KRUGMAN: the G.O.P. has become a systematic enabler of terrorism. Why? Follow the money.

[kpete]

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The central story of U.S. politics since the 1970s is the takeover of the Republican Party by economic radicals, determined to slash taxes for the wealthy while undermining the social safety net.

With the arguable exception of George H.W. Bush, every Republican president since 1980 has pushed through tax cuts that disproportionately benefited the 1 percent while trying to defund and/or privatize key social programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.


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In effect, then, the Republican Party decided that a few massacres were an acceptable price to pay in return for tax cuts. I wish that were hyperbole, but the continuing refusal of G.O.P. figures to criticize Trump even after El Paso shows that it’s the literal truth.

So as I said at the beginning, the G.O.P. has become a systematic enabler of terrorism. Why? Follow the money.

MORE:
https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/cmp1yi/trump_tax_cuts_and_terrorism_why_do_republicans/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/opinion/republicans-white-terrorism.html
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/8/6/1877096/-If-You-Only-Read-One-Thing-Today-Read-Paul-Krugman-Trump-Tax-Cuts-and-Terrorism?utm_campaign=trending

[dalton99a]

1. The rich must get richer. That's what Republicans are all about.

And the poor? They should pray harder

[Botany]

2. "And the election of our first black president really kicked hatred into overdrive."

Having a black president drove "them" crazy.

[LiberalArkie]

6. And having a woman or really anyone not pure white male as president or VP, will drive them crazy

mad and destructive. The U.S. is not the nation we think it is.

[Botany]

7. I used to think it was about 20 to 25% of America who carry so much hatred and sexism in their ...

... hearts but now I think it is >35%. I don't know how many times I heard the stupid phrase,
"Well, at least we stopped Hillary." after the 2016 election. Did you know that she had somebody
killed to hide Bill's cocaine operation?

But at the end of the day HRC really won the election and yet Trump sits in the White House thanx
to Russia, other counties, and American traitors.

[robbob]

9. Why drive when it's such a short walk?

These people have been borderline nuts for decades.

[Wounded Bear]

3. The "War on Terror" has become a cash cow...

Foreign or homegrown, doesn't matter. Fighting terror makes for big profits.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. Krugman has made a compelling argument

For once I’m not entirely sure I believe him. There may be a trace of exaggeration.

But if Krugman IS exaggerating, it isn’t by very much.

And in the meantime the Republican Party is busy turning the USA into a genuine $h1t-hole Country with whatever tools it has available.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. A frightened populace will agree to anything to remain safe

But now fear is induced by terrorism and it's not going down well

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. Bush Sr. forgot his promises to the wealthy GOP puppet masters.

[Hekate]

10. KnR

[area51]

11. Kick for the afternoon crew. n/t