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stopdiggin

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17. okay. and that's if we're going to go out on a limb

Reply to 617Blue (Reply #15)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 10:53 AM

Apr 2025

in ascribing coherent motivation ... (rather than just the vicious 'tear it all down' that seems to feature rather prominently .. )

( the idea that the compensation people receive for their labor - is not considered income, or taxed .... doesn't sit very well in this corner. sure looks different than that on most of the 1040s I've ever run across. )

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Trump hinted at his overall plan this evening when he said that in 1913 [View all] Sogo Apr 2025 OP

Most people don't even pay income tax. Upper incomes do. Hmmmm 617Blue Apr 2025 #1

uh huh. That is why the average person pays more in taxes than niyad Apr 2025 #4

Guarantee much of MAGA thinks payroll taxes are income tax. 617Blue Apr 2025 #6

The people who don't pay federal income tax - mainly those who earn less than $30,000, Ocelot II Apr 2025 #8

originally, I thought this was the poster's honest opinion stopdiggin Apr 2025 #11

He wants to shift the burden from upper income to lower. * 617Blue Apr 2025 #15

okay. and that's if we're going to go out on a limb stopdiggin Apr 2025 #17

The lower income people will now be paying taxes in lieu of income taxes. Sogo Apr 2025 #12

He can't do it; that would require an act of Congress. Ocelot II Apr 2025 #2

Well, he's doing all kinds of things the he can't legally do, that require acts of Congress. Sogo Apr 2025 #3

The way these guys operate, who knows. unblock Apr 2025 #5

Isn't this Congress' job? C_U_L8R Apr 2025 #7

VAT, tariffs and high prices Historic NY Apr 2025 #9

Not suggesting it's a substitute for a sales tax, but in TSF's mind a possible substitute for INCOME taxes. Sogo Apr 2025 #10

States and localities will still keep their sales taxes. Historic NY Apr 2025 #13

Agree. Sogo Apr 2025 #14

KNOWN reason: Tariffs fell most heavily on those who could least afford them. Income tax was preferred by most Americans eppur_se_muova Apr 2025 #16