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EarlG

(21,894 posts)
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:56 AM Dec 2017

Pic Of The Moment: Chuck Grassley Explains Why Rich People Should Get Bigger Tax Cuts



Despite lawmakers' warnings, few Iowa farmers face estate tax


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Pic Of The Moment: Chuck Grassley Explains Why Rich People Should Get Bigger Tax Cuts (Original Post) EarlG Dec 2017 OP
K&R Gothmog Dec 2017 #1
The picture fooled me........ MyOwnPeace Dec 2017 #2
you are insulting horses' asses!!! niyad Dec 2017 #15
Hey, hey, hey!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Dec 2017 #34
Yeah, Chuck, cause guys like you don't spend money on those things... malthaussen Dec 2017 #3
What.An.Ass. Lifelong Protester Dec 2017 #4
c'mon chuck, booze, women and movies make the world go round. mopinko Dec 2017 #5
repubs are the true "nanny state" always judging and nagging Merlot Dec 2017 #6
I feel left out.... CatMor Dec 2017 #7
Will you marry me? Mr.Bill Dec 2017 #14
Oh well....my loss CatMor Dec 2017 #20
CATS, hocolate, coffee and books!!! niyad Dec 2017 #29
You're right.... CatMor Dec 2017 #31
they bring much satisfaction--and look at how many people are employed because of us!! niyad Dec 2017 #32
True enough..... CatMor Dec 2017 #36
Keep talking, asshole dalton99a Dec 2017 #8
+1000 narnian60 Dec 2017 #21
I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are spending on yachts, jets, L. Coyote Dec 2017 #9
That's great!!! Alice11111 Dec 2017 #43
They hate their base, and yet it never hurts them come election time. Johonny Dec 2017 #10
Yes, just like Grassley said. They are contemptuous of Alice11111 Dec 2017 #44
Chuck Grassley has been an embarrassment for 30 years and yet Iowa keeps on re-electing him.... marble falls Dec 2017 #11
Yeah we need a hard pipe hitting liberal to run. 47of74 Dec 2017 #23
I think that a solid no-nonsense firm liberal could get elected. We've been trying to play it safe.. marble falls Dec 2017 #25
Agree, playing it safe has gotten us little. riversedge Dec 2017 #50
I guess he represents who they are...proud to be duped Alice11111 Dec 2017 #45
Another ignorant remark by an elected official SWBTATTReg Dec 2017 #12
Very telling that he sees women Mr.Bill Dec 2017 #13
a most excellent catch!!! niyad Dec 2017 #16
The misogyny in that statement screams out icymist Dec 2017 #17
Just going to post the same thing rurallib Dec 2017 #18
Well put. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #46
I notice he says "darn" instead of "damn" sammythecat Dec 2017 #19
That's to show he's just an "Aw, shucks, folks" kind o'guy. WinkyDink Dec 2017 #38
As an Iowan, I say fuck you Chuck. 47of74 Dec 2017 #22
Second that message. IADEMO2004 Dec 2017 #26
They think they are Gods, among men... yuiyoshida Dec 2017 #24
I still don't understand why the DNC isn't running ads and Alice11111 Dec 2017 #27
Exactly. Midnight Writer Dec 2017 #35
It's still early -- Hopefully they're working on one right now.. whathehell Dec 2017 #39
A media/marketing/PR company should be hired and Alice11111 Dec 2017 #40
Agree completely.. whathehell Dec 2017 #41
We need to become more clever & faster because the Repubs Alice11111 Dec 2017 #42
hmmm, chucky???? pretty sure gays don't spend their money on women. niyad Dec 2017 #28
The truth is... WillParkinson Dec 2017 #30
hey, chuckles!! I would like to point out that spending on moives and booze and other niyad Dec 2017 #33
I suppose next he's going after... LakeArenal Dec 2017 #37
K and Rec. riversedge Dec 2017 #47
Further proof that we are well into a class war in the U.S. (probably the world). C Moon Dec 2017 #48
I just realized who Grassley's grandmother was: Ken Burch Dec 2017 #49
Hey Assly Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2017 #51

Merlot

(9,696 posts)
6. repubs are the true "nanny state" always judging and nagging
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 12:07 PM
Dec 2017

How is it their business how anyone spends their money? and why should tax cuts be predicated on behavior?

