POLITICAL THREAD

[Lost In FL]

No one is ever penalized for getting a second job with “a higher income tax bracket”.

Bullshit. Look, we've discussed this before. If I need econ advice, I will NOT go to an avowed commie.

Tax brackets are graduated. You're only taxed at the higher rate on the income in that bracket. All your original income is at the original rate.

No kidding. In short let me say this ... if i get a yob and pay X in taxes. I paid my "fair share". So what I do with my time and energy should be MINE. PERIOD. HARD STOP. I already paid my "fair share". But if i get a 2nd yob, then i have to pay taxes on it too AND most likely at a higher rate. That is penalized (not penalized in the IRS parlance, but in reality) and punished. We've had previous discussions on this before and you are unable to grasp "fair share" doesn't mean "fair share" when pols or lefties talk about it or unwilling to admit communism is failed.

Also, what happens in your system? Rich people hire good tax accountants who write shit off as "legal expenses" and the get away with it (unless your last name is Trump). In the fairtax, they cannot "hide" their purchases and their income no longer "matters" taxwise.

Ask another way ... who should benefit from YOUR labor? Should I? (If so ,,, I'm not benefiting enough Princess ... get another J O B.)

 

[Lost In FL]

Bull. Nothing "fair" or "equal" about that. What percentage of a lower income person's budget goes to essentials, food and housing? What % are they of yours? Now, how much are they of an Elon Musk's budget? It just shifts the burden to the middle and lower classes who have to participate in consumption but don't have enough capital to participate in finance.

Again, your an imbecile when it comes to finance and that is why you're a commie.

We just said, the poor people will be able to purchase TAX FREE because the prebate covers dam near everything they make. So, it CLEARLY benefits the poor. Also, who buys million dollar cars or houses? Poor people? Heck NO, unless they work for BLM, but that is another story. The RICH people buy million dollar shit. And they would pay sales tax on million dollar shit. You know how much they pay now? ZERO. And, that purchase is most likely a writeoff for their "business", which lowers their income tax even more.

Bless your heart; you just don't understand. But I'll pray for you. Do you still have velcro on your shoes?

 

[blubo]

the fix is in folks

How non-citizens are getting voter registration forms across the US — and how Republicans are trying to stop it

Welfare offices and other agencies in 49 US states are providing voter registration forms to migrants without requiring proof of citizenship, leading Republicans and conservatives to call for swift…

nypost.com

 

[Lost In FL]

Dion, this is also my main concern with this concept. I can’t locate anything to convince me that the ultra wealthy won’t benefit tremendously from a “fair” tax.

Bill ... NEVER take economic advice from a commie. Seriously? The only worthwhile "advice" you can get from a commie is a) how to make everyone equally miserable and b) how to reduce population more efficiently.

Everyone will benefit ... even the rich. Our current tax system is NOT about "fairness" or any BS like that ... it is ALL about control. Wake up, man.

 

[Lost In FL]

the fix is in folks

How non-citizens are getting voter registration forms across the US — and how Republicans are trying to stop it

Welfare offices and other agencies in 49 US states are providing voter registration forms to migrants without requiring proof of citizenship, leading Republicans and conservatives to call for swift…

nypost.com

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IF this is true ... then secession is the only way out.

 

[Bill - Shy Cat]

Bill ... NEVER take economic advice from a commie. Seriously? The only worthwhile "advice" you can get from a commie is a) how to make everyone equally miserable and b) how to reduce population more efficiently.

Everyone will benefit ... even the rich. Our current tax system is NOT about "fairness" or any BS like that ... it is ALL about control. Wake up, man.

Lost in FL, I’m just trying to get input from folks on both sides of this issue. I absolutely see your point about the progressive tax rates being a deterant for someone considering working harder to earn more, only to see that additional income being taxed at a higher rate. We’re gonna get fvcked by the ultra rich in either case.

 

[55wildcat]

 

[55wildcat]

 

[55wildcat]

 

[UK_fan_41102]

 

[UK_fan_41102]

 

[berniecarbo]

Lost in FL, I’m just trying to get input from folks on both sides of this issue. I absolutely see your point about the progressive tax rates being a deterant for someone considering working harder to earn more, only to see that additional income being taxed at a higher rate. We’re gonna get fvcked by the ultra rich in either case.

I have had a small business for forty years. I'm only working part time now with the wife and I as the only employees. At one time I worked 30 people and badly needed a CPA to keep on top of things. I still pay a monthly fee to a CPA as I am trying to go out of business and sell off property, so I still need her input. Will small business still need this kind of help? How it will effect mom and pop business is another factor, but I am for reducing gov, including IRS.

 

[Lost In FL]

Lost in FL, I’m just trying to get input from folks on both sides of this issue. I absolutely see your point about the progressive tax rates being a deterant for someone considering working harder to earn more, only to see that additional income being taxed at a higher rate. We’re gonna get fvcked by the ultra rich in either case.

Fair.
I've posited many times in this thread that dion is not so smart. I laugh when he considers himself a "revolutionary" because of items JUST like this.

