Did you know that Republicans are back to tax cuts for the rich and for corporations?

[msc545]

After threatening to force the government into default over the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers Friday introduced new tax cuts that could add at least $21 billion to the national deficit over the next decade.

Three new GOP-backed bills would cut taxes for large companies, small businesses, and individual families while reducing clean energy tax incentives to pay for it.

Large companies will get most of the tax cuts, small businesses will get a little, and families would get almost nothing - as usual.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I oppose all corporate tax since that just gets passed on to the consumer. Not like Bill Gates/Jeff Bezos/Steve Jobs/Rupert Murdoch is taking a pay cut either way. Well, I guess Jobs is.

I also fully oppose all income tax and only support a consumption tax or a flat tax, so while some people can argue the repub's did it right/wrong/weak/too hard... whoever gets rid of a tax on anybody I support.

The clean energy incentives I admit I know nothing about. I think it's unfortunate at first glance, but working for government, maybe they just f'ed up the program and it was a monumental bloated bureaucratic mess to execute? Grasping there... but since I'm also a massive fan of reducing government by a minimum of 50%, I don't have enough information to weigh in on that part.

Thanks for having questions smarter than "What does it mean when a girl peppersprays me and kicks me in the junk?" And for liking kittens. They're always kittens on the inside.

[msc545]

My cat Allister is lobbying me for an additional kitten which I think I am going to adopt...

[BoopBoopBeep]

I feel like that should warrant a tax credit as well.

[msc545]

I will tell Allister who may just reduce my "cat tax"

[BoopBoopBeep]

If I can get SS#s for the raccoons and kittens I can claim enough deductions to pay a decent amount each year. Amex said my kitten can have a gold card as long as I am the principle on the account... there must be a way...

[msc545]

You should contact Allister - he can help.

[Anonymous]

That's what Republicans do. It's been their modus operandi even since Reagan's "trickle down economics".

The problem is that "trickle down" has been proven not to work; it's scam. The Republicans keep clinging to it like a rat on a sinking ship, though, because they are owned by their constituents: wealthy coporation.

Lobbyists continue to fund their campaigns, and Republicans reward them by giving them tax breaks. Then they blame the budget shortfalls on Democrats, which gets people to vote for them. It's an endless cycle. Without those government favors, Republicans would probably lose every single election.

Sure, the government needs to spend less, and Democrats are certainly not immune to lobbyists, either, but Republicans constantly trying to reduce the government's income from taxes is not doing anyone any favors, except those wealthy corporations, to the detriment of everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Tax cuts for the rich and corporations lowers prices for consumers and gets us out of groceries and cars and gas and insurance and houses that cost 3 times what they did 4 years ago.

[msc545]

No. they will raise prices and buy their stock back like they did before.

[Justneedtokno]

The real question is, why don’t we take care of our own people there’s almost no homeless in Japan

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Yes, they want to create a government for the wealthy and screw the middle class people with low income, they also will cut Snap benefits, Medicaid, etc.

[msc545]

exactly

[msc545]

@KetoJames Evidence?

[KetoJames]

Banks insure their customers for $250,000 with FDIC. Biden used tax payer money to bail his friends so they wouldn't lose their money. Billionaires. It was illegal, but that doesn't seem to matter anymore.
You asked for evidence. What would be the point? This was all over the news. Do you even care?

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@KetoJames Fuck them all, I'm not voting for any peasant. God forgive my language here

[KetoJames]

The national divorce would solve this for you.

[RealMarek]

No surprise and nothing conservative about this. They are controlled opposition and this issue is one of the few they are allowed to pursue.

[exitseven]

yes, I also heard they will cut social security and they will get old ladies in wheelchairs and push them off a cliff.

[Anonymous]

Yeah and the democrats back terrorists same old potatoes

[Daniela1982]

Yeah, and they will send it all to Ukraine.

[front2back]

We need a third position.

[Pterodon]

So. . .