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JustAnotherGen

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4. The problem I have with the
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:03 AM
Jun 18

A rising tide lifts all boats theory of economic populism?

It never has. Pronouns are a tiny issue. Just like 'defund the police' and 'abandon Harris'. These far left ideals have served the purpose of placing the two favorite punching bags of America in a really dangerous position.

Punching bag #2 did not benefit AT all from the New Deal. We simply didn't. And now - there is a large swath of us who don't trust Democratic Party members who tells us about the good old days of FDR. I don't believe what the Rising Tide 'Political Analysts' say -

Because I see what my country did. I know without specific set asides - I'm being forced back to paying a lot of taxes for things that will not be available to me - just like my dad's parents did.

For reference - my dad's parents were in the top tier of FDR/Eisenhower Era taxes. But in spite of that, my grandfather STILL had to pay the equivalent today of ~$4M ($250K in 1946) to provide his own children with a separate but equal school. One of the quietly wealthiest men in Alabama who HAPPENED to be a Black man, had his money stolen by the Federal Government and given to 2nd & 3rd generation Ellis Island immigrants for them to engage in white flight out of Northern cities.

If this history is not addressed head on - after the regime falls - don't be suprised if Black Americans start finding ways to cheat on our taxes.

It's the Self Preservation thing to do. We have to put ourselves first - to keep others from taking our earnings and giving it to white folks. And that's a fact.

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