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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,290

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    The contract negotiations took place on November 8th
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,541
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    It would be a big deal. My post was more of a commentary about the use of the term free stuff in relation to single payer health insurance and college tuition. Why not call everything funded by taxes free stuff? And even more so when all these people want to have all these taxpayer funded things, but at the same time pay less in taxes.
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,069
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
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  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    edited April 2017
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    "Look, if you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. You didn’t get there on your own. I’m always struck by people who think, well, it must be because I was just so smart. There are a lot of smart people out there. It must be because I worked harder than everybody else. Let me tell you something — there are a whole bunch of hardworking people out there.

    If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn’t get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.

    The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together. There are some things, just like fighting fires, we don’t do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.

    So we say to ourselves, ever since the founding of this country, you know what, there are some things we do better together. That’s how we funded the GI Bill. That’s how we created the middle class. That’s how we built the Golden Gate Bridge or the Hoover Dam. That’s how we invented the Internet. That’s how we sent a man to the moon. We rise or fall together as one nation and as one people, and ... I still believe in that idea. You’re not on your own, we’re in this together."
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,290

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    It would be a big deal. My post was more of a commentary about the use of the term free stuff in relation to single payer health insurance and college tuition. Why not call everything funded by taxes free stuff? And even more so when all these people want to have all these taxpayer funded things, but at the same time pay less in taxes.
    Here is why you can't call it free stuff. If Trump's plan raised taxes to 50%, would I be giving the government more free stuff? Free for The Don, that's for sure. That is what that is ...

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,290
    edited April 2017

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
    So now you are looking at the dead middle class?

    Your looking at expenses instead of demanding accountability on spending. Remember when the Lotto was gonna pay for they schools? Lot of poor people I see standing in line when the Powerball number are huge. It's not working out and it is the stupidest form of gambling that the government allows.

    Anyway, donate $1000 of your pre-taxed income to the government (write it out to "Trump Enterprises"), post the invoice, and I will give you a tip to the cap in your beliefs.
    Post edited by Jason P on
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
    So now you are looking at the dead middle class?

    Your looking at expenses instead of demanding accountability on spending. Remember when the Lotto was gonna pay for they schools? Lot of poor people I see standing in line when the Powerball number are huge. It's not working out and it is the stupidest form of gambling that the government allows.

    Anyway, donate $1000 of your pre-taxed income to the government (write it out to "Trump Enterprises"), post the invoice, and I will give you a tip to the cap in your beliefs.
    Halifax is suggesting a cut in middle class taxes and an increase in taxes on the 1%, so I'm not seeing the connection with your comments.
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,541
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
    So now you are looking at the dead middle class?

    Your looking at expenses instead of demanding accountability on spending. Remember when the Lotto was gonna pay for they schools? Lot of poor people I see standing in line when the Powerball number are huge. It's not working out and it is the stupidest form of gambling that the government allows.

    Anyway, donate $1000 of your pre-taxed income to the government (write it out to "Trump Enterprises"), post the invoice, and I will give you a tip to the cap in your beliefs.
    You're looking at so called accountability rather than spending. Spending needs to be cut and/or taxes raised. Accountability claims do nothing.
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,069
    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
    So now you are looking at the dead middle class?

    Your looking at expenses instead of demanding accountability on spending. Remember when the Lotto was gonna pay for they schools? Lot of poor people I see standing in line when the Powerball number are huge. It's not working out and it is the stupidest form of gambling that the government allows.

    Anyway, donate $1000 of your pre-taxed income to the government (write it out to "Trump Enterprises"), post the invoice, and I will give you a tip to the cap in your beliefs.
    Why is the middle class dead? And why would I send Trump a check for $1K? He surely doesn't need it and could afford to pay more. Or can he? His tax returns would shed some light on how his tax plan would benefit him and his ilk. Or maybe he's floating on Russian loans?
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,069

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
    So now you are looking at the dead middle class?

    Your looking at expenses instead of demanding accountability on spending. Remember when the Lotto was gonna pay for they schools? Lot of poor people I see standing in line when the Powerball number are huge. It's not working out and it is the stupidest form of gambling that the government allows.

    Anyway, donate $1000 of your pre-taxed income to the government (write it out to "Trump Enterprises"), post the invoice, and I will give you a tip to the cap in your beliefs.
    Why is the middle class dead? And why would I send Trump a check for $1K? He surely doesn't need it and could afford to pay more. Or can he? His tax returns would shed some light on how his tax plan would benefit him and his ilk. Or maybe he's floating on Russian loans?
    Money laundered loans, perhaps?
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,290

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    Jason P said:

    doubles the standard deduction for the 99 percenters. that is a pretty huge impact for us (tax payers)

    So more "free stuff" I was hearing about during the election.
    Free stuff??? That is my money that I earned. Getting up 6 AM and going to work earning my salary. I don't recall having contract negotiations with the US government to get their shill so they can pay for more cruise missiles to bomb a parking lot. Who makes more responsible decisions? Me or the government? You know the answer.

    I'm not sitting on my couch eating Capt'n Crunch in my underpants waiting for Trump to just send me a check.

    Free stuff ...
    Combine our deficit spending (meaning we're not paying for what we're buying) and the fact that many more people pay a much larger amount in taxes than any of us pay (that us free loading) is basically the same as free stuff.
    What decade of deficit spending are we on? If someone is contributing to the tax system can have a few extra benjamins, that makes a huge difference when a water heater goes to crap and they can pay for it with money they earned.

