cynthia-nixon-net-worth/|


Taking a $179000 job its was nice of her to say she'd forego it.

[shanny]

6. Has she said she wouldn't, or are you just making that assumption?

Just out of curiosity, how much is Cuomo worth? How about, say, Bloomberg? Are either of them in favor of raising taxes on themselves?

[Historic NY]

7. Cuomo's entire net worth is 5 million

[shanny]

8. OK.

What's his position? That was the question.

[Historic NY]

10. It took quite a bit to pry the tax returns out of her but thats ok....she a progressive

[link:https://www.governor.ny.gov/keywords/taxes|]

These only 12 pages of taxes related items he has implemented or proposed.

[link:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/nyregion/cuomo-nixon-debate-fact-check.html|]

[shanny]

11. OK.

Based on the first link, Cuomo urged New Yorkers to oppose Rump's tax cuts. That's cool. I don't see anywhere that he urged a tax hike, on anyone, billionaires included (it was a quick scan so I could've missed it).

Based on the fact-check, he is far less progressive than he pretends to be. I'm guessing--from your post title--that you regard that as a good thing.

[brush]

9. Don't hate, people. Some of our most repected Dems were wealthy...FDR, the Kennedys.

[JCanete]

13. Maligning her simply for having money even though her policy positions don't reflect

an effort to protect her own wealth or prevent her own taxes. I'm sure her proposals that involve tax hikes woul impact her too, unless there's a "nixon clause..."

This is not even off by degrees of republicans calling our leaders limousine liberals. You may want to reconsider silly attacks like this. People live an operate within the system we have and that isn't a crime. Trying to rig that system in their benefit on the other hand is slimy. Trying to fix that system and make it more fair doesn't have to start by first becoming a pauper one's-self.

[shanny]

5. Brava, Cynthia!

And thank you for posting this. I wish more of our candidates would not reflexively duck and run.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

12. Go away. nt