Thread by @amandablount2

1. #TAXscam explained by a nerd -
Imagine a video game 500 yrs ago. Even though everyone had to play every day, only Christian white males were allowed to earn points from everyone's work. Everyone could pass their points down to their children, but only white males had points.

2. It's 2017 & rich white males have more experience points than everyone else. Not only do they have more experience points than everyone else, but they also have more health, property, and education points. They even stole points from others.

3. They look at their points and they decide (as the super players) they want more points from the total points available. So, they get together to change the rules. Through rules, they take away the ability of other players to earn more health, property, and education points.

4. This in turn allows them to play the game on their own terms & continue to fly through the levels of the game, while everyone else is struggling to make it through w/o getting killed.

5. Because they have no health points, they use all their other points & lose everything. Each time someone struggles to play, they must start over, & this leaves less points for them to pass on to their children.

6. This happens while the rich white males are constantly changing the rules to make it easier for them to gain points and leave more to their next player.

7. Imagine having all the cheat codes for a game, plus all the points left behind by 500 years of having the cheat codes, playing against someone who doesn't know how to play the game and must start with zero points.

8. Not only will the new player not last very long, but the experienced player will continue to win time and time again against those who have nothing to start with. The experienced player wins more experience points by constantly beating others with less experience.

9. For an inexperienced player to ever win, it would take an experienced player to mentor and teach them to play. The experienced player would need to give up time & yes, some of his/ her own points to help others to win points, so they can find health and education packages.

10. But, instead of mentoring others, the rich male players in DC are rigging the game by creating cheats that only apply to them. Even if an inexperienced player knew the cheat codes, they couldn't use them because the cheat codes are created to work against them.

11. This is the #TaxScamBill. The players who, through the hard work of others, had the advantage 500 yrs ago, still have the advantage and will continue writing codes to hurt those who do not have the advantage. It's up to us to make them understand the Tax Bill is a #TaxScam !

12. The end / #Thread - Thank you for reading.