Comments by "Winsome Martinez" (@winsomemartinez) on "Millennial voters reveal why they're abandoning the Democratic Party" video.

@cheesygoodness5415 That wonderful tax reduction act which primarily benefits billionaires and corporations was tacked onto the national debt. And it did nothing to boost gdp. The money went to stock buybacks which fed they very wealthiest who off-shored most of it. $2.5 trillion so far. Did that help you?
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@cheesygoodness5415 If money is added to the national debt by the infrastructure act, at least we get tangibles for the money spent. Yes, roads and bridges are currently being built and replaced. I'd much rather buy a bridge than buy a billionaire a second mega-yacht.
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@paulzumpf3612 The gdp rose .1 . That is not nothing, but is also not worth the $2.5 trillion added to the debt. Other moves costing less are possible. And gee, I'm glad "you got yours". I'm sure my grandkids and great grandkids will enjoy thinking of that as they're paying later for your enjoyment now. 😉
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@paulzumpf3612 I hear this frequently. That doesn't really explain the three bridges and miles of roads rebuilt (well, being rebuilt) that I see every single day. Big orange signs telling me that these things are happening because of the infrastructure act. Now granted, it would have been better to have tax monies from the billionaires and corporations (which are able to function in this country because of the infrastructure) actually pay for these things, but unfortunately some dolt gave them tax breaks instead. Roads and bridges are important, second yachts are not.
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@random_an0n Talking points? My roads and bridges near my home are not talking points, but necessary for me and hundreds of thousands like me to partipate in our wonderful capitalist society...you know, the American dream. What I find interesting is a guy like Tommy Tuberville. He voted against the infrastructure plan and yet was recently campaigning on the fact that Alabama saw great gains in broadband, which were paid for by the infrastructure act he voted against. If the GOP didn't have hypocrisy, I believe they'd have no personality at all.
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@paulzumpf3612 It isn't terribly amazing when you factor in the costs of our military might. It's the cost of being the big dog. Other countries bask in the security of a world kept steady by the capabilities of our military. Should we accede this position? To whom? China? No thanks. Russia? I don't think they could handle it. They have allowed a greater kleptocracy than our own. We have already experienced why a single European country should not lead. Arab countries? Nah, I don't like their politics nor their religion.
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@paulzumpf3612 Those bridges I referenced are being replaced, not repaired as usual. They were built in the 1950s and served their lifespan. That Interstate system was built by the (R) Eisenhower administration, a time when the top marginal rate was 90% and the income disparity between top and bottom was 20 times lower than today. A single worker could sustain a family of five. I know this because that's what my parents did. My father wasn't an executive, he was blue collar. It used to be expected and respected to value the country which allowed success by paying taxes to support it. Then, along came Grover Norquist and his ilk. The messaging became "taxes are bad", which is an easy sell to the masses when wages have been depressed. And who did that messaging benefit most? People who have the most (some of them with extraordinary wealth). Do I begrudge them their wealth? No, but do feel they should support the country which allowed their success.
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@paulzumpf3612 I was contracted to work for the Walton heirs once. I met most of them and was disappointed to find that most were a) vain about something they had no part. b) fairly unimaginative and mundane c) were dismissive of others who active in creating their own wealth and happiness. It helped me realize that no one should inherit those massive amounts they had no part in creating.
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@Mary-1000 They do that anyway, Mary. Perhaps you haven't noticed, but anything and everything not bolted down in America has already moved to cheaper locales. Manufacturing has been outsourced to wherever things are cheapest, and yet we still give corporations the breaks.
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