Tax rates are still less than half of what they were under a moderate republican . The point isn ' t to close tax loopholes and lower taxes . That would literally defeat the purpose of closing the loopholes . You close the loopholes so the rich assholes pay more than $ 0 a year like a certain someone who was just elected president . <| sep |> I believe it ' s a bit more personal then that . For instance If you were to sit down with different white supremacists and ask what western culture was some would say Ancient Rome would be included , while others would disavow Italy or any area with a Catholic background . Western culture tend to be anything they can tangentially tie themselves too that they agree with at the moment .