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edhopper

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9. Most workers

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 09:12 AM

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who own stocks have them in their IRA or 401K. That is taxed as income, not Cap Gains.

Will the media point this out in any story, or will it once again just report the Republican narrative?

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Republicans eye capital gains tax cut to ease voters' anxieties [View all] demmiblue Wednesday OP

More tax cuts for the rich. doc03 Wednesday #1

Yep............... Lovie777 Wednesday #3

Not surprising. It's their remedy for everything. nt Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #17

Tra la, just making up our own valuations and deciding what we should pay for taxes Prairie Gates Wednesday #2

I read of a proposal once that stated that, for tax purposes, you can affix Buns_of_Fire Wednesday #36

Sorry, this does NOTHING to help with: NCDem47 Wednesday #4

Tone deaf. Ms. Toad Wednesday #5

More like the donor class, not the voting class. LeftInTX Wednesday #6

I was puzzled by the tone deaf proposal but you nailed it. LT Barclay Wednesday #25

A dog whistle since donors are also voters..LOL They're just a very small group of voters! LeftInTX Wednesday #26

A tax cut for the rich will surely help Americans paying $5.00 a gallon for gas because of the Epstein War Botany Wednesday #7

How is that going to help the average Luciferous Wednesday #8

The billionaires will be able to sell their massive amounts of stock finally newdeal2 Wednesday #10

I'd spend all my savings.... SergeStorms Wednesday #18

Most workers edhopper Wednesday #9

The latter. Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #12

Fuck you Ted Cruz and FUCK you magats. Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #11

Capital gains taxes???? Farmer-Rick Wednesday #13

I thought this was from the Onion when I saw the headline. SamuelAdams Wednesday #14

It would've sounded more realistic if Dr. T Wednesday #21

So... the anxiety of 1,000 billionaire voters? Multichromatic Wednesday #15

LOL. Gee, can't afford groceries but that CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUT sure will help! spudspud Wednesday #16

Well, if you held your groceries for a couple years and sold them at a profit... Ocelot II Wednesday #30

They only have one trick in their bag. nt City Lights Wednesday #19

This is a joke, right? not fooled Wednesday #20

I live on SSI, OPM, VA disability,, do I have capital gains? Otherwise, you can shove those capital gains alfredo Wednesday #22

The average American doesn't invest or have enough money to benefit from a capital gains tax cut kimbutgar Wednesday #23

to be fair it would be maybe 5-10 % but not the middle class JT45242 Wednesday #31

In the late 80's and early 90's I was actively trading in the stock market and actually had to deal with capital gains kimbutgar Wednesday #35

Giving another tax cut to the wealthy Picaro Wednesday #24

Which helps....NOBODY CousinIT Wednesday #27

On no planet ever in any multiverse did a capital gains tax cut help middle class and lower families make ends meet JT45242 Wednesday #28

What if you are just an ordinary person with no capital to have gains on? Ocelot II Wednesday #29

Clueless indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #32

Ways to woo voters? Americanme Wednesday #33

A deal made just for the rich! slightlv Wednesday #34

Bloomberg? Icanthinkformyself Wednesday #37