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lees1975

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3. The last Trump tax "cut" cost me about $1,300.

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Mon May 19, 2025, 02:49 PM

May 19

Because they used smoke and mirrors to create an image that didn't exist. For those who took standard deduction, the exemption amounts. $7,500 per taxpayer, were cut out, which increased, by $15,000, my taxable income.

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Uh, the "tax cut" for "all Americans" is sure not very much for most Americans. [View all] lees1975 May 19 OP

I never got one from the first three GOPee idjits that "gave" me one. lastlib May 19 #1

It sure as hell won't cover the cost of tariff increases passed on to us or the cost of a military parade or a retrofit chowder66 May 19 #2

The last Trump tax "cut" cost me about $1,300. lees1975 May 19 #3

I can't offer a direct comparision since I bought my house after dsc May 19 #4