I had some fun with the trending hashtag #TaxScamBill on Twitter the other day. Here are my posts, ordered from the most popular to the least popular (all my tweets can be viewed here - https://twitter.com/CraigRozniecki):
1) Dear media:
When you hail a bill which screws over most of the public as a victory for the president because of the low bar he's set due to not passing anything significant in his first year, something is seriously wrong.
#TaxScamBill
565 Likes, 206 Retweets
2) GOP: "What do Trump's tax returns and our Senate tax bill have in common? We haven't seen either one."
#TaxScamBill
412 Likes, 279 Retweets
3) GOP: "You voted for us to represent you and help improve your lives, so we're going to pass a bill you hate which will help just 1% of you. You're welcome."
#TaxScamBill
122 Likes, 48 Retweets
4) GOP: "As it says in the book of Two Corinthians, it's right to lie to and screw the American people. That's family values right there!"
#TaxScamBill
73 Likes, 22 Retweets
5) GOP: "Signing a make-believe bill is better than signing no bill at all, right? Okay, what should we sign next? How about that multi-horned unicorn?"
#TaxScamBill
66 Likes, 24 Retweets
6) GOP: "We have to do something to have a chance in the 2018 midterms. So it's better to punch 99% of people in the face than to not swing at all. So yeah, vote for us in 2018. At least we punched you in the face."
#TaxScamBill
66 Likes, 22 Retweets
7) Trump: "This bill is gonna be the best unwritten, unread, unfinished bill ever, believe me! No words. No nothing. It's gonna be fantastic, bigly!"
#TaxScamBill
63 Likes, 20 Retweets
8) Polls: GOP tax bill historically unpopular
Effects: The bill would screw over 99% of people
Media after Senate passes bill: "This is a huge victory for Trump!"
#TaxScamBill
46 Likes, 27 Retweets
9) If Trump were the coach of an 0-10 football team
Announcer: "Trump's team scores on the final play against a seemingly invisible defense to fall 56-7."
Media: "This is a huge victory for Trump!"
#TaxScamBill
47 Likes, 14 Retweets
10) GOP: "Who wrote the prenup? Yeah, sure we'll sign it. No, we don't need to read it. This is gonna be great! Where do we sign again?"
#TaxScamBill
38 Like, 16 Retweets
11) GOP: "When we said taxes should be so easy you can do them on a postcard, we were talking about our tax bill. Hold on. Give us a postcard. Scribble something down. ...and done. See how easy that was?"
#TaxScamBill
37 Likes, 15 Retweets
12) Trump wants this tax bill on his desk by Christmas? Interesting... It appears the GOP actually wants to start a war on Christmas.
#TaxScamBill #Irony
36 Likes, 13 Retweets
13) GOP: "This house is gonna be the biggest, best house ever, believe us! Now we just have to find and buy it."
#TaxScamBill
15 Likes, 3 Retweets
Totals: 1,586 Likes, 709 Retweets (Averages of 122.0 Likes, 54.5 Retweets)
1) Dear media:
When you hail a bill which screws over most of the public as a victory for the president because of the low bar he's set due to not passing anything significant in his first year, something is seriously wrong.
#TaxScamBill
565 Likes, 206 Retweets
2) GOP: "What do Trump's tax returns and our Senate tax bill have in common? We haven't seen either one."
#TaxScamBill
412 Likes, 279 Retweets
3) GOP: "You voted for us to represent you and help improve your lives, so we're going to pass a bill you hate which will help just 1% of you. You're welcome."
#TaxScamBill
122 Likes, 48 Retweets
4) GOP: "As it says in the book of Two Corinthians, it's right to lie to and screw the American people. That's family values right there!"
#TaxScamBill
73 Likes, 22 Retweets
5) GOP: "Signing a make-believe bill is better than signing no bill at all, right? Okay, what should we sign next? How about that multi-horned unicorn?"
#TaxScamBill
66 Likes, 24 Retweets
6) GOP: "We have to do something to have a chance in the 2018 midterms. So it's better to punch 99% of people in the face than to not swing at all. So yeah, vote for us in 2018. At least we punched you in the face."
#TaxScamBill
66 Likes, 22 Retweets
7) Trump: "This bill is gonna be the best unwritten, unread, unfinished bill ever, believe me! No words. No nothing. It's gonna be fantastic, bigly!"
#TaxScamBill
63 Likes, 20 Retweets
8) Polls: GOP tax bill historically unpopular
Effects: The bill would screw over 99% of people
Media after Senate passes bill: "This is a huge victory for Trump!"
#TaxScamBill
46 Likes, 27 Retweets
9) If Trump were the coach of an 0-10 football team
Announcer: "Trump's team scores on the final play against a seemingly invisible defense to fall 56-7."
Media: "This is a huge victory for Trump!"
#TaxScamBill
47 Likes, 14 Retweets
10) GOP: "Who wrote the prenup? Yeah, sure we'll sign it. No, we don't need to read it. This is gonna be great! Where do we sign again?"
#TaxScamBill
38 Like, 16 Retweets
11) GOP: "When we said taxes should be so easy you can do them on a postcard, we were talking about our tax bill. Hold on. Give us a postcard. Scribble something down. ...and done. See how easy that was?"
#TaxScamBill
37 Likes, 15 Retweets
12) Trump wants this tax bill on his desk by Christmas? Interesting... It appears the GOP actually wants to start a war on Christmas.
#TaxScamBill #Irony
36 Likes, 13 Retweets
13) GOP: "This house is gonna be the biggest, best house ever, believe us! Now we just have to find and buy it."
#TaxScamBill
15 Likes, 3 Retweets
Totals: 1,586 Likes, 709 Retweets (Averages of 122.0 Likes, 54.5 Retweets)
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