Joe Ferguson forever

it actually makes a good says dent. $6.9 trillion in 10 years. 6,900 billion = 6.9 trillion, right? Riedl: Tax-the-rich polices could realistically raise revenues FOUNDATION by 1.1% to 2.0% of GDP Maximum Sustainable Revenue from Taxing the Rich (2023 - 2032) Tax Proposal Billions of Dollars % of GDP Individual Income Taxes (1.0% of GDP) Raise top two income tax brackets by 10% $1,661 0.50% Aggressive tax enforcement 1,196 0.36 Pare back retirement incentive abuses 133 0.04 Cap itemized deductions at 28% rate 32 0.10 Investment Taxes (0.2% of GDP) Tax capital gains and dividends at a top rate of 39.6% at incomes over $1 million and tax unrealized capital gains at death 332 0.10 Other capital gains loophole closures and tax enforcement 332 0.10 Corporate Taxes (0.8% of GDP) Raise corporate tax rate to 28% 930 0.28 Biden international corporate tax hikes 1,163 0.35 Other Biden corporate tax hikes 332 0.10 Various additional corporate savings 233 0.07 Estate Taxes (0.1% of GDP) Raise estate taxes to 2009 levels 332 0.10 Revenue Subtotal $6,976 2.1% Additional macroeconomic losses 0.1% to 1.0% Net Revenue Increases 1.1% to 2.0% SOURCE: Manhattan Institute, The Limits of Taxing the Rich by Brian Riedl, September 2023. © 2023 Peter G. Peterson Foundati

not unless it's your primary residence.

I mean trump and the truth have always been enemies.

iPhones, good wine and cheese are about to get more expensive. The street is not happy. Neither am I https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/22/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

your kind of folks @Wacka? Are you glad they're at high levels in the trump admin?

Who knew Massie was so poetic? https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/house-republican-shreds-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-as-titanic-level-debt-bomb/ “Very soon,” he said. “The government will be paying $16,000 of interest, interest alone, per U.S. family.” He estimated that under the bill’s taxing and spending levels, the national debt could balloon by as much as $30 trillion over the next decade. “Congress can do funny math, fantasy math, if it wants,” Massie added. “But bond investors don’t.” “We’re not rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic tonight. We’re putting coal in the boiler and setting a course for the iceberg,” he warned. Before yielding, the congressman sniped at his Republican colleagues hoping to push the bill through while America slept: “If something is beautiful, you don’t do it after midnight.”

Nick Fuentes is still around and these guys were given high ranking cabinet jobs https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5387299/trump-white-house-antisemitism

were talking about the 30 year T bill. Its yield hasn't been this high since 2007. It's rise has serious implications Since bond prices move inversely to yields, rising yields indicate investors are selling bonds. This behavior runs counter to the typical flight-to-safety response during market turmoil and has fueled worries of a broader "sell America" trade. Wall Street analysts say the volatility reflects a shift in investor sentiment as recent optimism around trade developments gives way to renewed concern over the nation’s ballooning debt. And while markets initially shrugged off the credit downgrade, analysts caution the bond market isn’t out of the woods, pointing to rising fiscal uncertainty and stubborn inflation as key factors likely to keep long-term yields volatile in the short run.

The R's have the house, senate and presidency and they put forth a bill that would add trillions to the deficit while cutting services. They have no excuse and neither do you for supporting them.

where's @sherpa when you need him? He's probably not interested now.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bond-market-jitters-rise-on-narrative-shift-from-positive-tariff-news-to-mounting-us-debt-crisis-080046279.html The 30-year Treasury yield (^TYX) is now trading at its highest level since 2007, climbing above 5.1% following a weak Treasury auction and renewed fiscal concerns. The latest leg higher came early Thursday after the House approved President Trump’s sweeping tax reform package, reigniting investor anxiety over the country's worsening fiscal trajectory.

Firstly, it's not a major party. It's a fringe group. And the S African leader condemned them for the song but noted that they have the right to free speech there just like hate groups have it here, in Charlottesville for example. Yes, the Jim Crow south set an American precedent for extreme racism just as apartheid did in South Africa. Both have led to continued hatred and violence.

and I can show you KKK and other white supremacist propaganda calling for killing blacks (and Jews). Pictures of brutal lynchings, hangings and draggngs from the not so distant past. trump would never present those in the oval office. But your fictional chem eng friend apparently had no problems there and made his vast fortune.

amazing that when D's bring up racial inequality or injustice maga's call it "playing the race card". But when they do it, claiming they're being discriminated against, they offer full throated support. the oval office was used yesterday as a propaganda movie house. Re the crosses, whether or not they were actually filmed in S Africa, they were clearly not graves as trump insisted. Ya think the racist who choreographed this vile side show didn't know that? Steven, Steven Miller is that you? The presidential way of going about this would be to discuss it in private. And have both sides listen to each other. barring that, why not discuss a solution together. Asked about solutions trump just said "I don't know". He truly is the great divider. No doubt SC is correct that he gained some soccer mom votes and solidified his white working class male vote. Some now envision a black mob with machetes screaming through their subdivisions or trailer parks. Fear has been successfully used for political gain by unscrupulous leaders forever.

100k gross filing as a single = 70k with 30k deduction=22% plus a huge percentile difference in SS and medicare taxes. but, by all means, continue to cherry pick. the rich done getting richer, the poor done getting poorer. but just to let u know, my accountant does my taxes...

huh? 22% as indicated in your link. then SS and Medicare taxes are capped.. Why do you dummies enjoy being stolen from?

follow the money. No wonder the FBI hired so many accountants..til now. Mobsters hate the FBI and IRS. For good reason. .

try again. 28%. more than the million dollar club. https://www.talent.com/tax-calculator/New+York-100000

I think you're correct but just as on Jan 6, the constitution and the decency of the majority of Americans will prevail. Sadly, and honestly, I'm not that confident.

How's it affecting me? The biggest issue is health care. Hospitals are going to close. "Providers" are going to be less available and less well trained. Kind of a big deal. The walmart and target price increases suck but not the most important thing. The market is also very shaky. All in all, it's wonderful

symbolism? Prophecy? or just an old structure...pretty awesome vid for sure. https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/travel/china-fengyang-drum-tower-tile-falling-intl-hnk

Firstly, I'm not at all ashamed of my heritage which is as WASP as it gets without the P. But I don't feel the need to fight for my whiteness. Sorry you do.

So lenny pegs me as a narcissist and you claim I'm self loathing and weak. Y'all know what I think of you. Play on....

I'd put afghanis who we promised asylum first.. But my list would be based on actual risk. Don't believe Afrikaners would be in the top 25. 4 and 5 are not met. Ukraine certainly does.