Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Wednesday's show: President Trump's border speech and the rest of the stories


President Trump's border speech and the rest of the stories 01/09 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics Podcasts:

Guest: George Rodriguez, South Texas conservative activist........We will look at President Trump's speech and the Democrat response.....The Democrats are not presenting solutions......Representative Ocasio-Cortez is not making any sense....El Chapo on trial and the IT guy is talking......President Nixon 1913-94.....Happy # 78 Joan Baez.....Happy # 85 Bart Starr..........and other stories.......click to listen:






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Wednesday's video: My reaction to President Trump's speech


Wednesday's video:   
My reaction to President Trump's speech

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Sandy, ‘you just don’t care’

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Ronny & The Daytonas did not record that song “Sandy” for Representative Ocasio Cortez.  Nevertheless, the GOP should consider using the song for a soundtrack to AOC’s biggest hits.
Someone should bring AOC up to speed on taxes and the American people.  This is the latest about who pays taxes in the US:    
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) recently proposed a 70 percent top federal income tax rate. This would nearly double the current top tax bracket, which is currently at 37 percent. Ocasio-Cortez fails to mention that the tax code is already steeply progressive.
According to the Congressional Budget Office: 
  • The top one percent of households pay 39.4 percent of federal income taxes and 26.2 percent of total federal taxes.
  • The top 20 percent of households pay 88.1 percent of federal income taxes and 69.5 percent of total federal taxes.
  • The top one percent of households pay an average income tax rate of 24 percent while the middle quintile pays an average income tax rate of 3 percent.
  • The top one percent of households pay an average total tax rate of 33.3 percent while the middle quintile pays an average total tax rate of over 14 percent.  
  • The top 20 percent of households pay an average total tax rate of 26.7 percent while the middle quintile pays an average total tax rate of 14 percent. 
It sounds like a progressive tax system, does it not?
Unlike the “Sandy” on the song who just doesn’t care, my guess is that AOC cares but is just plain ignorant or someone repeating talking points that make no sense outside of a Bernie Sanders’ rally.  Even her arguments about making the U.S. look like the UK or Sweden are factually wrong on tax rates.
AOC has succeeded so far because she checks off two boxes:  First, a Latina.  Second, a young Latina who hates Trump.   
Don’t expect the anti-Trump media to challenge AOC.  She will continue to get softballs from interviewers until they just get tired of her.    
At some point, she will fade away for picking fights with the media over “fact checks“.  Also, she will turn into an inconvenient mess for Democrats trying to hold on to their small House majority.
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