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Icanthinkformyself

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37. Bloomberg?

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:27 PM

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I would have sworn from the caption it was the new Info Wars/Onion.

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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