Marener
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Written by billionaire elitists like Trump and his buddies.
BREAKING: IRS drafting plans to fire half of its 90,000-person workforce.
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Progressives have had their opportunities to put 90% taxes on the rich in every way. They have not. They have increased from the Republicans, however for some reason they have not done what they spout. And ironically what they have passed in legislation has regressed the nation on the private side.
Hellokitty
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Why do you think an impact analysis isn't being taken into account?
Moral people do, that's why people that ID as Conservative give far more to charities then people that ID as liberal.https://yaf.org/news/the-season-of-not-giving-liberals-less-charitable-than-conservatives/
Nicholas Kristof admitted the disparity between words and actions in a 2008 NYT op-ed, in which he concluded, “We liberals are personally stingy.” In that piece, Kristof cites a Google study that found that charitable contributions on the part of conservative households were nearly double those of liberal households. In his book, “Who Really Cares?” Arthur Brooks confronted his own understanding of charity when it comes to political beliefs, and concluded similarly. “When I started doing research on charity,” Brooks wrote in his book, “I expected to find that political liberals — who, I believed, genuinely cared more about others than conservatives did — would turn out to be the most privately charitable people. So when my early findings led me to the opposite conclusion, I assumed I had made some sort of technical error. I re-ran analyses. I got new data. Nothing worked. In the end, I had no option but to change my views.” Despite assumptions about conservatives being heartless for their denial of big government policies as a way to fix the problems of others, think tanks such as the Heritage Foundation are working to highlight how big government programs often hurt the poor disproportionately. These “big government solutions” include soda taxes, fuel-efficiency mandates, occupational licensing, and even ride-sharing regulations. Therefore, conservatives are not only more charitable when it comes to opening their wallets; their policies may actually be more beneficial.
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Because there is no published impact analysis, Musk is not an auditor he's a venture capitalist. If he'd been doing a proper audit and impact analysis they wouldn't be rejoicing about firing thousands and then urgently panicking by rehiring people once they realize they're needed.
That kind of thing is what impact analysis prevents so it's obvious there's no analysis done other than "fire whoever to get salaries down by X%". that's all that's going on, its beyond amateurish.
j-mac
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You’ve got no clue what Trump does or doesn’t do….But, don’t let that stop you from making it up…
j-mac
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So, let’s say a company you run is bloated with employees, who 1. aren’t working in the office, and 2. are determined to be non essential..would you keep them on the payroll?
Hellokitty
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Firing and rehiring happens all the time in the private sector.
JoeB131
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No, I have enough to provide a good life to myself and my wife. (The cabin is owned by the family)
No one needs to live in a mansion or have a yacht.
But if the rich don't want that inevitable Cuban-style revolution, they should probably pay their fair share to keep the masses from getting too angry.
But they are too fucking greedy.
JoeB131
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Jesus didn't say, "Give a pittance to charity", he said, "give away all your wealth and follow me."
ThunderKiss1965
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Need to fire more than that and go to a flat tax. The tax code currently has 6871 pages when it should be one. This is how much you made this is the percentage you pay. Cut the rest of the government to what the Constitution intended and let the States do the rest.
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SweetTea
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What you fail to understand is that your condo, as meager as it may be, is a mansion to some people. Could you live in a smaller place with less luxuries so that someone else may have the same? Do you have a dishwasher? Do you have a washing machine and dryer? Are they necessary or do you just prefer the convenience they provide? Do you own a car despite living in a large urban area with many other transportation options? Maybe you should sell it and ride the bus/train. Sure it would be very inconvenient at times, but you must pay your “fair share” so that others who are less fortunate can have the same.
Items that you may not consider “luxuries” are absolutely luxurious to many people, even in the US. We won’t even talk about how poor many people around the world are. Democrats in the US complaining about wealth gaps and how poor some people are as delusional as they come. It is almost as if they have never travelled outside the country other than to resort areas.
Democrat’s tax the rich mantra is good old fashioned envy. Plain and simple.
JoeB131
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Matthew 19:21-24 The Message (MSG)
“If you want to give it all you’ve got,” Jesus replied, “go sell your possessions; give everything to the poor. All your wealth will then be in heaven. Then come follow me.” That was the last thing the young man expected to hear. And so, crestfallen, he walked away. He was holding on tight to a lot of things, and he couldn’t bear to let go. As he watched him go, Jesus told his disciples, “Do you have any idea how difficult it is for the rich to enter God’s kingdom? Let me tell you, it’s easier to gallop a camel through a needle’s eye than for the rich to enter God’s kingdom.”
JoeB131
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Or we can just meet somewhere in the middle. Everyone gets at least a sensible home, no one gets a mansion. Everyone gets a practical car, no one gets a limo.
The point is, it makes no sense for the top 20% to have 87% of the wealth.
Now, if you slaughter all the rich and sell them for transplant organs, and redistribute the wealth fairly, that would make things a lot more even.
I wouldn't recommend that, it would be harsh.
But paying the working class decently, making housing affordable, etc. Wow, what a crazy idea, bunch of commies. We should all be slaving away to make the rich richer.
Yep that’s what Marx said. How’d that work out for the Cubans?
SweetTea
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You are a Socialist, through and through. The reality is that if we did as you say, we would all be living in small block apartments and sharing a hall bathroom and laundry. That would be a step up for some, but I don’t think that is the American dream that people come to the US in droves for just for an opportunity to attain. For those of us not keen on living in large ant hills, it would be even worse. Instead of being able to buy land where we please and building a home away from the large, crime-filled inner cities, we would be forced to join the herd. No thank you.
The opportunity to become “rich” in the US is what drives our economy. It is what has made the US the most successful country on the planet, bar none. I have no desire to remove that incentive to appease those that have been unable to unwilling to put for the effort to get there themselves.
Move to a European country that will take you. Wash your clothes in the kitchen and your dishes by hand in an apartment where you can barely turn around. Sit at a cold bus or train station every morning waiting on your ride to work. The alternative is to stay in your more comfortable condo that, despite being in a large, crowded urban area, is still likely better than the majority of housing in many of the countries that espouse your ideal form of government. It’s your choice. Bringing us DOWN to their standards is not something most Americans would sign up for, though many don’t fully understand just how much better they have it than elsewhere and are just ignorant enough to vote for it.(Democrats)
JoeB131
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Uh, guy, I paraphrased what Jesus said.
But he did say it.
Given most Cubans live better now than they did under Batista, pretty well.
Now, just imagine if we didn't spend the last 60 years punishing them for picking a form of government we didn't like.
