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Cheers Heard From Trailer Parks Across U.S., As Estate Tax Repeal Advances (Original Post) SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 OP
Wait til their food stamp/Link cards are gutted! Chasstev365 Nov 2017 #1
Why drag people that live in mobile home parks into it? AncientGeezer Nov 2017 #2
I prefer trailer parks... lame54 Nov 2017 #7
Um, why? People in those areas (rural poor) did vote for Trump in large numbers. Its accurate. anneboleyn Nov 2017 #12
Trailer Parks: The backbone of his base. lindysalsagal Nov 2017 #18
Um, not necessarily Trailrider1951 Nov 2017 #22
That, plus the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax. JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2017 #3
Actually, In Regards To AMT SoCalMusicLover Nov 2017 #5
Any low income Trump voter doesnt know any better DangerousUrNot Nov 2017 #4
trumpkins will cheer as they lose whatever they have left liberal N proud Nov 2017 #6
Yep. 'Cause they're really COLGATE4 Nov 2017 #8
This is truly offensive. Nobody in MY "trailer park" is doing that. NurseJackie Nov 2017 #9
Ive seen some trailer parks with trailers that cost more than a lot of brick and mortar homes. BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #14
Sorry, but the majority of the rural poor (some trailer parks) voted for Trump over Hillary. The anneboleyn Nov 2017 #15
It's wrong and you all should know better. NurseJackie Nov 2017 #17
Then just say "low income Trump voters" herding cats Nov 2017 #19
Did you really need to throw in the derogatory "trailer parks"? George II Nov 2017 #10
This is disgusting. brer cat Nov 2017 #11
I get your point, but this is hurtful. yardwork Nov 2017 #13
Cheers Heard from Working Poor Republicans Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #16
This is a disgusting insult. So sad to see on a Democratic site lunamagica Nov 2017 #20
You could have just said 'low income Trump voters' or 'working class Trump voters' herding cats Nov 2017 #21
 

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)
2. Why drag people that live in mobile home parks into it?
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 07:23 PM
Nov 2017

How about low income apartment residents?
Could have been worded much better SoCal.

lindysalsagal

(20,692 posts)
18. Trailer Parks: The backbone of his base.
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 09:37 PM
Nov 2017

It's an apt description, along with those who believe that trickle down works for them and that he'll do one damn thing he said he would.

Trailrider1951

(3,414 posts)
22. Um, not necessarily
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:48 PM
Nov 2017

I live in a Trailer Park. It's the only home I could afford here in the Seattle Area....and don't blame me, I voted for Hillary!

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,343 posts)
3. That, plus the elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax.
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 07:24 PM
Nov 2017

That'll help stretch the paycheck. Well, it will if the weekly pay is way high.

 

SoCalMusicLover

(3,194 posts)
5. Actually, In Regards To AMT
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 07:29 PM
Nov 2017

AMT is more impacted by the Deduction side of things. I've seen folks with high income have no AMT, while middle class clients did.

AMT is a byproduct of High State Tax Deduction, Real Estate Tax & Mortgage Interest, among other things. This bill is going to resolve AMT by essentially eliminating all those deductions. VIOLA!! No AMT.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
9. This is truly offensive. Nobody in MY "trailer park" is doing that.
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 08:41 PM
Nov 2017

My paycheck-to-paycheck neighbors aren't stupid as this charming broad-brush stereotype insult suggests they are.



anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
15. Sorry, but the majority of the rural poor (some trailer parks) voted for Trump over Hillary. The
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 09:10 PM
Nov 2017

urban poor voted for Hillary. It is also a fact that the rural poor tend to be far more conservative along Christian evangelical lines as well. They also support republicans like Trump and Pence. I think the OP’s point is fine as it points to the fact that these people in poverty or the “working poor” in rural areas (especially in red states) DID vote for Trump, called him the “blue collar billionaire” (barf), and are therefore supporting/allowing this appalling tax bill to happen. Also, when questioned, the majority of these Trump voters didn’t know what the “death tax” actually involved, and they believed they would be affected.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
19. Then just say "low income Trump voters"
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:00 PM
Nov 2017

I know a lot of retired Democratic voters who live in trailer parks. It's the only way they can afford to live in a blue district, so they do what they have to. Two sets of of them sold their homes due to not being able to afford the rising property taxes on them after they retired. Others wanted less maintenance. I've known other Democratic voters and activists who were rural who also lived on acreage in rural areas and lived in manufactured homes. It's offensive to them to always be lumped in with RWers by people who want to look down their noses at less wealthy people.

Actually, lots more people are having to downsize in order to afford to retire. Which often means living like someone other, more elite, people sometimes want to sneer at to make themselves feel bigger.

But, hey, it's ok to stereotype and hurt peoples feelings if it's not your demographic being hurt, right?

brer cat

(24,568 posts)
11. This is disgusting.
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 09:01 PM
Nov 2017

Does it make you feel vastly superior to throw around degrading stereotypes? You are acting just like that moron in the White House.

yardwork

(61,622 posts)
13. I get your point, but this is hurtful.
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 09:05 PM
Nov 2017

Not everybody living in a trailer voted for Trump. My wife worked to put herself through college while living in a trailer. She deserves admiration, not derision.

Please edit your subject line.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
21. You could have just said 'low income Trump voters' or 'working class Trump voters'
Wed Nov 29, 2017, 10:16 PM
Nov 2017

This is offensive to every person who doesn't live up to your preconceived image of a Democrat. Some excellent Democratic voters and activist live in "trailer parks" to make ends meet. Many more live in manufactured housing of one kind or another.

Your broad brush ended up smearing the point you were attempting to make here.

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