Rupert Murdoch doing the unthinkable: Promoting the Democratic Agenda

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Doubtful. He has relatively little control over the editorial content of Fox at this point. Murdoch may feel this way, but don't expect Roger Ailes to change Fox's party line on the issue much at all.

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Democrats need more taxpayers. Same thing Reagan wanted for his tax reform.

And more working, taxpaying citizens is a bad thing because........?

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Democrats need more taxpayers. Same thing Reagan wanted for his tax reform.

And more working, taxpaying citizens is a bad thing because........?

The most obvious anti-immigrant talking point is that they push wages down. And that's probably true. We also already have an enormous oversupply of workers. Business would love to be able to hire these folks for peanuts without the risk of bad press.

But isn't one of the biggest reasons immigrant wages are relatively low is that illegals have no recourse for minimum wage/prevailing wage laws, other worker protections, demands for raises, etc. due to the overhanging threat of deportation? I've heard the argument that if that threat is removed they can more freely assert their rights, both in court and in the free enterprise market (switching to better paying jobs easier, etc.).

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And more working, taxpaying citizens is a bad thing because........?

I'm not sure. Why is it a bad thing?

Your post I quoted clearly more than implied so.

My God, he's actually arguing with himself now.

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Your post I quoted clearly more than implied so.

My God, he's actually arguing with himself now.

My post implied that politicians have an interest in periodically widening the tax base. I'm not sure why you think widening the tax base is a bad thing.

As you just reiterated, your post more than implied that immigration reform leading to an expanded tax base was more a political game than good policy.

Seriously, are you like one of those siamese fighting fish that, if you put a mirror up to their bowl, will still blindly attack themselves.

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As you just reiterated, your post more than implied that immigration reform leading to an expanded tax base was more a political game than good policy.

Seriously, are you like one of those siamese fighting fish that, if you put a mirror up to their bowl, will still blindly attack themselves.

I'm more like a Siamese cat. I'm curious why you think widening the tax base could be construed as nefarious policy.

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