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Reagan didn't "increase taxes on the poor", he cut taxes, as did Trump.
Decreasing taxes on the rich means a greater tax burden on the poor by default. It also means there's less funding for important projects, and it's a great way to balloon both the national debt and deficit. I guess the right stopped caring about that around the time GWB was elected though, being that they've been spending more than Democrats on average since then, while simultaneously reducing the government's revenue and wondering why the economy keeps crashing on their watch.

Again, trickle-down is not a staple of libertarianism, it's outright neo-conservatism, and that shit just does not work any more than neo-liberal policies do. It's just a means for the rich to pillage and loot the economy. And there is no re-creating the 1980s unless you also re-create the three decades or so leading up to it.

We sure are getting pretty chummy with Ukraine lately for some reason mmmm Big guy is looking for his cut.
Were you under the false impression that Ukraine is an adversary to the US? Maybe you were thinking of Russia.
 
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Can't we all just agree that Biden and Biden's America is just the worst? 182 pages debating how bad the guy is. Come on now, it's like arguing over how bad different types of cancer is.
 
Decreasing taxes on the rich means a greater tax burden on the poor by default. It also means there's less funding for important projects, and it's a great way to balloon both the national debt and deficit. I guess the right stopped caring about that around the time GWB was elected though, being that they've been spending more than Democrats on average since then, while simultaneously reducing the government's revenue and wondering why the economy keeps crashing on their watch.

Again, trickle-down is not a staple of libertarianism, it's outright neo-conservatism, and that shit just does not work any more than neo-liberal policies do.


Were you under the false impression that Ukraine is an adversary to the US? Maybe you were thinking of Russia.
Team America world police
 
Can't we all just agree that Biden and Biden's America is just the worst?
What specifically has he done to make things worse? He's handled the pandemic better than Trump in every way, and the only major legislation he's passed so far is the COVID relief bill. The fact that an Australian just assumes everything is so much worse goes to show what an iron grip Murdoch has on the country's balls.
 
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Team America world police
What an astonishingly moronic statement. Why would we police our allies?

it is the most secure elections in history and Florida just made it even more secure so not sure why you be mad about it
Voter suppression =/= election security and you know it.
 
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If my goal was to specifically target you, I wouldn't have wasted my time fulfilling your request.

It wasn't a request, and even if it was, you didn't fulfill it.

It was a rhetorical question showing that you arbitrarily targeted me with a opinion that nobody believes or is making the argument for. It's either illiteracy on your part or malice.

I don't think I'm a hypocrite and I don't want anything from you, but you keep giving whatever it is you are giving, anyway. Complete garbage to me.

I received a $600 check and a $1,600 check, just as promised. I received $2,000 in total. Thank you, President Biden.
:). It's simple math.

So far, Trump gave you $1800 and Biden gave you $1400. Apparently people believe the money came out of their own pockets.
 
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it is the most secure elections in history and Florida just made it even more secure so not sure why you be mad about it
Lol because there was no fraud found, all this new laws don’t do anything to actually secure the election they are just meant to make it harder for people ( especially from low income area ) to vote ... ... yet People crying these laws are needed because that was the only way Trump would of lost... not the fact Trump was the most polarizing Candidate ever.
Lol so sad.. and the worst part is most of these voter bills will be thrown out after they lose in court .. so all they would have Done is waste millions of tax payers money to defend racist bills..
 
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Just looking at other 1st world countries, shows trickle-down economics just isn't a situation. Social democracies have consistently topped charts when I comes to happiness.
I don't think people like @Foxi4 believes that tax cuts will trickle down nor do some Republicans that want tax cuts.

Their argument is not make the rich wealthier and somehow they will share that extra wealth and will trickle down. It's not their argument. Because they know the rich won't do that. They'll keep the money instead.

Their argument for tax cuts is behavioral change.

Don't tax the rich too high because they'll just put their money in off shore accounts. Tax them at a lower rate that won't scare them off and at a rate that putting that money in off shore accounts would be more costly then what they would pay if those taxes rate were lower, so they would rather pay the taxes instead.

So find a rate that can maximize how much tax we can bring in but not too much to scare them away.

Their reason for tax cuts is behavioral change not trickle down economics.


Unless you address their core argument. You are not going to change their mind.


