RUSH: Here\u2019s Jay in Fairfax, Virginia. Hi. Great to have you here.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Thanks for taking my call, Rush.<\/p>\n
RUSH: You bet.<\/p>\n
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CALLER: I\u2019ve been listening to you since the eighties. You know, I appreciate your bringing clarity, honesty, and truth to the American people. And, like you, President Trump did the same thing last night. It was such a pleasure to hear from a leader who cares about the people he serves. We haven\u2019t heard that for the last eight years, in my opinion. But I have a comment and then a question that I want your opinion on.<\/p>\n
RUSH: Okay.<\/p>\n
CALLER: You know, as we know, the left really does have a big problem, and a lot of things. I know it\u2019s been a great last year, great first year for Trump. But I want to talk about tax reform and how tangible it is for the average American. Personally, for my home, it\u2019s gonna mean over $3,000 more per year in our hands. That\u2019s astounding.<\/p>\n
RUSH: That\u2019s crumbs.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Okay?<\/p>\n
RUSH: That\u2019s crumbs.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Well —<\/p>\n
RUSH: That\u2019s nothing. That\u2019s crumbs. The Democrats say it\u2019s crumbs. You should be happier with a welfare check or maybe some assistance with your health care insurance. Jay, hang on. Hang on. Your connection\u2019s wavering, but I want to keep talking to you, so don\u2019t hang up out there. I have to take a break. Don\u2019t go away.<\/p>\n
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RUSH: Jay in Fairfax, I\u2019m glad you waited. You were starting to talk about taxes and how $3,000 to your family means quite a bit. Were you gonna talk about others who maybe don\u2019t see it this way?<\/p>\n
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CALLER: Well, you know, Rush, I think the problem is — and you know this well, better than most — the low-information voter, the low-information citizen out there. They might not even notice that they\u2019re getting $75 more a week in their paycheck or two weeks. So it\u2019s gonna be interesting. But at some point, they will. And, you know, I think my other point about tax reform is how this is a big problem for the left and big problem for the Democrats.<\/p>\n
My son\u2019s a Millennial. And, you know, I texted with him this morning and said, “Hey, check out your paycheck,” and he came back with, “You know, it\u2019s 75 bucks more in my paycheck,” and he\u2019s on two weeks. That\u2019s like just under $2,000. You know, he runs with a crowd of other like-minded 27-year-olds and I\u2019m certain that most of them don\u2019t like this president. But what they will like is this increase in their take-home pay.<\/p>\n
RUSH: You know, I have to ask you a question. I don\u2019t have a 27-year-old. I don\u2019t have a five-year-old. I don\u2019t have an any-year-old. I\u2019ve got some nephews and nieces. But they\u2019re not off the reservation. Every one of them is a good, solid Limbaugh. I don\u2019t need to grab \u2019em and correct \u2019em and shake their shoulders. I\u2019ve wondering about people who have kids who are, quote-unquote, “off the reservation.” How much of an opportunity do you have to…? I mean, you raised them. They grew up; you raised them. They\u2019ve become what they are. Do you feel helpless in…? Like, say, this guy, if your son doesn\u2019t like Trump and you do, do you feel like you have any influence with him now at age 27, or are those days long gone?<\/p>\n
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RUSH: And back to Jay in Fairfax.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Rush —<\/p>\n
RUSH: How much influence do you have with your 27-year-old anymore?<\/p>\n
CALLER: Well, you know, look. He\u2019s a grown man. The way I look at it, Rush, my wife and I both felt our responsibility was to give him a good foundation to understand right from wrong. When it gets to politics, he voted in the first election 2008, and I\u2019m pretty certain I know who he voted for, okay? But a lot of people did, right? And I guess influence? I don\u2019t really try to influence him. We talk about real life experiences, and I think those are the best influencers. And what I guess my point I wanted to make about the tax reform is: Money in your pocket is a real-life influencer. I don\u2019t care how little it is, how much it is —<\/p>\n
RUSH: You just said the low-information people are not even gonna realize they got 75 bucks more per pay period.<\/p>\n
CALLER: Yeah. I think my son doesn\u2019t fall into that because I\u2019m making him aware of it. (laughing) So… (laughing)<\/p>\n
RUSH: No, I know —<\/p>\n
CALLER: I don\u2019t know how many —<\/p>\n
RUSH: No, I know you\u2019re not talking about him being a low-information voter. But you did say the low-information, by definition — people that vote Democrats — are not gonna see it. It\u2019s gonna be there but they\u2019re not even gonna realize it.<\/p>\n
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CALLER: Well, yeah. I guess that\u2019s a big thing for the Republicans to use as a hammer in 2018, right?<\/p>\n
RUSH: Well, I don\u2019t know what more they can do!<\/p>\n
CALLER: Well —<\/p>\n
RUSH: I mean, they\u2019ve advertised the tax cut, they passed the tax cut, they signed into law the tax cut. The tax cut\u2019s happened, and people are gonna have more discretionary income, more take-home pay, whatever you want to call it. Now, I can see some people, you know, on the fringes who don\u2019t pay attention. Most people don\u2019t get pay stubs, anyway. It\u2019s just direct deposit. You know, so how closely do they pay attention to the, quote-unquote, “checkbook.”<\/p>\n
And if they notice it, how many of \u2019em are gonna think, “Oh, somebody screwed up here. There\u2019s a mistake here,” as opposed to realizing that they got a tax cut. I guess you\u2019re right. It has to continue to be sold. It has to continue to be promoted. Excellent, excellent point. I realize how hard it was for you to admit who your son voted for. I want to applaud you for the courage of that too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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