Three Takeaways and a Bonus
My three main takeaways:
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He’s highly competent, thoughtful, and decent. My three major takeaways:1.
He’s highly competent, thoughtful, and decent. In many respects, he’s likely to be a fine Treasury Secretary.2.
Whether out of conviction or greed, he and his team are blind when it comes to taxing the wealthy. They believe that the top tax brackets should remain as they are. . . or else too high. This is bad for our economy, National Debt and social fabric. This is terrible for our economy, our National Debt, and our social fabric.Yesterday, Scott called billionaires “the job creators.” His fellow billionaire, Nick Hanauer, debunked that notion in a 6-minute clip
I’ve been linking to for 12 years.3. Scott and his husband John and their kids could not have been more warmly welcomed. Watch these 4 minutes
with Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina.
Trump’s “trickle-down economics” — horrible. His judicial nominations — terrible. His Project 2025 plan — horrendous. His example for our children is horrible. He is a horrible person, and so are many of those around him (see the BONUS below). But there are some positive things that shouldn’t be overlooked. It is hard to believe that the Republican Senators would welcome the incoming Treasury secretary, his wife and children as a beautiful American Family — even on television.
Democrats fought for 50 years, and Republicans fought us at every turn. Some are still. We’ve come a very long way. Hats off for those Republicans who have made it a non-issue. Love is love. Live and let it live. Life, liberty and the pursuit happiness.
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on andrewtobias.com on January 17, 2025. It has been syndicated by permission.
