Jonathan V. Last

they've pushed in this direction. They haven't laid down the hammer, as you said, but they pushed pretty hard. They said, like, what if we just do like a small tax increase on the rich, just to give us a talking point, right? Just to give us something to say, like, hey, we raised the tax rate by two points and the rich are paying their share. It's not all the sacrifice going on the poor.

they've pushed in this direction. They haven't laid down the hammer, as you said, but they pushed pretty hard. They said, like, what if we just do like a small tax increase on the rich, just to give us a talking point, right? Just to give us something to say, like, hey, we raised the tax rate by two points and the rich are paying their share. It's not all the sacrifice going on the poor.

Even if the overall thrust was still very regressive, you'd still have a talking point. And House Republicans just absolutely refuse to go along with There was almost no support for that anywhere. So, I mean, I don't think they completely lack power. I think this is the deal.

Even if the overall thrust was still very regressive, you'd still have a talking point. And House Republicans just absolutely refuse to go along with There was almost no support for that anywhere. So, I mean, I don't think they completely lack power. I think this is the deal.

Even if the overall thrust was still very regressive, you'd still have a talking point. And House Republicans just absolutely refuse to go along with There was almost no support for that anywhere. So, I mean, I don't think they completely lack power. I think this is the deal.

The reason the House Republicans have been willing to overlook the corruption in the authoritarianism and even some of these old line Republicans don't love that stuff, but they're willing to live with it because there is a payoff in the end. And this is the payoff. You take away that payoff and the whole bargain that holds together this party unravels.

The reason the House Republicans have been willing to overlook the corruption in the authoritarianism and even some of these old line Republicans don't love that stuff, but they're willing to live with it because there is a payoff in the end. And this is the payoff. You take away that payoff and the whole bargain that holds together this party unravels.

The reason the House Republicans have been willing to overlook the corruption in the authoritarianism and even some of these old line Republicans don't love that stuff, but they're willing to live with it because there is a payoff in the end. And this is the payoff. You take away that payoff and the whole bargain that holds together this party unravels.

I think there's plenty of evidence for that point. And I think you make a compelling case. Just looking at local Republican, looking at the states, there's a ton of evidence for this too. And just like what happened here in Louisiana, they passed the most insane regressive tax cut that I've ever heard of last year. It's like preposterous that they even did it. It was great for me.

I think there's plenty of evidence for that point. And I think you make a compelling case. Just looking at local Republican, looking at the states, there's a ton of evidence for this too. And just like what happened here in Louisiana, they passed the most insane regressive tax cut that I've ever heard of last year. It's like preposterous that they even did it. It was great for me.

I think there's plenty of evidence for that point. And I think you make a compelling case. Just looking at local Republican, looking at the states, there's a ton of evidence for this too. And just like what happened here in Louisiana, they passed the most insane regressive tax cut that I've ever heard of last year. It's like preposterous that they even did it. It was great for me.

They cut the income tax, you know, for everybody. But obviously that's disproportionately favors folks towards the top. And they increased the sales tax. to pay for it. It's just a pure, straight, regressive tax. And they jammed it through, party line here in Louisiana, crazy.

They cut the income tax, you know, for everybody. But obviously that's disproportionately favors folks towards the top. And they increased the sales tax. to pay for it. It's just a pure, straight, regressive tax. And they jammed it through, party line here in Louisiana, crazy.

They cut the income tax, you know, for everybody. But obviously that's disproportionately favors folks towards the top. And they increased the sales tax. to pay for it. It's just a pure, straight, regressive tax. And they jammed it through, party line here in Louisiana, crazy.

So there's a lot of evidence for you that that's- At the state and federal level, that is the central policy goal of the party.

So there's a lot of evidence for you that that's- At the state and federal level, that is the central policy goal of the party.

So there's a lot of evidence for you that that's- At the state and federal level, that is the central policy goal of the party.

Let's look really quick at just a couple of the policy particulars, the cuts to SNAP. 81% of recipients of SNAP live below the poverty line. About a third live below half the poverty line. They're cutting 30% from SNAP. And, you know, we'll see what kind of happens in the Senate side of this. But like a really draconian cuts to the SNAP program.

Let's look really quick at just a couple of the policy particulars, the cuts to SNAP. 81% of recipients of SNAP live below the poverty line. About a third live below half the poverty line. They're cutting 30% from SNAP. And, you know, we'll see what kind of happens in the Senate side of this. But like a really draconian cuts to the SNAP program.

Let's look really quick at just a couple of the policy particulars, the cuts to SNAP. 81% of recipients of SNAP live below the poverty line. About a third live below half the poverty line. They're cutting 30% from SNAP. And, you know, we'll see what kind of happens in the Senate side of this. But like a really draconian cuts to the SNAP program.