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turbinetree

(25,414 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:16 PM 23 hrs ago

'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP

By Daniel Hampton
Published December 20, 2024 9:20 PM ET

A MAGA Republican was none too pleased with his party on Friday night and accused the GOP-led House — which passed a temporary funding bill Friday evening following a week of chaotic negotiations — of shirking its responsibility to "bring down spending."

Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican in Congress, backed Louisiana’s Mike Johnson for House speaker last year, but fired a warning shot after the House passed a stopgap spending bill to avert a holiday shutdown.

"Since President Trump's historic election to bring down spending, deficits, and inflation, the 'Republican'-led House has INITIATED $300 billion in unpaid for new spending, without even ATTEMPTING offsets to prevent skyrocketing the deficit and debt."

https://www.rawstory.com/andy-harris-2670657733/

Hey Harris you said future generations deserve better.............how quaint ..........did you or did you not vote to hike the debt to 1.7 TRILLION dollars when Paul Ryan was in charge so big rich people could get millions in tax breaks ................did you offer anything to help with that cost ................nope not even taxing assholes that pay nothing into social security during that time frame if someone was making over $127,700.00 .............you should be asking your dude president......President Musk how much did he pay into social security after he made the first $168,00.00 dollars this year in four minutes off the government contracts he has.....after all the below tax rates is what the peons pay all year............unless they make over $168,000.00 then they stop into the social security system................. and Harris if your staff trolls come unto this site............maybe this will give your staff cronies an idea on how to make the next generations life better .............I got an idea why don't you ask the other oligarchs if they can pay also..........do you see the problem............I think not...........



Benzinga
Elon Musk Stopped Paying His Social Security Taxes Just Four Minutes Into The Year — Here's Why That's A Problem For You

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-stopped-paying-social-200012999.html

The tax rate for an employee's portion of the Social Security tax is 6.2%.

Your employer also pays 6.2% on any taxable wages.

Self-employed individuals pay the full 12.4%. However, it’s worth noting if you're self-employed, you can deduct the employer-equivalent portion of that amount.


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'Future generations deserve better': MAGA lawmaker fires warning shot at GOP (Original Post) turbinetree 23 hrs ago OP
SO SICK OF THESE FUCKING HYPOCRITES Skittles 23 hrs ago #1
And I get to have this hypocrite as my congressional critter.............oh fucking yippie turbinetree 23 hrs ago #2
Oh yeah mikeysnot 22 hrs ago #3

Skittles

(160,236 posts)
1. SO SICK OF THESE FUCKING HYPOCRITES
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:21 PM
23 hrs ago

they'll pimp for tax cuts for the already wealthy while cutting stuff like CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH

AND CALL THEMSELVES PRO-LIFE CHRISTIANS WHILE THEY DO IT

turbinetree

(25,414 posts)
2. And I get to have this hypocrite as my congressional critter.............oh fucking yippie
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:34 PM
23 hrs ago

I think he thru out this oath since he is suppose to be a doctor..............or he uses it as a door mat............

The Hippocratic oath is a pledge that doctors make when they are admitted to the medical profession. The oath includes promises to:
Prioritize the health of the patient
Respect the patient's autonomy and dignity
Maintain confidentiality
Respect human life
Not use medical knowledge to violate human rights
Practice with conscience and dignity
Maintain the honor of the medical profession
Treat all patients with compassion
Provide advice to help patients maintain their health
Charge only for professional services

mikeysnot

(4,779 posts)
3. Oh yeah
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 10:53 PM
22 hrs ago

A new pandemic, just it time for the guy responsible for the last one is coming back to power in a month.

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