Trump wants States to raise Taxes to pay for the war

[Concerned American]

While you are correct on that, the stupid war that Trump has costed is causing prices to go back up. So both are true at the same time.

Patience.

 

[JanetTheGreat]

Patience.

I'm not willing to be patient when the cost of living is going up everywhere. So - no dice.

 

[Concerned American]

I'm not willing to be patient when the cost of living is going up everywhere. So - no dice.

Where was your vitriol over the past admin's 4 years?

 

[JanetTheGreat]

Where was your vitriol over the past admin's 4 years?

Trust me, I hated Biden. I wasn't around on this forum back then.

 

[CowboyTed]

Look it up, you have google

So you don't have it then

 

[CowboyTed]

^^^ that literally broke the retarded meter. If Dem assholes were not over taxing the shit out of everything people could probably afford their own kid's daycare.

Just look at gas and diesel prices in the blue states. Democrats have taxed the shit out of it, screwing over the poor and working class like always the assholes!

MAGA never met a problem that they could blame a Democrat....

Look at poverty levels in US states.

Only one state in the bottom 8 is Democratic State.

• Highest Reliance on Federal Funding (Percentage of State Revenue):
  • Alaska: ~39% of revenue is from federal sources.
  • Kentucky: ~38%.
  • Vermont: ~38%.
  • West Virginia: ~37%.
  • Arkansas & Louisiana: ~37%.

You keep on thinking that the Red State economic model works while Blue States pay the bills

 

[CowboyTed]

It's really sad how you fkers don't know our tax system. Unreal.

Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $5.7 Billion of U.S. Income in 2025

Tesla enjoyed almost $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025 but paid $0 in federal income tax. Over the past three years, the Elon Musk-led company reported $12.5 billion of U.S. income on which its current federal tax was just $48 million.

itep.org

It is pretty simple, he borrows money all his life and his estate will pay it back when he dies, tax free...

 

[Seymour Flops]

MAGA never met a problem that they could blame a Democrat....

Look at poverty levels in US states.

Only one state in the bottom 8 is Democratic State.

• Highest Reliance on Federal Funding (Percentage of State Revenue):
  • Alaska: ~39% of revenue is from federal sources.
  • Kentucky: ~38%.
  • Vermont: ~38%.
  • West Virginia: ~37%.
  • Arkansas & Louisiana: ~37%.

You keep on thinking that the Red State economic model works while Blue States pay the bills

Yes, they vote MAGA because they don't want to be poor anymore.

 

[CowboyTed]

It’s not a good idea. Think what that would do to Capital Markets. Your assumption is that Musk has money in the capital markets (not without risk to say the least). I’d rather have his money helping companies and other people’s shares grow and then generate tax revenue vs. the Government taking his money.

The greatest con don't on the American People is to convince them that a rich person no paying taxes will somehow make them better off...

Voodoo Economics at it's finest... Just hear yourself think, that guy with all the money should pay because he has convinced you that money in his pocket is better for you...

 

[CowboyTed]

LOL, other NATO members pay 2% of their GDP---WHEN THEY PAY. As of 2024, eight members were in arears. The US pays the lions share of NATO, try defending yourself without the US bailing your butts out. NATO members figure they have a right to disparage the US because they are NATO members, but they don't have any problem reaching into our pockets. STFU and run along.

No one pays NATO.... That is the first place where you went wrong...

I will also point out the greatest killer of the US people in its history was stopped by a weapon developed and paid for by Germany...

Wasn't even a thank you note...

 

[CowboyTed]

The cost of living has gone up where I live due to Trump's economic policies ontop of the inflation that has already run rampant for years.

I suggest you look at what was the primary reason for Global Inflation at the start of the Biden Admin.

The world bank said the main driver globally was the price of Oil
"Based on World Bank research,
oil price shocks and global demand shocks were the primary drivers of the surge in global inflation between mid-2020 and mid-2022, accounting for 65% of total inflation variation during 2001-2022."

https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099047501242316215/pdf/IDU0458baf2e0e6ed045bb095e70cbc841f24bed.pdf

So we have to ask how did Oil prices rise so fast?

Record deal to cut oil output ends price war

Oil producing nations agree a deal that will see output reduced by nearly 10 million barrels a day.

www.bbc.com

Yes, Trump with the help of US Oil producers instigated a global cut in the production of Oil of 10%. As example Suez Crisis was a 9% cut, the war we have right now is a 20% cut.
Biden came in and increased oil production by 25%, but that doesn't matter when oil is a global commodity (something Trump is just understanding now.). Oil can be shipped from any major port in world to another for <1c a gallon.
US Oil companies take the best price just like all other oil companies. There is no local rate.

So the whole world got global inflation. Biden actually handled it much better than most other countries until Russia decided to invade.