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OldBaldy1701E

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32. BINGO!

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #17)

Fri May 2, 2025, 06:37 AM

May 2025

Now we are getting somewhere.

The issue is the disparity of wealth in this country. There are presently around 1100 people who are a millionaire or above. (Spoiler: they are not all rethugs!) That accounts for around five percent of the population; Yet, they control 57% of Congress.

But, we are not ruled by money. No way!

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Forty five years of Reaganomics. [View all] Duncanpup Apr 2025 OP

... EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #1

Reinstate the eealth tax! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #2

What wealth tax? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2025 #18

Well, what can we do? OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #3

Take control of Congress & the WH & pass tax legislation, that's what we can do. CaptainTruth Apr 2025 #4

Awesome. You let me know when you get to do this. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #6

OK, you can sit this one out if you want. I won't, I will fight until I draw my last breath. CaptainTruth Apr 2025 #25

Hehe. OldBaldy1701E Apr 2025 #30

Why does my gut churn blubunyip Apr 2025 #16

The alternative picture is much messier, & I don't see any way it cannot involve bloodshed. CaptainTruth Apr 2025 #26

"a chance it will work" blubunyip Apr 2025 #28

"...but when you're up against liars, cheats, thieves, criminals--how do you ever really "win." ??" OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #31

We have to give peaceful means a good fighting chance blubunyip May 2025 #33

Who said anything about killing? OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #34

Meeting violence with violence blubunyip May 2025 #35

Numbers. OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #36

Reagans "Create the Billionaire Class" tax cuts should have been rolled back (or attempted) by Clinton and each LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #17

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E May 2025 #32

I think this whole tariff thing is about ending the income tax. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #5

100% Blue Full Moon Apr 2025 #8

Someone should remind the republicans. Blue Full Moon Apr 2025 #7

laugher curve poozwah Apr 2025 #9

There's a rumor that Rand Paul has the votes to stop the tariffs. Blue Full Moon Apr 2025 #10

So Rand has two-thirds majority support for his bill in both the House and Senate? Because if not... Ol Janx Spirit Apr 2025 #21

The people in the top tax brackets moniss Apr 2025 #11

And that trickle down... 2naSalit Apr 2025 #12

Reagan was as much a crank as Trump, in my opinion. Midnight Writer Apr 2025 #13

it's not just at the federal level. mopinko Apr 2025 #14

Yet, Reagan had a Democratic House his entire presidency MichMan Apr 2025 #15

Much of the so called "Reagan Revolution" was carried over into a later doc03 Apr 2025 #20

IMO, Reaganomics (actually neoliberal economic theory) only had a 35 year reign Fiendish Thingy Apr 2025 #19

Aristotle quote IronLionZion Apr 2025 #22

"And the reason because the rich do not want to pay taxes." valleyrogue Apr 2025 #23

Deregulation predates Reagan, but he took it further with his rhetoric, tax cuts and weakening of unions. TRHST82 Apr 2025 #24

Weird how trickle down stays, no matter who was in office -- except BIDEN. Kid Berwyn Apr 2025 #27

The rich get richer. It's how the jobs are created? czarjak Apr 2025 #29