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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's really difficult to contemplate the devastation.
The food lines are staggering. The stories of people waiting in line 24 hours ahead to ensure they get a bag. Food banks pleading for donations.
Doctors and nurses pleading and actually begging for protection to save their very lives while they care for the sick and dying.
Front line workers having to demand protection to keep the supply chain going.
So many dying.... this is just horrendous and terrible on so many levels.
Its difficult to understand what is the hell motivates a supposed human to allow these things to continue when there are things that can be done to alleviate some of the suffering.
I fucking despise republicans. I will NEVER forgive them. I hope I live to see the White House occupant behind bars.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)....please
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)enid602
(8,652 posts)And don't forget that almost no one itemizes their deductions anymore after tRump's tax overhaul, so there's no longer a tax incentive to get people to donate to charities. This is looking more and more like Putin's revenge.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)and shouldnt need a $25 incentive to donate $100.
enid602
(8,652 posts)There is no higher standard deduction. It did go up from $5600 to $12000 for a single person, but prior to the tax overhaul each taxpayer had a Personal exemption of $5000 or so, but no longer does. We're paying more taxes. If you look at the historical rate of charitable giving since the new tax law, it's gone down the crapper.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)under the new tax law or the old one as far as charitable contributions go.
barbtries
(28,811 posts)it beggars belief. if i lived long enough to see this, please let me live long enough to see his ass gone along with all of the fucking republicans who let him happen.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)within a week would be even better. Perhaps he will do us another favor and has passed his illness onto his spawn and GOP enablers.
BigDemVoter
(4,157 posts)I have never loathed anybody so much in my life, and I agree with you about republicans. I will NEVER forgive htem. I am a nurse, and I cannot say that I have been overwhelemed with Covid19 paitents as we have been very, very, very fortunate in San Francisco, as the city was very proactive in placing a shelter-in-place order. Nonetheless, I HAVE seen shortages in PPE, etc, and we would not have survived had we been slammed. I blame every single person who voted for that obvious grifter and liar. One didn't have to be a rocket scientist to know he was going to fuck everything up. It was only necessary to listen to that pussy-grabbing pig for 2 minutes and know that he would collaborate with the rest of the traitors in the repig party to deprive the majority of people in this country what we wanted. It is disgusting beyond words, and it is truly unforgivable.
My parents live in a red state but are big Dems. Most of their friends are pussy-grabber supporters. They just don't understand why I refuse to even go down there anymore. If they want to see me, they will have to meet me elsewhere or come to SF to see me. I am not making peace with ANY repig. I will never, never, never forget this. And one last thing, I do not take kindly to seeing my fellow nurses being mistreated and dying because of these idiots' bullshit. THAT is what I will ALWAYS remember.
onecaliberal
(32,894 posts)Im done tolerating the soulless pigs and their whiny little dicktator.