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karynnj

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42. Although it is dishonest, the Republicans are not calling it a tax cut

Sun May 11, 2025, 04:42 PM

May 2025

The reason is that the current rate was reduced by the Trump tax cuts that expire. They expire because when enacted they were unsustainable if permanent.

Now, they want to prevent a ,"tax increase" which is really the rate returning to the rate before the TEMPORARY tax cut. All the cuts etc already threatened are still not enough to offset making that tax break permanent.

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Why Is It A Given That We Have To Give Billionaires A 7 Trillion Dollar Tax Cut [View all] gab13by13 May 2025 OP

Why is it a given that we have to give a 7 trillion dollar tax cut to billionaires? sop May 2025 #1

Obsession with acquiring obscene amounts of wealth - werdna May 2025 #2

As is society's penchant for extoling their so-called virtues SheltieLover May 2025 #4

I think it's not a special form of illness Hieronymus Phact May 2025 #33

Yes. And Money is the gateway to Power addiction! n/t werdna May 2025 #39

Republicans believe the wealthy create jobs and Emile May 2025 #3

In the 1920's it was called Horse & Sparrow Economics gab13by13 May 2025 #10

What an absolute load of Horse Feathers IbogaProject May 2025 #21

Raw greed is core republiconism BoRaGard May 2025 #5

That's how we need to refer to them ... Delarage May 2025 #28

Because the billionaires have paid off all of the Republican senators and congress people, indusurb May 2025 #6

It really is the only solution. Get money out of politics. travelingthrulife May 2025 #14

Because of the galactic egos of a handful of farcially rich toddler ASSHOLES . . . hatrack May 2025 #7

This and the lack of progress against inflation would be precisely what we should be beating the GOP with. dutch777 May 2025 #8

RepubliQan Congress are co-dependent enablers of the billionaires' money hoarding mental illnesses. Scrivener7 May 2025 #9

Missing my point gab13by13 May 2025 #11

Ongoing. Just not reported except haele May 2025 #16

Some have. They have been holding town halls in red districts. hay rick May 2025 #20

Sean Casten is doing this in Illinois. murielm99 May 2025 #23

Yeah, the ole GOTV strategy, gab13by13 May 2025 #30

"Starve the beast" is a political strategy employed by American conservatives walkingman May 2025 #12

Past tense. Technofascists want to almost completely eliminate JCMach1 May 2025 #19

Good point - it does appear to be so. walkingman May 2025 #24

Read Yarvin, (or don't) read some summaries and critiques JCMach1 May 2025 #35

Because they bribed and lobbied enough GOP politicians IronLionZion May 2025 #13

Paying off the underaged ain't just peanuts, pal! Montauk6 May 2025 #15

Wow, lots of responses blaming republicans (easy), not so many addressing the OP's questions. n/t flvegan May 2025 #17

The point is that they don't care if you survive... Wounded Bear May 2025 #18

They really ought to be taxed out of existence. hunter May 2025 #22

It's a republican policy. BComplex May 2025 #25

Why? xuplate May 2025 #26

I've started having fun, pointing out to Trump voters ...... 70sEraVet May 2025 #27

Because our government now is not of, by and for the people FullySupportDems May 2025 #29

Two words... Mossfern May 2025 #31

Did anyone see the MSNBC town hall about fired federal workers? gab13by13 May 2025 #32

Because billionaires are the "truly entitled" Clouds Passing May 2025 #34

So far, I have not seen AI create anything original. Linda ladeewolf May 2025 #36

The billionaires want the end of times gab13by13 May 2025 #37

What could go right? dchill May 2025 #40

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"I reject that excuse" Ruby the Liberal May 2025 #41

Although it is dishonest, the Republicans are not calling it a tax cut karynnj May 2025 #42

Because we have an oligarchy making the rules, and they pick themselves GoodRaisin May 2025 #43

because THAT is who the greedy old pig party works for Skittles May 2025 #44

Take the cap off taxable wages and benefits in SS HereForTheParty May 2025 #45