The lies politicians tell

Posted September 30, 2024 4:00 am

Politician: I'm going to give every American $100,000. I'm going to pay off everyone's mortgage in full. I'm going to allow parents $50,000 a year to send their children to the school of their choice. Free housing for all. Free tuition to all Ivy League Universities. Free medical care for everyone. Free food.

Question: How are you going to pay for it?

Politician: Pay for it? It's only a promise. We have been making promises since the Constitution was signed. We never keep those promises. We only do it to get elected. Our standard answer on how to pay for it is just a lie. All we say is that we will cut costs and only tax the rich. It has worked for centuries.

One other lie: Trump did not get rid of Roe vs. Wade. The Supreme Court ruled abortion is not a right covered in the Constitution. It is thus a state right to determine if abortions are legal. They are legal and are being performed every day. If your state does not allow abortions, don't blame Trump, he didn't make them illegal. Blame your elected state officials. In Illinois, Planned Parenthood states that abortions are up 54% since Roe vs. Wade was reversed. Truth: abortions are legal.

Dan Valosek

Downers Grove

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