It would be revolutionary to free people from the oppressive big govt reaching into their lives and itemizing everything WE purchase. The IRS did not hire 70K agents to go after the rich ... nope they are going to come after us. Me, you, and Dion. Even though it would be truly revolutionary to free workers from oppressive government, dion is right there pulling for the shackles of the status quo. Every time he has an opportunity to be revolutionary, he does what the demoncratic party tells him to do. Just like an NPC.

 

[Dionysus444]

Fair.
I've posited many times in this thread that dion is not so smart. I laugh when he considers himself a "revolutionary" because of items JUST like this.

It would be revolutionary to free people from the oppressive big govt reaching into their lives and itemizing everything WE purchase. The IRS did not hire 70K agents to go after the rich ... nope they are going to come after us. Me, you, and Dion. Even though it would be truly revolutionary to free workers from oppressive government, dion is right there pulling for the shackles of the status quo. Every time he has an opportunity to be revolutionary, he does what the demoncratic party tells him to do. Just like an NPC.

I actually think this is an area where we can agree, tax reform. The tax code should be simple, simple enough the vast majority of us can understand it. Not this endless rigamarole of forms, agents, write-offs, and exemptions.

 

[TheFrontRunner]

Great win for the Cats!

We don't always agree here but I think @vhcat70 is there. Good for him.

 

[Lost In FL]

Go Big Blue!!

Walk off HR in 10th!!

 

[Catfan in Tn.]

Supreme Court signals interest in hearing a major climate change case that could be a 'nightmare' for liberals

The Supreme Court seemed to signal interest this week in taking up a challenge launched by Hawaii against big oil companies to hold them liable for climate change.

www.foxnews.com

 

[AustinTXCat]

 

[TheFrontRunner]

One account said "Bidenomics is so bad NFL linebackers can't afford hookers"

 

[TheFrontRunner]

 

[FirewithFire]

Dominion voting machines are safe and completely trustworthy. Yep.

Voting machine contract under scrutiny following discrepancies in Puerto Rico's primaries

Puerto Rico’s elections commission says it’s reviewing its contract with a U.S. electronic voting company after hundreds of discrepancies were discovered following the island’s heated primaries

abcnews.go.com

More than 6,000 Dominion voting machines were used in Puerto Rico’s primaries, with the company stating that software issues stemmed from the digital files used to export results from the machines.

 

[screwduke1]

 

[screwduke1]

Great win for the Cats!

We don't always agree here but I think @vhcat70 is there. Good for him.

Can't stand to watch baseball but I hope they win it all!

 

[TheFrontRunner]

haha

 

[screwduke1]

 

[TheFrontRunner]

She was a mother of five

 

[FirewithFire]

Well, they wanted equality.

Women required to register for Selective Service in 2025, also registration is now done automatically for any 18-26.

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https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy25_ndaa_executive_summary.pdf

 

[OHIO COLONEL]

Cheat. They (dems) know no other way.

Dem Candidate Charged For Allegedly Faking Racist Attacks Against Himself

A Democrat running for office in Texas was arrested and charged with a felony for allegedly creating social media accounts to fake racist attacks against himself.

dailycaller.com

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Biden can’t speak at all and she speaks a lot without actually saying anything.

 

[berniecarbo]

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I own a commercial property and have used it for manufacturing for forty years. Below me at the bottom of a hill is a nursing home that houses patients mentally deficient enough that they need help with their day to day life. Before the county greatly increased the size of a ditch between us to alleviate a flooding problem, sometimes one of them would walk up the hill and stroll through my building. I still see them a lot. Joe Biden is very much like the very worst of them.

 

[screwduke1]

She was a mother of five

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More blood on Bidens and the Democrats hands. But they don't care, they just want the votes.

 

[Cold Stout Beer]

LIBS are good with this?. I mean most are sick in the head so they have people with similar interests coming into the US. smh

Rachel Morin murder: Illegal immigrant from El Salvador charged in rape, killing of Maryland mom of 5

Law enforcement have arrested Victor Martinez-Hernandez for the killing of Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother of five who was found dead on a hiking trail.

www.foxnews.com

 

[UK_fan_41102]

Kudos to the Sheriff for speaking the truth.

 

[WTF Cat]

Japan has a whopping 97.8% rejection rate for foreign refugees.

We have a lot to learn from them.

 

[WTF Cat]

TRUMP: "On day one, I will sign a new executive order to cut federal funding for any school pushing critical race theory, transgender sanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual, or political content onto our children ... and I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate."

 

[screwduke1]

 

[Lost In FL]

Great win for the Cats!

We don't always agree here but I think @vhcat70 is there. Good for him.

Had to call my boss and tell her I'm going to need to take off a few days this week due to ... Imperial entanglements. Evidently, streaking is frowned upon in my neighborhood. Who knew??

 

[Lost In FL]

She was a mother of five

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Biden's (and Obama's) Amerika...

 

[*CatinIL*]

Biden can’t speak at all and she speaks a lot without actually saying anything.

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Doesn't she just give you that warm/fuzzy feeling about America's leadership?

 

[Lost In FL]

I actually think this is an area where we can agree, tax reform. The tax code should be simple, simple enough the vast majority of us can understand it. Not this endless rigamarole of forms, agents, write-offs, and exemptions.

Then support the fairtax.

Otherwise it is the IRS by another name. Still infringing upon the due process rights of you and me.