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BigmanPigman

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17. WE, you and me and family, friends, whoever MUST ACT NOW!
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 05:18 PM
Dec 2017

Last edited Mon Dec 4, 2017, 06:36 PM - Edit history (1)

I was part of the Not One Penny nationwide phone call today and you are doing what Ben said we all need to do. The bill is not a win, it is a disaster and we can stop it. There are still a few weeks left and the three things we must do...
1. Attend protests, town halls, etc and make sure the media is there, no matter how big or small it is. The media has been absent due to the non stop distractions. There are many important issues but this is our BIGGEST PRIORITY for the next few weeks.
2. Keep up the CALLS. They started late but eventually their staffers were busy ...call, tell your family and friends in other states to call too. (202)224-3131
https://www.trumptaxscam.org/
3. Social media is crucial. Retweet and share whatever you can. Send it to the media. Events, town halls, protests are occurring and over 100 are planned for this week alone. Bernie, Cory Booker, Indivisible, MoveOn have been going to Kentucky, Ohio and PA all weekend.

New info is already coming out. One new fact since the Fri vote is that there will be 1/2 trillion more dollars added to the deficit. 28% of Americans approve of the Tax Scam. This week Ryan will appoint Repub to his closed door "conference committee" and then we can target those reps. The house and senate have to "negotiate a compromise". What they voted on is different in each chamber. For now we know of 28 Rep congressmen who voted against one of the two bills/plans. We need to flip 23 of them. The Senate will need to be PRESSURED NON STOP...this means calling the 9 senators that were wavering. If we get Alabama we only need two more senators with Corker. This would be great. Also there is the threat of a govt shutdown by Fri., Dec. 8th.
We have been the catalysts of the grass roots efforts for a year and have stopped major legislation. We have a few more weeks until the holidays. After that we have to spread the word about what the GOP has done to the stability and future of our country with this tax cut for the rich and they are taking money from the sick and poor which will bankrupt millions and take over 13 million off of health care. Meanwhile tax cuts for multi million dollar corporations will not be trickling down at all and never will. The bill ensures that the country will be taxed more over the next 10 year (but not the corporations...you and me are paying).
Call (202)224-3121

We must HAMMER them on this bill. Put the pressure on these greedy, cruel bastards and DO NOT STOP!

Sick....and this is the deaths....it doesn't begin to describe the suffering that will become Pachamama Dec 2017 #1
McConnell & Ryan: "ONLY 10,000 a year? That's not enough. It's time to IMPROVE the bill!" dalton99a Dec 2017 #2
You got that right. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #26
GOP Solution: Don't be one of those 10,000 ck4829 Dec 2017 #3
GOP: Nah,, Poor folk are not "real" Americans,,,,, Cryptoad Dec 2017 #4
I think they see anyone in need like homeless pets, and we know what Rump thinks of pets...like his Alice11111 Dec 2017 #27
If those ten thousand tapermaker Dec 2017 #5
Yep, the GOP plan is to cull the herd. Kill off as many as possible. It's blatantly obvious, and a RKP5637 Dec 2017 #6
Yup. Exactly. LiberalLoner Dec 2017 #13
Alan Grayson got attacked for giving us that news... dchill Dec 2017 #18
Yes, I recall when he did it, and he was 100% correct! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #21
Contrast what they provide for themselves at tax payers expense. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #28
This is an underestimate by orders of magnitude. diane in sf Dec 2017 #7
god you know it's bad when a worm like Summers condems it n/t Locrian Dec 2017 #8
My thought exactly. Hes not know as a progressive! Roland99 Dec 2017 #9
Exactly the way legislation like this should be looked at Jarqui Dec 2017 #10
And Here We Are howoldami Dec 2017 #11
And then there is the cost of people getting sicker but not dying TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #12
those folks simply will not be treated. Problem solved. pangaia Dec 2017 #25
This is just the beginning. Wait till the Medicare and Medicaid cuts kick in. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #14
K & R SunSeeker Dec 2017 #15
So much for "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" n/t aggiesal Dec 2017 #16
WE, you and me and family, friends, whoever MUST ACT NOW! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #17
Question for the ICC in The Hague DDySiegs Dec 2017 #19
Build a Wall LadyVV Dec 2017 #20
Maybe more cuts may be necessary LongTomH Dec 2017 #22
The TaxScam is not a done deal. AlleganCarpenter Dec 2017 #23
Then let them be quick about it... fantase56 Dec 2017 #24
Yeah, but the people who die will be lazy, good for nothing freeloaders tclambert Dec 2017 #29
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