The Guardian reports that the Club for Growth, a radical rightwing group of the super-rich, poured millions into campaigns to help elect Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, and others who took a stand against facts, a fair election, and the U.S. Constitution.
The Club for Growth wants low taxes. Why should the uber-rich expect to pay more in taxes, after all? They hate social programs and anything that enables the federal government to protect the general welfare.
An anti-tax group funded primarily by billionaires has emerged as one of the biggest backers of the Republican lawmakers who sought to overturn the US election results, according to an analysis by the Guardian.
The Club for Growth has supported the campaigns of 42 of the rightwing Republicans senators and members of Congress who voted last week to challenge US election results, doling out an estimated $20m to directly and indirectly support their campaigns in 2018 and 2020, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.
About 30 of the Republican hardliners received more than $100,000 in indirect and direct support from the group.
The Club for Growth’s biggest beneficiaries include Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz, the two Republican senators who led the effort to invalidate Joe Biden’s electoral victory, and the newly elected far-right gun-rights activist Lauren Boebert, a QAnon conspiracy theorist.
Greed, power and Socialism for the few. The crowds that breached the Capitol (and those sitting at home promoting it) need to learn that they have been “played” by big business interests. Rich get richer and the poor get poorer as they get dumbed down. Knowledge is Power. The “anti-government” rioters (a small %) are onto the scheme, although they choose to go about it in a very wrong manner. The large majority are just wackos (QAnon) that feel disenfranchised by the system (government) and are feeling pretty vindictive.
Yup, morons taking up arms against themselves.
Rhetorically, does the Club for Growth have links to the Koch Network?
I “had” an old friend that has barely survives financially all of his long life, and he has worshipped the wealthy and still does. He even read Trump’s book/s, which Trump hired ghostwriters to write, about how to get rich. He voted for Trump, too.
That former friend isn’t alone. Too many poor people in the U.S. worship the wealthy, dreaming of joining the ranks of the 1% one day
Millions spend their last dollar on lottery tickets.
This still is America and others hold out hope and look up to the wealthy because it could be them someday.
or they live vicariously..
The president WAS mr. playboy club james bond white male strong boss.
And, he screams at anyone, particularly authority.
So of course they love him – billionaires and living from check to check both
Working black and white people need to work together against the super wealthy libertarians that want to dominate our policies. Conservative billionaires believe they should be making decisions, not the people. These wealthy individuals are a danger to democracy and the common good.
It has been the scheme of the plantation class for generations to set white vs. black so they never combine against the plantation system.
Exactly, as MLK said in the sermon you posted today!
Today, Huffpo described the involvement of Mick Mulvaney’s niece in the Jan. 6 rally.
A couple of religious news media in 2019 reported about Mick Mulvaney’s speech at a sect’s national prayer breakfast. The summary was, “Faith is driving many Trump administration policies.”
America dodged a bullet. Geofencing of churches failed to fulfill the strategic promise due to Covid.
When an addict is surrounded by enablers, dealers, and yes-men – their addiction and underlying symptoms get worse and worse things happen.
When an addicts actions are blown off as “antics” or “oh that’s just blustering” – things get worse.
When an addict is surrounded by codependents and is validated by media, billionaires, and angry white guys – the addiction gets worse and worse things happen.
400,000 Americans are dead. 60 courts and the SC declared a fair election. The GOP enablers and billionaires watched and said nothing.
Now 5 people died and the Capitol was violated and all of a sudden some are “oh , we’re so surprised.” “We never thought this would happen.”
Well, you are complicit and accomplices. You blew off the comments as “antics” all the while dealing and shooting up an addict.
Crazy sick people do crazy sick things. And when not checked, they do crazier and sicker things. And America is numb.
When we see the list of 100+ new pardons, everyone will be all worked up. And the GOP boys will say “he has the authority…” – – –
Codependent. Accomplices. Complicit.
And, for the few who have spoken up and withheld their billions – since January 6, 2021 – – well, what, you didn’t see it coming?
As Al Franken put it, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them