Trump’s tax win will expose poverty of the leftist economics

Washington Times ^ | L. Todd Wood

[ROCKLOBSTER]

What's the Wizard of Oz got to do with this?

Well, it is a political satire regarding federal economic policy.

[bagster]

By golly, I think you're right.

So Antonym and Uncle Henry represent the oppressed working class?

[bagster]

Ha.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

they had some expert tell us how Trump’s tax-cuts were nothing more than economic vandalism.

Well, maybe against their beloved federale bureaucRATs, but that un-Constitutional behemoth isn't even supposed to be there.

(friggin parasites)

[kevao]

Google the Wizard of Oz and the Free Silver Movement.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

So Antonym and Uncle Henry represent the oppressed working class?

NO no no....the Munchkins represent the little people. The Wicked Witch of the East was their oppressor.

[bagster]

Google the Wizard of Oz and the Free Silver Movement.

Well, that was very interesting and believable. Thank you for turning me onto that, goodman.

[bagster]

the Munchkins represent the little people

Hahahahaha. Okay, You win.

Well played.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

No, it’s true. Every character in that story represents a real person or entity in the politics of the day.

[bagster]

Ya I just read about that on google. Friggin interesting as hell.

But you got to admit. In the quip war, you kicked my ass. Munchkins as little people put you over the finish line. Cause, you know....munchkins ARE little people.

I just started out by acting like I thought "antonym" meant Auntie Em and it turned into a teachable moment for me. See how my smartass mouth can be a positive thing?

And just to teach me another lesson, I got out funnied by YOU. Your gung fu is quite splendid.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

I know what the poppies represent, but did they say what the snow represented?

[bagster]

No, the article I read sort of did the basics and didn't go into all the representations. Dorothy as the common people, Scarecrow as the farmers, Tin Man as the factory workers, Cowardly Lion as some Presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryant, I think. Ruby (Silver in book) slippers as silver and yellow brick road as the gold standard.

What do the poppies and the wizard represent?

Don't tell me. Poppies = religion, as the opiate of the masses? Or maybe communism?

[ROCKLOBSTER]

And just to teach me another lesson, I got out funnied by YOU. Your gung fu is quite splendid.

Thanks!

I also do my best to excel in the "smartass" sector.

[bagster]

I also do my best to excel in the "smartass" sector.

Don't think I haven't noticed. I keep a mental list of the people of my tribe.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

What do the poppies and the wizard represent?

The poppies are the popular issues that keep the public distracted from the real goings on...much like the current media attempts to do....(and the President to a certain degree using that tactic against the press)

The Emerald City represents Washington DC, afloat in greenbacks (transition from the gold standard to paper money) and the Wizard is a generic president.

By the way...Oz is the abbreviation for ounce (of gold)

The tin woodsman represented people turned into machines with no heart (factory workers) by the Wicked Witch of the East, (Industrial revolution) and the Scarecrow was the Midwestern farmer who believed he had no voice in DC (treated as stupid) oppressed by the Wicked Witch of the West...the drought. Dorothy killed her with water.

The flying monkeys were supposed to be the American Indians.

[bagster]

Ahh....Even more sense. I like all those. Well, except the American Indian ones. That makes no sense.

I'm gonna go with this take. It's quite excellent. Witch as drought killed by water is awesome. And so is Emerald City as greenbacks.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Yeah, the monkeys make more sense in the book version.

In the movie, actor Frank Morgan not only played “The Wizard of Oz”, but also the gatekeeper to the city, the carriage driver, and the guard at the Wizard’s palace.

[palmer]

I've talked to economists and a pure flat income tax of 10%-15% would bring in over $4 trillion dollars in revenue.

Personal income is $13T, so a 10-15% flat tax would bring in 1.3 to 2T. Unless you are planning to double tax some of that income.

[Cobra64]

You don’t get it do you, you inconsiderate person.

[Cobra64]

It’s a step in the right direction. Would you have preferred Trump do nothing? He’s up against Congress. Once the tide begins to turn, I predict further tax AND spending cuts through federal downsizing and departments being eliminated.

Trump is a billionaire businessman and is determined to run the government like a business. He’s only one guy negotiating with 535 politicians.