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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRobert Reich: Dear Donald, We're Letting You Go: America's Final Letter to Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fired-impeachment-letter-president-robert-reich-1350045?fbclid=IwAR1Cv-15Y4Auut__8bX8lauTNglXm1ev9We-zzolXYvxdy1kk2DAlGPKF4kDear Donald, We're Letting You Go: America's Final Letter to Trump | Opinion
Robert Reich , Newsweek Columnist and chancellors professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley
On 3/4/19 at 3:24 AM
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Dear Mr President,
While we may disagree about the credibility of Michael Cohen, and have different views about what Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ultimately reveal, we agree on practical thingslike obeying the Constitution and not letting big corporations and the wealthy run everything.
Your 35-day government shutdown was a senseless abuse of power. So too your national emergency to build your wall with money Congress refused to appropriate.
When you passed your tax bill you promised our paychecks would rise by an average of $4,000 but we never got the raise. Our employers used the tax savings to buy back their shares of stock and give themselves raises instead.
Then you fooled us into thinking we were getting a cut by lowering the amounts withheld from our 2018 paychecks. We know that now because were getting smaller tax refunds.
At the same time, many big corporations arent paying a dime in taxes. Worse yet, theyre getting refunds.
For example, GM is paying zilch and claiming a $104 million refund on $11.8 billion of profits. Amazon is paying no taxes and claiming a $129 million refund on profits of $11.2 billion. (This is after New York offered it $3 billion to put its second headquarters there.)
They arent breaking any tax laws or regulations. Thats because they made the tax laws and regulations. You gave them a free hand.
Youre supposed to be working for us, not for giant corporations. But theyre doing better than ever, as are their top executives and biggest investors. Yet nothing has trickled down. Were getting shafted.
Which is why more than 75% of us (including 45% who call ourselves Republicans) support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs proposed 70% tax on dollars earned in excess of $10 million a year.
And over 60% of us support Elizabeth Warrens proposed 2% annual tax on households with a new worth of $50 million or more.
Youve also shown you dont have a clue about healthcare. You promised us something better than the Affordable Care Act but all youve done is whittle it back.
A big reason we gave Democrats control of the House last November was your threat to eliminate protection for people with pre-existing conditions.
Are you even aware that 70% of us now favor Medicare for all?
Most of us dont pay much attention to national policy but we pay a lot of attention to home economics. Youve made our own home economics worse.
Well give you official notice youre fired on 3 November 2020, if not before. Until then, you can keep the house and perks, but youre toast.
Respectfully,
America.
While we may disagree about the credibility of Michael Cohen, and have different views about what Special Counsel Robert Mueller will ultimately reveal, we agree on practical thingslike obeying the Constitution and not letting big corporations and the wealthy run everything.
Your 35-day government shutdown was a senseless abuse of power. So too your national emergency to build your wall with money Congress refused to appropriate.
When you passed your tax bill you promised our paychecks would rise by an average of $4,000 but we never got the raise. Our employers used the tax savings to buy back their shares of stock and give themselves raises instead.
Then you fooled us into thinking we were getting a cut by lowering the amounts withheld from our 2018 paychecks. We know that now because were getting smaller tax refunds.
At the same time, many big corporations arent paying a dime in taxes. Worse yet, theyre getting refunds.
For example, GM is paying zilch and claiming a $104 million refund on $11.8 billion of profits. Amazon is paying no taxes and claiming a $129 million refund on profits of $11.2 billion. (This is after New York offered it $3 billion to put its second headquarters there.)
They arent breaking any tax laws or regulations. Thats because they made the tax laws and regulations. You gave them a free hand.
Youre supposed to be working for us, not for giant corporations. But theyre doing better than ever, as are their top executives and biggest investors. Yet nothing has trickled down. Were getting shafted.
Which is why more than 75% of us (including 45% who call ourselves Republicans) support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs proposed 70% tax on dollars earned in excess of $10 million a year.
And over 60% of us support Elizabeth Warrens proposed 2% annual tax on households with a new worth of $50 million or more.
Youve also shown you dont have a clue about healthcare. You promised us something better than the Affordable Care Act but all youve done is whittle it back.
A big reason we gave Democrats control of the House last November was your threat to eliminate protection for people with pre-existing conditions.
Are you even aware that 70% of us now favor Medicare for all?
Most of us dont pay much attention to national policy but we pay a lot of attention to home economics. Youve made our own home economics worse.
Well give you official notice youre fired on 3 November 2020, if not before. Until then, you can keep the house and perks, but youre toast.
Respectfully,
America.
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Robert Reich: Dear Donald, We're Letting You Go: America's Final Letter to Trump (Original Post)
babylonsister
Mar 2019
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(135,791 posts)1. "we agree on practical things--like obeying the Constitution"...????
babylonsister
(171,032 posts)3. We meaning Americans, I imagine. nt
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