I did read something awhile back that republicans are just snake oil sales men and use this argument to convince people its not about making the rich richer. But in reality it secretly is. I haven't verified if it's true or not though.
 
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Don't tax the rich too high because they'll just put their money in off shore accounts.
Which is ridiculous, they'll do everything they can to pay as little in taxes as possible, no matter what their rate on the books is. Recently they haven't even had to hide their money in off-shore accounts, because the IRS simply hasn't had the money or resources necessary to audit the rich. It's estimated that they're cheating on their taxes to the tune of $800 billion annually.

We've tried sucking them off for decades, nothing's improved, it's only gotten worse. It's about time to start playing hardball with the parasites instead. Simplify the tax code, close all the loopholes, raise the top tax bracket to make up for the lost years.
 
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Hey don't worry about any more Coronavirus coming in the country, y'all. Biden banned travel to and from India, where those brown Corona-having people are. Way to go, Joe!

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Which is ridiculous, they'll do everything they can to pay as little in taxes as possible, no matter what their rate on the books is. Recently they haven't even had to hide their money in off-shore accounts, because the IRS simply hasn't had the money or resources necessary to audit the rich. It's estimated that they're cheating on their taxes to the tune of $800 billion annually.

We've tried sucking them off for decades, nothing's improved, it's only gotten worse. It's about time to start playing hardball with the parasites instead. Simplify the tax code, close all the loopholes, raise the top tax bracket to make up for the lost years.
I don't think the loopholes will ever close. Lots of campaign promises but still nothing.
 
Lol because there was no fraud found, all this new laws don’t do anything to actually secure the election they are just meant to make it harder for people ( especially from low income area ) to vote ... ... yet People crying these laws are needed because that was the only way Trump would of lost... not the fact Trump was the most polarizing Candidate ever.
Lol so sad.. and the worst part is most of these voter bills will be thrown out after they lose in court .. so all they would have Done is waste millions of tax payers money to defend racist bills..
ok so the most secure election was just made more secure whats the issue here lol
 
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I don't think the loopholes will ever close. Lots of campaign promises but still nothing.
Yeah it's a big undertaking and usually one that presidents try to put off until last, but that just helps to ensure it never gets done.

ok so the most secure election was just made more secure whats the issue here lol
The election is over. You can't make it more secure after the fact. The bill you linked is a voter suppression bill, not an election security bill. It's obviously meant to target and disenfranchise Democrats, but a number of Republican voters will be affected too. I don't know how to dumb it down for you any more than that.
 
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Yeah it's a big undertaking and usually one that presidents try to put off until last, but that just helps to ensure it never gets done.


The election is over. You can't make it more secure after the fact. The bill you linked is a voter suppression bill, not an election security bill. It's obviously meant to target and disenfranchise Democrats, but a number of Republican voters will be affected too. I don't know how to dumb it down for you any more than that.
you can make future ones even more secure so not sure why you be against it
 
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you can make future ones even more secure so not sure why you be against it
Okay now you're just intentionally trying to get on my nerves. Why not suppress and disenfranchise more voters in future elections? Because that's not fucking democracy. If you're that desperate to live in an oligarchy or dictatorship, there are plenty of countries you could move to.
 
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I was curious and searched at a glance.
Switzerland would like to have a word with you - it's pretty high on the list (scored third in 2020) while simultaneously having exclusively private healthcare
1) You have to have insurance.
2) Insurance must be nonprofit for basic care.
3) Still uses some taxes.

Still not as efficient as other counties healthcare.


lax gun control (46% of the Swiss are armed),
1) Permit to purchase most guns
2) Carrying permit
3) Time limits
4) Stored safely


Actually, just looking at their gun laws, it doesn't seem as lax as people are making it.


it's effectively a tax haven (federal corporate income tax [CIT] is a flat 8.5%) and business regulations are equally lax. Seems like it can be done with the right attitude.
Kind of misleading, apparently taxes varies.


Don't tax the rich too high because they'll just put their money in off shore accounts. Tax them at a lower rate that won't scare them off and at a rate that putting that money in off shore accounts would be more costly then what they would pay if those taxes rate were lower, so they would rather pay the taxes instead.

Or just stop them from doing it altogether, which is what the USA is trying to do now. Even working with other countries to do so.
 
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