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Grins

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13. Got my vote! One day we will do it, because THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE!

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 09:59 PM

Jun 12

A great line I heard when Obama, faced with the time-bomb set up by Republicans under Bush II, wanted to raise the top tax rate to 39 1/2%:

“If 59% was good enough for Reagan, 39% should be good enough for Republicans.”

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Republicans lay groundwork for 'total tax cliff' at end of Trump's term [View all] BumRushDaShow Jun 12 OP

Heaven forbid they ever expire any wealthy tax cuts IbogaProject Jun 12 #1

That is the solution. To rollback the Reagan tax cuts back to the 75% or 90% to Make America Great Again LiberalArkie Jun 12 #2

Got my vote! One day we will do it, because THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE! Grins Jun 12 #13

We should ignore rulings that are not Baitball Blogger Jun 12 #3

including a change in the accounting baseline that will allow trillions of dollars worth of deficit additions coming fro progree Jun 12 #4

Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley explains it here BumRushDaShow Jun 12 #5

Thanks much for the explanation. The first paragraph of your link is a greatsummary progree Jun 12 #6

Yeah I remember when Thune first brought it up BumRushDaShow Jun 12 #7

Half of the bill's passthrough deduction alone, worth $200 B in 2022 alone, went to the top 1 percent progree Jun 12 #8

I have another OP about the CBO report that issued today BumRushDaShow Jun 12 #9

Very interesting. Thanks /nt progree Jun 12 #11

"AGI results in more of their Social Security benefits being taxed" BumRushDaShow Jun 12 #10

Aw well. But its nice to know that income taxation of SS benefits goes into the SS system, not the general fund progree Jun 12 #12