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Originally Posted by Hesychios
How about some context?
Give us a link.
For the record, Trump dropped taxes on the wealthy (and essentially on himself and the billionaires in his cabinet) too low and we are running record deficits.
You all just got a lot richer,"
Donald J. Trump |
About 85% of ALL taxpayers got a a tax CUT.
"(and essentially on himself and the billionaires in his cabinet)" it stands to reason, something many dems lack, that those that pay the MOST will get the biggest cuts.
Dems love to throw around "fair share" except when it comes to actual taxes dollars. Those billionaires, you seem to despise. pay the MOST in actual dollars then all others combined.
Heaven forbid those that pay the MOST should get the biggest cut.
"too low and we are running record deficits."
As with every time taxes were lowered the the revenues to to the fed went UP.
The problem is SPENDING and the House, run by dems, have passed budget after budget with spending INCREASES. They even threw in MILLIONS of dollars of "pork" onto the bill to help business's and people suffering money wise from the pandemic.
Show us where YOU complained about any of this proposed spending.
Please expand how any of these have anything to do with the virus:
"$1.1 billion in the Pelosi bill would have
more than doubled the budgets of The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment of the Arts and the Humanities. The Senate bill provided funding of $200 million.
- $25 million in the Senate bill went to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. During the past ten years, the center received $68.3 million in federal grants (2010-2019). The Kennedy Center has total assets of $557 million. The Pelosi bill earmarked $35 million.
- $75 million in the Senate bill funded the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. Why do National Public Radio and Big Bird get a coronavirus subsidy? The Pelosi bill allocated $300 million.
- $1.2 billion in the Pelosi bill to require airlines to purchase expensive “renewable” jet fuel. It was $200 million per year in grants (2021-2026) to “develop, transport, and store sustainable aviation fuels that would reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.” The Senate bill eliminated this provision.
People of goodwill can debate each of these goals, but is it truly emergency spending? For example, what is the public purpose for the Smithsonian Institution receiving an additional $7.5 million in this time of crisis? Both bills provided these funds.
While governors begged for vital medical supplies, the spending packages each contained massive increases even in obscure, small agencies.
$1.1 billion in the Pelosi bill would have
more than doubled the budgets of The Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment of the Arts and the Humanities. The Senate bill provided funding of $200 million.
- $500 million in the Pelosi bill to The Institute of Museum and Library Services (FY2019 budget: $230 million). This agency is so small that it doesn’t even employ an inspector general. The Senate bill provided $50 million.
- $600 million in the Pelosi bill to National Endowment of the Arts and the Humanities (FY2019 budget: $253 million) – In 2017, our study showed eighty-percent of all non-profit grant-making flowed to well-heeled organizations with over $1 million in assets. The Senate bill provided $150 million.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamand.../#483c9fca60ae
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Here we go, tax and spend, tax and spend.
