Count David Atkins, a regular contributor to Washington Monthly, among those not happy about the Senate’s passage of the GOP tax reform bill, which would effectively kill the state and local income tax deduction — a move that would be felt most strongly in the pocketbooks of those living in high-tax (i.e., blue) states.
https://twitter.com/DavidOAtkins/status/937007322345246720
That led to a liberal back-and-forth with Zack Kopplin, an investigator with the Government Accountability Project.
https://twitter.com/ZackKopplin/status/937014265218764801
Only partly. One of the purposes of the bill was to make blue states scream in pain by killing state and local tax deductions, so blue staters will demand lower taxes.
Red states to be incentivized to RAISE their taxes to meet their need. https://t.co/4oxFiBqZzZ
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) December 2, 2017
“Make blue states scream in pain.” Amazingly, even with that remark, Atkins doesn’t even rank among the most apocalyptic tweeters who declared that America is dead following the bill’s passage.
https://twitter.com/ZackKopplin/status/937016753401532416
https://twitter.com/ZackKopplin/status/937017212765986816
I absolutely want revenge on middle-upper class white male Oklahoma suburban Trump voters making $70K in low-tax states, trying to force California to slash our education spending while taking our money. https://t.co/tlUA5Gi0ZI
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) December 2, 2017
He “absolutely” wants revenge on white male middle-upper class suburban Trump voters. There must not have been enough characters left to include “cisgender.”
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/937120530108428288
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/937119586348085249
I'm sure they're quaking in their boots at the moment. https://t.co/VpmvR4hqFg
— Bohemio: *Insert lame pun here* (@El__Bohemio) December 3, 2017
As an upper middle class Oklahoman that sounds like a threat! Bring it Nancy!! pic.twitter.com/VKiTLCU1BA
— Rick Robinson (@RowdyRick73) December 3, 2017
Dude, you don't look like you're in any physical condition to make a threat.
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) December 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/EF517_V2/status/937120749529202698
— prop op (@ProperOpinion) December 3, 2017
He mad. https://t.co/GeQZAS00xW
— I'm Jeff ? (@fyvie2) December 3, 2017
Maybe go fuck yourself instead https://t.co/qWyveF6jx9
— Lt. Kernel Robert Kroese (ret.) (@robkroese) December 2, 2017
Moonbeam taking all your money, but you're mad at Oklahoma.
— Double T (@Double_T_Says) December 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheOpulentAmish/status/937115776447758336
I always love California clowns talking tough about action they will never take against folks from states like Oklahoma. https://t.co/NOyH5uQ5vR
— Senate Popular VotEEE (@EEElverhoy) December 3, 2017
If you don't like the taxes in California you have the freedom to move to a state that has lower taxes.
— Jeremy Row (@jrow9670) December 2, 2017
Stoo mooching, leech.
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) December 2, 2017
I'm also legitimately pissed about tax equity. I'm sick of rich red staters hobbling blue staters while stealing our money.
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) December 2, 2017
There is a reason why red states are wealthier,they are not run by Democrats.
— Eric Sparfven (@BillovRights) December 3, 2017
Just some advice: no one head out to California looking for Atkins; you’d never survive.
You guys couldn't hack it out here for even a week. The freeways alone scare y'all half to death.
— David Atkins (@DavidOAtkins) December 3, 2017
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