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Rep Brady had an interesting exchange on Morning Joe this morning refusing to address the carried interest loophole. He referred to the questions as obsessed and biased and tried to pivot the question by repeatedly asserting that the working class people in his district don't understand carried interest so he doesn't need to talk about it.
While that may be true, why is the lack of tax education for working class voters the basis for not following through and not having to answer questions? The implications are huge because this sort of (ridiculous) messaging works. Moreover, the people Brady refers to are the people that got Trump elected in the first place, working class people. Trump is the one who said he would deal with it. What an insult to people's intelligence.
I would love to be able to say that question is too complicated for most people to understand therefore I won't answer.
Huh, didn't trump make a huge deal about this at one of the debates? And say it was Clinton ' s fault she did not personally ensure this was removed while she was a senator? Wasn't he all gung-ho on removing it? What happened?
Huh, didn't trump make a huge deal about this at one of the debates? And say it was Clinton ' s fault she did not personally ensure this was removed while she was a senator? Wasn't he all gung-ho on removing it? What happened?
Art of the deal!!!! Make a big deal about something you actually don't care about and then allow it to be compromised away.
Can't say as I care.
Most people with jobs will get a tax break.
America will become competitive and will attract companies who are looking for a home.
The Tax bill will become law - and a good one at that.
Huh, didn't trump make a huge deal about this at one of the debates? And say it was Clinton ' s fault she did not personally ensure this was removed while she was a senator? Wasn't he all gung-ho on removing it? What happened?
Not just the debates - also at rallies. I believe it went like this "Hedge fund managers are getting away with MURDER".
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I'm more concerned with the messaging. It literally reads as my voters are simple and ignorant why should I explain myself to them?
That's what they think. That's how these bullshyte bills get passed.
Rep Brady had an interesting exchange on Morning Joe this morning refusing to address the carried interest loophole. He referred to the questions as obsessed and biased and tried to pivot the question by repeatedly asserting that the working class people in his district don't understand carried interest so he doesn't need to talk about it.
While that may be true, why is the lack of tax education for working class voters the basis for not following through and not having to answer questions? The implications are huge because this sort of (ridiculous) messaging works. Moreover, the people Brady refers to are the people that got Trump elected in the first place, working class people. Trump is the one who said he would deal with it. What an insult to people's intelligence.
I would love to be able to say that question is too complicated for most people to understand therefore I won't answer.
Really? Too hard to understand? from your link
Carried interest is the portion of a fund’s profit -- usually a 20 percent share -- that’s paid to private-equity managers, venture capitalists, hedge fund managers and certain real estate investors. Currently, tax authorities treat that income as capital gains, making it eligible for a rate as low as 20 percent. The top tax rate for ordinary income is 39.6 percent.
Well, he's likely right that his constituents don't understand it. They don't understand a lot of things. Look who they elected???
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Make a big deal about something you actually don't care about and then allow it to be compromised away.
