“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” - The Usual Suspects
The greatest trick DeSantis ever pulled was convincing Floridians that local government is the problem and state government is the solution.
If your mayor, sheriff, and county commission have to fly to Tallahassee every year to ask permission to fund basic services, the state didn’t shrink government.
It just moved it farther away and gave you less control.
@MyNews13 When his plan blows holes in local government budgets, how are we going to pay for police and firefighters? Never thought I would see a Republican Governor defund police. Who is he really targeting for tax breaks, big land holders?
@BN9 Tallahassee Republican’s telling local officials to cut property taxes. I have more faith in my local government spending the money wisely, then my Sales taxes going to fund the Governor’s pet projects. Does DeSantis hate local police and fire departments?
@atrupar@TheRickWilson There was a deal with verification to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon. But Dementia Don has ODS, Obama Derangement Syndrome, and pulled the USA out of a multilateral deal the was beyond his comprehension.
@SenRickScott The Republican playbook since Reagan has been to cut taxes and spend more. Trickle down economics has gutted the middle glass and rewarded the rich. Get your President to stop wreckless spending
@GeraldoRivera It is a reminder that when COVID arrived on our shores, Trump had a moment to unite the country in a shared sacrifice to manage the crisis. He demonstrated then he could not lead and inspire the nation. Since then he has done nothing to unite the country.
@hwinkler4real If he is not using his expertise as a professional physician to recommend vaccines, why does Florida need a Surgeon General. The job is to improve public health.
@BillKristol Trump does not own the property, he does not even pay rent to live at the White House. When he is no longer President, he can no longer live on the grounds. He is not a king.
@the_17thletter4 It’s a big gift to large land owners and people with vacation homes. If you have a landlord do you think they will give you a break on your rent? Property taxes are county based and not State based. It is the state dictating to counties.
This should be a bigger story.
Donald Trump launched military strikes on Iran, setting off a chain reaction that left Gulf countries scrambling for drone defense. Now, his sons are stepping in to sell those same countries the very drones the conflict made necessary.
The president starts a war, the war creates demand, his own family moves in to profit, and foreign governments, desperate for American military backing, feel enormous pressure to buy. This is the first family in American history to profit from a war their father started without Congress’s consent.
That is a level of corruption this country has never seen before. The American people deserve to know who exactly their government is working for, because right now it is not working for you.
Welcome to Episode 14 of the Corruption Chronicles.