Posted on 08/02/2018 5:05:48 PM PDT by John Semmens
News that American workers pay and benefits are now rising at a faster pace than any time during the Obama years has sparked fear in the Democratic Party. The proclaimed "future" of the Party Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, recent winner of the Democratic congressional primary in Brooklyn, New York, sees this development as "a direct threat to our democracy. The GOP scheme to boost the working class into the ranks of higher income is intended to undermine their support for the Democratic Party."
"A key to bringing the benefits of socialism to America is the class solidarity among the workers," Ocasio-Cortez said. "The tax cuts and deregulation foisted on the economy by Trump and the Republicans is meant to break the bonds of solidarity by encouraging workers to pursue the capitalistic goal of self-enrichment through hard work rather than the socialist strategy of seeking a fairer distribution of wealth through political action. We need workers to support socialism with their votes and must take whatever actions are necessary to thwart the effort to convert workers into greedy, money-grubbing capitalists."
Meanwhile, the Trump plan to convert workers into capitalists is now exploring the idea of indexing capital gains for inflation. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin observed that "as it currently stands, the tax code penalizes individuals who invest in a home or a retirement account by handing them a tax bill for the impact inflation has on their investments. Phantom gains result in higher tax liability that depletes retirement income and confiscates a portion of the equity of their homes if they sell in order to move to a smaller dwelling." The New York Times lambasted the Secretary's remarks as "based on the faulty premise that individuals have a stronger claim on the assets they've accumulated than the government does."
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/244880-2018-08-02-semi-news-semi-satire-august-5-2018-edition.htm
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A prosperous economy is RACIST!!!!
Too true to be satire.
Satire exposes the unspoken truth.
Can anyone beat her for stupidity? There are some that come close,tho.
How you manage to keep the satire ahead of the reality is beyond me! These people are almost satirizing themselves. Yet another good one, John.
But we must all admit that higher employment cuts down valuable family time. Wait, “PAID Family Time”! That’s the ticket.(/s)
Thanks John Semmens.
Conservatives are always up to anti-democratic mischief. When they are not making workers more prosperous, they are opposing illegal voting.
I thought you wrote satire?
The "interviewer" can ask her questions like John has here.
Example: "A key to bringing the benefits of socialism to America is the class solidarity among the workers, wouldn't you agree?" And after she agrees, say "I mean, it's clear that the tax cuts and deregulation foisted on the economy by Trump and the Republicans is meant to break the bonds of solidarity by encouraging workers to pursue the capitalistic goal of self-enrichment through hard work rather than the socialist strategy of seeking a fairer distribution of wealth through political action." She'll no doubt nod her head.
Then the killer statement: "I'm sure, like me, you would agree that we need workers to support socialism with their votes and must take whatever actions are necessary to thwart the effort to convert workers into greedy, money-grubbing capitalists."
She's too dumb to realize it's a setup. Get it all on film.
“The New York Times lambasted the Secretary’s remarks as “based on the faulty premise that individuals have a stronger claim on the assets they’ve accumulated than the government does.”
Nice touch John!
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