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Racist White People Will Pay for Biden Jobs Plan Equity

Last update May 7, 2021Leave a Comment

In support of Donald Trump’s second impeachment Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) denounced the whiteness of the Capitol rioters in an Op-Ed posted on her House website:

The mob was able to act on their conspiracy theories because of the armor of their whiteness, which emboldened them to attempt a coup.

Refund Fraud: Secure Identity Means Stopping SSN Theft

Last update January 8, 2021

Author’s note: this post was originally published March 22, 2017. Recent updates appear at the end of the original text.

We should be frustrated and disturbed by questions asked during a recent White House press conference. The issue was whether a deported woman was a threat:

Q I know you’re familiar with the case in Arizona of the mother, Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos.

Tax Inequality Rhetoric Turns Prejudice Into Profit

Last update December 21, 2015

After declaring anti-Muslim rhetoric off limits, perhaps Democrats can finally get back to work doing what they like best: spreading anti-wealth, tax inequality rhetoric. Unlike rhetoric against terrorism, tax inequality rhetoric has no limits. Isn’t summoning hatred toward America’s most well off just as prejudicial as profiling minorities?

Marijuana Laws: Legal Weed is a Perfect Tea Party Cause

Last update April 18, 2015

Revamping America’s marijuana laws is a Tea Party cause made in heaven. With conservatives trying to get ahead of liberal public opinion and election season, legal weed is an issue compatible with even the most extreme right-wing principles. We just need to get over one nagging detail.

Why Washington Despises You and Your Money

Last update April 4, 2015

If you are sending more money to the IRS this month and feel anything but anger and hatred towards the evildoers in Washington who skimmed your paycheck all year and still want more, you are one of two things. You are either a tax cheat who really should be paying more or you are a moron.

Who Were the Losers in America This Year? We Were.

Last update December 29, 2014

Most of us get a few days off at the holidays. We don’t get a long Christmas break like members of Congress. We don’t get a trip to Hawaii like the president, but most of us don’t have jobs, salaries, and publicly-funded perks that provide that kind of indulgence.

Fair Share Means You Will Never Pay Enough Taxes

Last update July 12, 2015

One of the major flaws of the Constitution is that it allows our bottom feeding legislators to dictate what handing over a fair share of our income means. They also get to decide how our money is spent. This means that elected officials who cry the loudest over individuals and companies not paying their fair share are the ones who spend more of our money.