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Tomorrow, on Independence Day, Donald Trump will sign his massive Robin Hood-in-Reverse bill that robs the poorest people in our country to help finance massive tax breaks for the wealthiest among us. In other words, many MAGA cult members will get screwed. Does that sound like what our forefathers envisioned when they formed this not-so-perfect […]
