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MayorOfCentralia t1_jbhu5xc wrote

Reply to comment by TrashApocalypse in Pennsylvania has No. 4 highest tax rates in U.S.: report by dissolutewastrel

PA votes democrat...

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ktappe t1_jbi4zfy wrote

It was the GOP-controlled legislature that redirected $4.2 billion of our tax money from fixing our roads to the PA State Police.

So next time you hit a pothole, blame the Republicans who are responsible.

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jdcinema t1_jbi0ovo wrote

Go check the last time dems had any semblance of control in PA.

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IamChantus t1_jbiijcx wrote

In Presidential years generally. Or if there's a terrible candidate for the Pubs that cycle like Mastriano or Oz.

The state legislature has been controlled by the Pubs since well before Corbett put in the gas tax everyone blames Wolf for.

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[deleted] t1_jbiu6xj wrote

We’ve had a Republican legislature for like 15+ years.

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TrashApocalypse t1_jbi46e6 wrote

No you’re not wrong. But with the GOP gerrymandering most of those votes won’t matter.

Scratch that: it’ll take three times as many dems votes as it does GOP votes for them to win.

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MayorOfCentralia t1_jbjnjks wrote

At some point people need to realize we're just circling the drain when we blame our problems on a specific party. At the end of the day, both parties have failed this state in so many ways, and won't be the ones that actually fix anything.

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TrashApocalypse t1_jbkbomm wrote

See that’s where I disagree. One party’s platform involves legislation to help American’s. The other party’s platform is made up culture wars.

One party believes that government should do more to invest in the American people, while the other party doesn’t believe in government.

Trying to equate the two parties is exactly what Fox News wants you to do, because if you focus on policies and congressional voting records, it’s pretty clear which party actually has an interest in working for the American people (which is what we pay them for)

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