Tuesday, November 28, 2017

I don't understand politics

 

This question could go to either party in a different situation; it just happens to be about the fix the Republicans are in, in this instance.

 

There is a sense that the Republican controlled House, Senate, and Presidency must pass a tax cut so they can demonstrate to their constituents that they really can do what they say they are going to do, and deserve re-election at the mid-terms in 2018.  If they don’t have any accomplishments to run on in 2018 they could get rejected.

 

But the tax cut they are trying to pass has something like a 20% public approval rating.  I’m trying to find the logic, but all I can see is a lose-lose.  If they don’t pass anything they’ll be seen as ineffective.  But how do you prove you’re effective, and win favor, by passing a law that people don’t want?

 

 

 

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