Anyone who tells you they're going to achieve savings by trimming "waste, fraud, and abuse" is (a) lying & (b) thinks you're stupid.
@normative But if people can't figure out Trump is the biggest kind of Big Government Con-whatever-he-is they're missing the whole schtick.
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@emptywheel@normative People like most gov't programs but don't like taxes. "Waste, fraud, etc." lets them dream of programs & less taxes -
@HeerJeet@emptywheel Sure. But a hoary enough scam that it should provoke laughs as quickly as lucrative proposals from Nigerian bankers. -
@HeerJeet@emptywheel Though I guess on a Trump/Sanders worldview it sort of makes sense. -
@normative Very big difference there. Sanders is making it clear he'd raise taxes.@HeerJeet -
@emptywheel@HeerJeet Sure, sure. I mean an "all problems are a function of incompetence/corruption, & easily solved with enough will" view -
@normative@emptywheel@HeerJeet Many of Sanders' plans are fantasy, but willingness to say it will cost you more taxes is big difference -
@JakeLaperruque Right. That fantasy we call "Europe."@normative@HeerJeet -
@emptywheel Well, getting Congress to pass bills that makes America Europe Again is fantasy@normative@HeerJeet - 15 more replies
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@emptywheel@normative But Trump has a formula for eliminating waste fraud and abuse. It's called stiffing your subcontractors.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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