There's one part of that berserk interview popular vote loser Donald Trump had with The Economist in which he sounded perfectly sane. (It's the part just before where he explains that he's the guy that made up the phrase "prime the pump," as unearthed by Jon Schwarz.) From the transcript:
Another part of your overall plan, the tax reform plan. Is it OK if that tax plan increases the deficit? Ronald Reagan's tax reform didn't.
Well, it actually did. But, but it's called priming the pump. You know, if you don't do that, you're never going to bring your taxes down. Now, if we get the health-care [bill through Congress], this is why, you know a lot of people said, "Why isn't he going with taxes first, that's his wheelhouse?" Well, hey look, I convinced many people over the last two weeks, believe me, many Congressmen, to go with it. And they're great people, but one of the great things about getting health care is that we will be saving, I mean anywhere from $400bn to $900bn.
Mr Mnuchin: Correct.
President Trump: That all goes into tax reduction. Tremendous savings. [emphasis added]
That part he's crystal clear on, he's not confused or crazy-sounding. He's got this part down pat—taking health care away from millions is going to be a huge boon to the wealthy, "tremendous savings" in taxes. That's all this has ever been about—now we've got it straight from the ass's mouth.
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