Couple quick points:
- At the risk of re-stating the painfully obvious … as when people discuss using the Bible to justify what many/most would consider frank bigotry (it’s just a book) …
Much of the debate above is erudite, literate, and compelling, but it’s also prima facie evidence, IMHO, that DJT has succeeded in normalizing behavior that we formerly – as a nation – found absolutely and profoundly repellent.
If Obama did it …
When Clinton did … so much less egregious …
I often find myself in utter disbelief at the debates we have about inarguable insanity, corruption, lawlessness, and debasement.
- Back to the OT … I’m not sure if it’s kosher to pimp my own thread, but … if it is … I’d like to. It’s very on-topic:
I think a large swath of the country is under the impression that the only metric we ever hear is valid, honest, and forthcoming about who pays what.
I think the glimpse we’re getting into DJT’s taxes should open this can of worms for all to see.
And I think the use of the Effective Tax Rate to prove that we’re “all in this together” is pure, cynical BS … consciously designed to placate the masses and quell revolution.
My $0.02. YMMV. Closed course. Professional driver.