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HokieDelNorte
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Problem is entitlements. tough to cut back on that now. They need
to reform it for everyone under a certain age. Math doesn't work and seems impossible to cut for those that have paid in for 30 or 40 years.
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Taxes are too high in this country for many
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HoodatB
01/18/2023 4:49PM
I'd be shocked if your effective tax rate is anywhere near 50%.
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BocaHoo91
01/18/2023 10:49PM
It’s amazing to me how often our politicians elide over this pretty
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southdenverhoo
01/19/2023 06:59AM
The Taxed Enough Already Party welcomes you.
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Hoodafan
01/18/2023 5:22PM
Which party is that and what meaningful expenses been cut? **
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JohnHoo2
01/18/2023 11:25PM
Where do you cut?
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BocaHoo91
01/18/2023 11:00PM
You misspelled Kick the Can Down the Road Party **
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 5:23PM
That's both parties. It's just that one party pretends otherwise. **
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:31PM
To a degree, but I would argue it's much worse with the GOP. The dems at
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 5:35PM
Tax and spend vs. borrow and spend **
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Hoo TV
01/18/2023 5:50PM
Agreed. **
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:36PM
Wrong. Only one party is talking about defaulting. **
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 5:33PM
I get it. I'm referring to kicking the can down the road
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:35PM
When you're led by BoBo, MTG, Gaetz, Gohmert, Jordan, etc. ...
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Blah
01/18/2023 5:41PM
At least Gohmert took himself out of the game with his failed TX AG run
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Hoo TV
01/18/2023 5:56PM
My bad. It's Gosar. I mixed up my crazy GOP Reps starting in "GO." **
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Blah
01/18/2023 6:04PM
Gosar & MTG both went from stripped of their committee assignments to being
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Hoo TV
01/18/2023 6:13PM
Kevin Lame Duck McCarthy at work. What a loser. **
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Blah
01/18/2023 6:26PM
No, and this is why McCarthy should NOT have conceded so much to this pack
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 5:43PM
Sadly no. I don't even expect an adult conversation. **
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:42PM
Yes, I agree. We had a thread on this a few months ago w/r/t defense
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 5:38PM
Sounds like you’re confusing two things. Effective rate is an average
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 5:21PM
I know the difference. As you infer
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HoodatB
01/18/2023 6:30PM
There are no high middle class or even low upper class people who pay >30%
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BocaHoo91
01/18/2023 11:20PM
Your definition of middle class must be nonstandard, because to reach even
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 8:01PM
I agree with your points generally, but dividend and cap gains are taxed at
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BocaHoo91
01/18/2023 10:52PM
Yes, but his comments are about middle class people, who generally
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 11:26PM
Yeah, I hear you. His claim that people middle class people are paying
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BocaHoo91
01/18/2023 11:31PM
We have three big expenses. SS, Medicare and Defense. All the rest of our
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 5:16PM
Cut all three.
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HoodatB
01/18/2023 6:32PM
Yes. Seriously. We need major investment in infrastructure. Which was
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 6:49PM
"cover everything we want to do or need to do". And you think it's those
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Hoodafan
01/18/2023 5:24PM
Yes. You have to have those discussions during budgeting. **
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 5:29PM
No argument there. Sadly not "cover everything we want to do or need to do"
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Hoodafan
01/18/2023 5:36PM
Now that they have the House they should do that rather than default. **
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Seattle .Hoo
01/18/2023 5:40PM
Yep. Cash is king for a reason. Stop paying your
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:33PM
It's really a values question. How much should the government do
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:11PM
Problem is entitlements. tough to cut back on that now. They need
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HokieDelNorte
01/18/2023 5:14PM
Agreed, that's a large part. But so is defense spending, as
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HoosWillWin
01/18/2023 5:19PM
How many times have we begged the Republicans to focus ...
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Blah
01/18/2023 5:01PM
Yes. But you want the right to focus on this more?
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ryno hoo
01/18/2023 5:00PM
Taxes aren't high enough to fix inflation and wealth. **
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ResistHoo
01/18/2023 4:59PM
Equity ain't free! **
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Hoodafan
01/18/2023 5:26PM
That’s what a Subway sandwich Apprentice Second Class would say, yes! **
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 5:25PM
^^^^ Will nevar have to worry about government taking xis wealth ^^^^
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ResistHoo
01/18/2023 7:22PM
Dream on, Resist. I live off dividends as we speak. **
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 10:34PM
Free mayo and mustard packs will take you far, Glans!!!! **
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ResistHoo
01/18/2023 10:37PM
No need, but you can keep taking those yourself **
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 10:40PM
Sick burn - like an Italian BMT you left in the toaster too long!!! **
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ResistHoo
01/18/2023 10:41PM
For a guy who claims other people work at Subway, you sure know a lot about
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TomGlansAski
01/18/2023 10:47PM
You mean marginal, right?
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Shenhoo
01/18/2023 4:52PM
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