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2019 Feb 25, 7:00am 1,257 views 9 comments
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Bd6r
2019 Feb 25, 9:24am
Bd6r
2019 Feb 25, 9:24am
Where were these articles when Savior of Womyn and Minorities St Obama was in power?
GM paid no taxes in 2016 as well
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/03/07/27-giant-profitable-companies-paid-no-taxes/81399094/
I agree with general idea that companies should not be able to weasel out of tax by using their expensive lawyers, but somehow this all became much more important when ORANGEMANBAD became president.
GM paid no taxes in 2016 as well
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/03/07/27-giant-profitable-companies-paid-no-taxes/81399094/
I agree with general idea that companies should not be able to weasel out of tax by using their expensive lawyers, but somehow this all became much more important when ORANGEMANBAD became president.
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anonymous
2019 Feb 25, 10:44am
d6rB says
Deficits only mattered when Barry was in power - now we have the son of the Patron Saint of the GOP in office and deficits are heading into the far reaches of the cosmos but not to worry - because this time its different.
News Flash - trickle down didn't work in the Reagan years and a new costume on an old failed policy isn't going to work this time either.
Quigley says
Please see my comments on this quote from when it was posted yesterday or the day before - the part about "usually" the incumbent gets re-elected is missing this time.
thread - http://patrick.net/post/1322623/2019-02-24-what-happens-if-all-the-people-who-disapprove-of-trump-vote-for-a-democrat
comment #11
Also I said Trump is better option than a Pence-McConnell duo.
It's a Long Way to Tipperary and it's a long way to November 2020 - as always it's going to end up being about the economy and that is starting to show weakness and then some despite what is happening in the stock market
Should the vortex develop around the drain - watch out.
but somehow this all became much more important when ORANGEMANBAD became president.
Deficits only mattered when Barry was in power - now we have the son of the Patron Saint of the GOP in office and deficits are heading into the far reaches of the cosmos but not to worry - because this time its different.
News Flash - trickle down didn't work in the Reagan years and a new costume on an old failed policy isn't going to work this time either.
Quigley says
Get used to Trump! He’s your daddy for six more years!
Please see my comments on this quote from when it was posted yesterday or the day before - the part about "usually" the incumbent gets re-elected is missing this time.
thread - http://patrick.net/post/1322623/2019-02-24-what-happens-if-all-the-people-who-disapprove-of-trump-vote-for-a-democrat
comment #11
Also I said Trump is better option than a Pence-McConnell duo.
It's a Long Way to Tipperary and it's a long way to November 2020 - as always it's going to end up being about the economy and that is starting to show weakness and then some despite what is happening in the stock market
Should the vortex develop around the drain - watch out.
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Bd6r
2019 Feb 25, 11:25am
Bd6r
2019 Feb 25, 11:25am
Kakistocracy says
Yeah, that is the respective lunacy of the right, kind of mirror image of ORANGEMANBAD. If article author would want to be taken seriously he (xe, ze) perhaps would want to address article to Bush, Obama and Trump at the same time, as nothing has really changed going from B to O to T
WRT to Kakistocracy says
I don't think diehard R's will vote for a D candidate even if t-RUMP pisses them off. They will vote for Gary Johnson or stay at home.
Deficits only mattered when Barry was in power
Yeah, that is the respective lunacy of the right, kind of mirror image of ORANGEMANBAD. If article author would want to be taken seriously he (xe, ze) perhaps would want to address article to Bush, Obama and Trump at the same time, as nothing has really changed going from B to O to T
WRT to Kakistocracy says
http://patrick.net/post/1322623/2019-02-24-what-happens-if-all-the-people-who-disapprove-of-trump-vote-for-a-democrat
I don't think diehard R's will vote for a D candidate even if t-RUMP pisses them off. They will vote for Gary Johnson or stay at home.
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KgK one
2019 Feb 25, 12:13pm
don't think they will raises tax on rich. All politicians r rich, n smart enough not to vote such.Why 10 million n above. Most politicians 2_to 8 million income so we can't include themselves:),
What taxes Obama raised on rich? None btw you don't shoot your employer n donations.
Trump did limit mansion cost interest deduction, which hurts upper middle class n rich in high housing cost areas like no n Cali
What taxes Obama raised on rich? None btw you don't shoot your employer n donations.
Trump did limit mansion cost interest deduction, which hurts upper middle class n rich in high housing cost areas like no n Cali
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komputodo
2019 Feb 25, 12:42pm
komputodo
2019 Feb 25, 12:42pm
Quigley says
didn't jazz muzak say that trump was 2 days away from being impeached about 1 month ago?
Get used to Trump! He’s your daddy for six more years!
didn't jazz muzak say that trump was 2 days away from being impeached about 1 month ago?
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Misc
2019 Feb 25, 12:44pm
Obama let the capital gains tax rise from 15% to 20% then added an extra 3.8% on top of that (for rich folks) to pay for Obamacare. So yes, he did raise taxes on the rich.
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Bd6r
2019 Feb 25, 1:33pm
Bd6r
2019 Feb 25, 1:33pm
KgK one says
I do not think raising taxes is an answer. Current taxes are horribly wasted on bloated military, medical-industrial complex, and so on. Perhaps those should be dealt with, and when they are reigned in, then we can talk about raising taxes. Otherwise raised taxes will just increase PROFITS! for Masters of Universe.
don't think they will raises tax on rich.
I do not think raising taxes is an answer. Current taxes are horribly wasted on bloated military, medical-industrial complex, and so on. Perhaps those should be dealt with, and when they are reigned in, then we can talk about raising taxes. Otherwise raised taxes will just increase PROFITS! for Masters of Universe.
While many of us disagree on ideology and values, we agree on practical things like obeying the constitution and not letting big corporations and the wealthy run everything.
Your 35-day government shutdown was a senseless abuse of power. So too your “national emergency” to build your wall with money Congress refused to appropriate.
When you passed your tax bill you promised our paychecks would rise by an average of $4,000 but we never got the raise. Our employers used the tax savings to buy back their shares of stock and give themselves raises instead.
Then you fooled us into thinking we were getting a cut by lowering the amounts withheld from our 2018 paychecks. We know that now because we’re getting smaller tax refunds.
At the same time, many big corporations aren’t paying a dime in taxes. Worse yet, they’re getting refunds.
For example, GM is paying zilch and claiming a $104m refund on $11.8bn of profits. Amazon is paying no taxes and claiming a $129m refund on profits of $11.2bn. (This is after New York offered it $3bn to put its second headquarters there.)
They aren’t breaking any tax laws or regulations. That’s because they made the tax laws and regulations. You gave them a free hand.
You’re supposed to be working for us, not for giant corporations. But they’re doing better than ever, as are their top executives and biggest investors. Yet nothing has trickled down. We’re getting shafted.
Which is why more than 75% of us (including 45% who call ourselves Republicans) support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed 70% tax on dollars earned in excess of $10m a year.
And over 60% of us support Elizabeth Warren’s proposed 2% annual tax on households with a new worth of $50m or more.
You’ve also shown you don’t have a clue about healthcare. You promised us something better than the Affordable Care Act but all you’ve done is whittle it back.
A big reason we gave Democrats control of the House last November was your threat to eliminate protection for people with pre-existing conditions.
Are you even aware that 70% of us now favor Medicare for all?
Most of us don’t pay much attention to national policy but we pay a lot of attention to home economics. You’ve made our own home economics worse.
We’ll give you official notice you’re fired on 3 November 2020, if not before. Until then, you can keep the house and perks, but you’re toast.
Respectfully,
America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/24/youre-fired-america-has-already-terminated-trump
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