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andym

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7. Trump and friends have prioritized their social agenda, right wing ideology, and quest for power

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 09:04 PM

May 2025

Right-wing Billionaires are already rich-- they want freedom to do as they wish and power! They also want to shutdown the traditional Democratic rejoinder to their policies. Bernie and friends will have the wind taken out of their sails with a lot less powerful economic argument about the GOP favoring the rich if Congress does this. Thing is that hard-core anti-tax Republicans won't agree to raise any tax.

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Trump Privately Pushed Speaker Johnson to Create a New Bracket to Raise Taxes on the Rich: Report [View all] BumRushDaShow May 2025 OP

What do y'all make of that one? bucolic_frolic May 2025 #1

Well it's interesting this would mean the bill would not be a simple word-for-word extension of the 2017 tax cuts BumRushDaShow May 2025 #3

Mines sharpened ;) n/t Cheezoholic May 2025 #8

And 'floated' is the exact right word AZJonnie May 2025 #5

And note the income bracket not fooled May 2025 #17

What kind of grift is this? Irish_Dem May 2025 #2

He wants to have "tax breaks for tips" BumRushDaShow May 2025 #4

He'll change his mind soon and/or screw us in other ways. But this is an interesting proposal, at least today. Silent Type May 2025 #6

Trump and friends have prioritized their social agenda, right wing ideology, and quest for power andym May 2025 #7

I would not give this airtime V850i May 2025 #9

"I think DU should carefully choose how to word headlines." BumRushDaShow May 2025 #19

Don't worry. There will be loopholes so most or all of it won't be classified as "taxable income." PSPS May 2025 #10

Ha ha ha. He's not talking about "capital gains" is he? harumph May 2025 #13

I don't believe it for a minute Skittles May 2025 #11

And it would raise his own taxes, right? Bayard May 2025 #12

theoretically Skittles May 2025 #15

With all the screaming from the 1% should he actually propose (or do) slightlv May 2025 #14

I say, if the rich leave, goodby and good riddance. rickford66 May 2025 #16

Note: Millionaires, NOT Billionaires. eom ReRe May 2025 #18

He also will want a couple of new loop holes to decrease the republianmushroom May 2025 #20

This smells 100% political to me. Dear Leader realizes he's in peril of losing Congress next year so he'll Vinca May 2025 #21

It's Bannon stuff BumRushDaShow May 2025 #22