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
31. You're right....
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 03:29 PM
Dec 2017

If mine knew I put them second I would be in big trouble.
They actually rule me. Chocolate is a good addition. I would rather put my pennies in these things than the stock market.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
36. True enough.....
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 04:03 PM
Dec 2017

also, you can make money in the stock market but you can also lose your money in the stock market.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
9. I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are spending on yachts, jets,
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 12:34 PM
Dec 2017

and maids and butlers, people that can afford the best booze, who abuse women and make the movies.

I also think it gives Nucking Futz a BILLION $$$$$ bonus for playing golf 100 days.

Johonny

(20,684 posts)
10. They hate their base, and yet it never hurts them come election time.
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 12:53 PM
Dec 2017

Try to respect a GOP voter...its hard.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
44. Yes, just like Grassley said. They are contemptuous of
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:48 PM
Dec 2017

the people who brought them. All the BS, "I love the poorly educated." Yeah, no wonder. You can take advantage and run them into the ground, so you can have a few more million to throw around.

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
11. Chuck Grassley has been an embarrassment for 30 years and yet Iowa keeps on re-electing him....
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 12:54 PM
Dec 2017

surely there's got to be someone else better to run.

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
25. I think that a solid no-nonsense firm liberal could get elected. We've been trying to play it safe..
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 02:45 PM
Dec 2017

too long. Going to the center is one thing, trying not to offend the right is a big mistake.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
45. I guess he represents who they are...proud to be duped
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:50 PM
Dec 2017

by him. I bet eventually his words come back to haunt him, but he will probably convince them that he was talking about the Dems.

icymist

(15,888 posts)
17. The misogyny in that statement screams out
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:57 PM
Dec 2017

Women aren't people but, merely an interference to men investing their money. On the same level as 'booze' or the 'movies'. Grassley is nothing but an old jackass that should be put out to pasture.

rurallib

(62,346 posts)
18. Just going to post the same thing
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 02:04 PM
Dec 2017

I have daughters and they are not for sale, Mr. upChuck Grassley!

sammythecat

(3,568 posts)
19. I notice he says "darn" instead of "damn"
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 02:10 PM
Dec 2017

He's such a good Christian man. Probably doesn't smoke or drink either. He's golden. A true Republican scumbag hypocrite. 84 years old with a small calcified heart the size of grape.

yuiyoshida

(41,764 posts)
24. They think they are Gods, among men...
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 02:44 PM
Dec 2017

Karma bides its time with men like this, than strikes them down when they are not expecting it.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
27. I still don't understand why the DNC isn't running ads and
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 02:51 PM
Dec 2017

Radio spots of this on every RW, blue collar, and country station. Don't preach to thechoir on MSNBC and CNN. This is a gift to us, but we are not taking it.

whathehell

(28,969 posts)
39. It's still early -- Hopefully they're working on one right now..
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 05:07 PM
Dec 2017

because to paraphrase Rod Blagojevich, this Is Golden.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
40. A media/marketing/PR company should be hired and
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:01 PM
Dec 2017

ready for every opportunity. We missed using the Mnuchin photos before the tax bill vote.

Better to make a few mistakes than be late and miss, as RB said, the golden ones.

whathehell

(28,969 posts)
41. Agree completely..
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:18 PM
Dec 2017

I'll never understand why Dems have been so slow on the uptake in regard to messaging.

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
42. We need to become more clever & faster because the Repubs
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:41 PM
Dec 2017

go like a freight train right over us while we dither.
We should be in campaign mode all of the time, ready to respond within hours, as we did in the campaign. It can't be too hard. Just show or play the clips of what the Repubs are saying or doing, and ask something like, is this what you voted for?

Grassley's statement
McTurtle's
Mnuchin and wife, several opportunities...Would you have liked to watch the eclipse from one of the best spots? You paid their way.

niyad

(112,435 posts)
33. hey, chuckles!! I would like to point out that spending on moives and booze and other
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 03:35 PM
Dec 2017

forms of entertainment are, in fact, jobs creators. after all, SOMEBODY has to produce and sell these products.

Dolly Levi: Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's not worth a thing unless it's spread around, encouraging young things to grow.

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