DEAR DEAF ELEPHANT - Practical Advice From the Republican Perspective



Dear Deaf Elephant,
Over the past 30 years, wages have frozen while corporate profits have surged in the same period. Economic inequality is growing instead of shrinking in this country. Why doesn't your party address that, ever?
Sincerely,
Frozen Salary

Dear Frozen,
You are right. Taxes ARE too high. When job creators keep more of what is theirs, it moves the economy forward. On the other hand, for each dollar the government spends, another private sector job is killed. We can do better.

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Dear Deaf Elephant,
I am married with two children. My husband and I both work. I have taken on a second job so we could keep up with our mortgage payments for a home on which we are now upside down. Though my husband's company has been profiting steadily, they have removed insurance coverage from their benefits package. What are we supposed to do when our kids get sick?
Yours truly,
Sinking Fast

Dear Sinking,
You couldn't be more right. Raising taxes is not the answer. We all do much better when we allow businesses to keep and reinvest their money rather than give money to the government who only spends money to make you poorer. We can do better.

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Dear Deaf Elephant,
Each year we see more and more weather extremes as foreshadowed by climate scientists who warn us about the danger of excessive CO2 emissions. This year alone there has been unprecedented flooding all over the world. Where does your party stand on reducing our carbon output?
Yours,
Hot and Wet All Over

Dear Hot,
You are right. We DO need to lower taxes. Companies have been going broke because our oppressive tax system does not allow them to innovate. In the year before going out of business, Walmart paid $14 trillion in taxes. In that same year, the government spent $14 trillion on a study to find more ways to spend money. We can do better.

1 comment:

  1. This should be funny, but it's just hugely depressing. Sigh.

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