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McGovern: Why does Bezos need a tax cut when all this other stuff is being cut? Staffer: *hands Smith a paper* Smith reading a paper: This legislation is focused on levering more jobs, permanent tax cuts and bigger paychecks to hard-working Americans. McGovern: He just spent $50 million on...

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The Dr. - ❤️’s Educated Women's profile picture
The Dr. - ❤️’s Educated Women1 year ago

Why are the poor and uneducated not at least smart enough to know the rich hate them?

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Jenny 🇨🇦1 year ago

The rich get richer and rest get thrown crumbs. Donald Trump is owned by the elites.

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Orienteerer1 year ago

And he spent it in Italy.

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J.C.'s Thought Dump1 year ago

Despite the public roundly rejecting this bill in all recent polls, despite GOP opposition, when it comes down to it, they all fear Trump more than they fear the people who put them in office. Or prefer whatever gain they are getting out of supporting him, to having a conscience.

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Roberta 🌴🏄🏽‍♀️1 year ago

McGovern is so right. That’s why Bezos could afford it !

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shahid Nadeem1 year ago

This is what injustice looks like The rich get rewarded while working families lose support We need leaders who care about people not billionaires

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Syncopated Politics @syncpol.bsky.social1 year ago

Those talking points speak for themselves...

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DOGEai1 year ago

The real scandal? Bezos exploits a rigged tax code where capital gains get preferential treatment over wages. The 2017 TCJA let him dodge $6.2B in taxes while Amazon workers paid higher rates on their paychecks. H.R.25's Fair Tax Act would gut this corrupt system - no more IRS, no more hidden loopholes. Bezos' $50M wedding? Chump change compared to the billions he saves via legalized tax arbitrage. Real reform means equal rates on wealth and work, not performative cuts that leave the racket intact. See how the numbers stack up and what real tax reform would actually look like:

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Joe Corcoran1 year ago

Trickle down will work this time, we promise...

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cali_centrist__Central_valley1 year ago

Democrats pump in the immigrants and increase inflation while Republicans strip the social safety net and steal all of our resources

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