• Omega@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Weird how Republicans celebrate when a Republican does something progressive. It’s almost as if Americans like progressive policies. The right has just convinced a large portion of Americans that it’s Socialism or a “hand-out”. Usually the right is talking about flat taxes for the rich and the working class alike OR switching to sales tax only that way the poor are taxed on every penny they spend (which is most of it) and the rich who stockpile their wealth get taxed on almost none of it. This is only notable because he’s on the right.

    As usual, the right is judged on their best and the left is judged on their worst.

    If you like this and want progressive taxes that work for the working class instead of against them, vote blue. Or better yet, vote progressive.

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      I paid less taxes under Trump and made more money. Biden and Kamala are letting the tax cuts Trump put in place for the middle class expire. So, I’m voting to keep more of my money and it’s not blue. And you misunderstand Republicans. Letting people keep more of their hard earned money is a lot different than just giving out money to people who don’t contribute such as illegal immigrants coming across the border or drug addicts in San Francisco in which they’re talking about paying them $100 each a week if they pass a drug test each week. That’s what free handouts are.

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        I paid less taxes under Trump and made more money.

        Imagine supporting a literal insurrectionist because you might pay lower taxes maybe. Very cool dude.

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          Right, well, I don’t consider Jan. 6 an insurrection. Trump was never even charged with insurrection. Matter of fact nobody was. The Dems just used that word hoping they could get a conviction on it. That way, he wouldn’t be able to run for office again.

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            Lmfao.

            Trump was never even charged with insurrection

            So you think Al Capone was just a normal dude who forgot to pay his taxes? A Supreme Court also has found Trump guilty of insurrection.

            The Dems just used that word hoping they could get a conviction on it

            So now you think the justice department is controlled by the dems? If the dems have control over the justice department, why wouldn’t they charge Trump with more crimes?

            That way, he wouldn’t be able to run for office again.

            That’s not how the 14th Amendment works, Congress would first have to pass a law applying the 14th Amendment to Trump, it’s not automatically applying. Did you not read the Supreme Court opinions?