    My stance is that an individual who earns their money will spend it more responsible then someone that takes it from them. I'm not all full libertarian, but if you are living on a fixed budget, doubling the deduction is a huge deal.
    Let me know how we're doing when the roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support you getting to work and goods to market are in a shambles so corporations and the 1% can get a 20% tax reduction. How much is enough for the select few? And you know they're not going to cut military spending so what's left? Education, healthcare, science, infrastructure, FDA, EPA, etc. Here's an idea, cut taxes on those earning between $50-$100K by 20% and raise taxes on the 1% by 5%. They wouldn't miss a beat.
    So now you are looking at the dead middle class?

    Your looking at expenses instead of demanding accountability on spending. Remember when the Lotto was gonna pay for they schools? Lot of poor people I see standing in line when the Powerball number are huge. It's not working out and it is the stupidest form of gambling that the government allows.

    Anyway, donate $1000 of your pre-taxed income to the government (write it out to "Trump Enterprises"), post the invoice, and I will give you a tip to the cap in your beliefs.
    You're looking at so called accountability rather than spending. Spending needs to be cut and/or taxes raised. Accountability claims do nothing.
    I'm looking for results. When added capital expenditures is taken into account and the results suffer, then I'm looking for accountability.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,069
    Awwwww, it's okay little handed Donny, there's plenty of time to get people to flock to your brilliance. As a matter of fact, let's have a rally in your honor to celebrate all of the winning you've been doing! Surely America is greater since you took office, right?

    http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/26/politics/donald-trump-100-days-poll/index.html

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  • cincybearcat
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    Man - he even messed up the tax policy. I actually had hope it would be 1 of the things he did well and helped me. But there isn't any reform and my family will pay the same amount. Seriously, what an idiot. I'm not that shocked that he wants to lower the top %, but I figured that most would receive some % of a tax cut in the initial plan at least. Now he is juts making the upper middle class pay for everything....nice work jerk.
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,069

    Man - he even messed up the tax policy. I actually had hope it would be 1 of the things he did well and helped me. But there isn't any reform and my family will pay the same amount. Seriously, what an idiot. I'm not that shocked that he wants to lower the top %, but I figured that most would receive some % of a tax cut in the initial plan at least. Now he is juts making the upper middle class pay for everything....nice work jerk.

    And look at who his core supporters are from the poll above. And that's why we're fucked. 37 years of republican strategy finally paid off. Now, watch this drive.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,825

    Man - he even messed up the tax policy. I actually had hope it would be 1 of the things he did well and helped me. But there isn't any reform and my family will pay the same amount. Seriously, what an idiot. I'm not that shocked that he wants to lower the top %, but I figured that most would receive some % of a tax cut in the initial plan at least. Now he is juts making the upper middle class pay for everything....nice work jerk.

    And look at who his core supporters are from the poll above. And that's why we're fucked. 37 years of republican strategy finally paid off. Now, watch this drive.
    It's crazy what we pay in taxes on an annual basis...not even including property tax and all the sales tax. My Family of 3 pays enough in taxes. Yuck
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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117

    Man - he even messed up the tax policy. I actually had hope it would be 1 of the things he did well and helped me. But there isn't any reform and my family will pay the same amount. Seriously, what an idiot. I'm not that shocked that he wants to lower the top %, but I figured that most would receive some % of a tax cut in the initial plan at least. Now he is juts making the upper middle class pay for everything....nice work jerk.

    And look at who his core supporters are from the poll above. And that's why we're fucked. 37 years of republican strategy finally paid off. Now, watch this drive.
    It's crazy what we pay in taxes on an annual basis...not even including property tax and all the sales tax. My Family of 3 pays enough in taxes. Yuck
    And the majority of those federal tax dollars you pay goes to military spending... to help you feel safe from the boogeyman in your Midwestern upper middle class neighborhood... doesn't it feel good to pay all that hard earned money to invade nations and slaughter a few hundred thousand people? I personally love paying for a drone strike that kills innocent children... I love that shit!

    Meanwhile high schools in America have fucking metal detectors at the front doors

    America is getting what it deserves
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,825
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    my2hands said:

    Man - he even messed up the tax policy. I actually had hope it would be 1 of the things he did well and helped me. But there isn't any reform and my family will pay the same amount. Seriously, what an idiot. I'm not that shocked that he wants to lower the top %, but I figured that most would receive some % of a tax cut in the initial plan at least. Now he is juts making the upper middle class pay for everything....nice work jerk.

    And look at who his core supporters are from the poll above. And that's why we're fucked. 37 years of republican strategy finally paid off. Now, watch this drive.
    It's crazy what we pay in taxes on an annual basis...not even including property tax and all the sales tax. My Family of 3 pays enough in taxes. Yuck
    And the majority of those federal tax dollars you pay goes to military spending... to help you feel safe from the boogeyman in your Midwestern upper middle class neighborhood... doesn't it feel good to pay all that hard earned money to invade nations and slaughter a few hundred thousand people? I personally love paying for a drone strike that kills innocent children... I love that shit!

    Meanwhile high schools in America have fucking metal detectors at the front doors

    America is getting what it deserves
    No it doesn't. 16% to military.

    60% to social security, medicare, medicaid and other support programs.

    6% just to pay the interest since they cant balance a budget!

    If they let me invest the 25% that goes into social security on my own, I'd have over $1 million in 21 years.

    Not that the military spending is not high....but it's far from the majority of the tax money spent.
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  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    I don't make much $$ but I'd pay more for universal health care. Rich people should too.

    For someone who has taken advantage of the US tax code for so long,(theoretically of course, because WE STILL don't know what his tax situation is...) the OF is grasping at straws with this shortsighted vague bullshit designed to appeal to the selfish and the stupid.

    As far as I'm concerned Every idea he has proposed is wrong.
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  • CM189191
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    Dems coming out swinging this morning
    House and Senate Democrats hold a news conference to discuss President Trump's first 100 days in office
    http://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-3?adkey=bn
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