ok so get thishttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Face with look of triumph" aria-label="Emoji: Face with look of triumph"> (1)

in 2017 Lindsey Graham said to Republican senators and representatives that “GOP campaign contributions will STOP https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛑" title="Stop sign" aria-label="Emoji: Stop sign"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✋🏼" title="Raised hand (medium light skin tone)" aria-label="Emoji: Raised hand (medium light skin tone)"> if the government doesn’t pass their tax reform bill.” ( https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/policy/finance/359606-graham-financial-contributions-will-stop-if-gop-doesnt-pass-tax-reform%3famp">https://www.google.com/amp/s/the... )

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Republicans listened, effectively passing a bill that cut the tax rate for the richest people in our country, IN HALF, while also doubling the amount of companies that pay $0 in taxes. ( https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna993046">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/... )

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The wealthiest companies were making all time high profits, while paying back in taxes for government programs, benefits, and improvements to,
iduno, things like
healthcare,
green energy development,
infrastructure,
you know what i mean here, money for US

(4)
These corporations had a lot of extra money to execute stock buybacks because of the millions they spent to change the tax code that actually ended up saving companies like Amazon, Chevron, Mobil, MORE MONEY.

(5)
Stock buybacks occur when a corporation has extra money so they buy more of their own stock with that money, artificially increasing the price of their own stock.
This is good for shareholders of the company, because the value of their stock increases as more stock is bought.

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So now,
fast forward to 2020 where we have a recession & possible depression (https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😟" title="Worried face" aria-label="Emoji: Worried face">) on the horizon.

Those SAME companies that paid money to change the tax code and performed stock buy backs are now asking for Federal Tax dollars that WE PAY, NOT THEM
to bail them out. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes">

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So tell me in a time of record profits for corporations, why didn’t they think to have a rainy day fund?
Why didn’t they think of preparing for something like this?
& more importantly, why are they asking US, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO BAIL THEM OUT?!!?

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Because those same politicians that took their money to change the tax code for corporations & the wealthy, are going to give the OK for billions of our tax dollars to help out the “poor” and “vulnerable” companies https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😢" title="Crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Crying face"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">

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Money ≠ free speech.

And right now, college students who work, pay taxes, and contribute to society are being left out of a measly $1200 stimulus bill because we as a demographic can’t afford millions of dollars in campaign contributions/a lobbyist.

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To companies that are asking for bail-out https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Money bag" aria-label="Emoji: Money bag">

You shouldn’t have gone to starbucks and spent $5 on coffee!

Oof, you should have been smarter about those loans, you took them out! Live within your means SILLY! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😜" title="Winking face with tongue" aria-label="Emoji: Winking face with tongue">

Wow you guys are so lazy! Wanting everything handed to you!