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Given the corporate taxes received have declined for years, it would be hard to fathom overall taxes revenues going up as a result of the trump tax plan.
I wonder what percentage support our endless wars of choice that we also pay for?
I wonder what percentage support a military presence around the world of little benefit to the US that we also pay for?
I wonder what percentage support tax breaks for the wealthy and crumbs for the rest that we also pay for?
I wonder what percentage support corporate bailouts and nothing for working stiffs that we also pay for?
70% if the American people sincerely believe there is a magic money tree. I suppose you have your $13K check (the cost of this debacle for each and every American taxpayer) ready to go? Of course you don't. It's really easy spending someone else's money, isn't it?
Many cities depend heavily on tourism / trade shows / sales tax etc for income. Most large cities have Democrat mayors, including the big three for trade shows and conventions, Las Vegas, Chicago and Orlando.
There must be reasons why major conventions and trade shows don’t book Tulsa or why it is not on most people’s bucket list.
Then there’s NYC, Miami, DC, LA, San Diego, Honolulu, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, etc that saw hotel occupancy rates plummet.
The going was so tough in Honolulu that hotels found it more cost effective to temporarily close than take PPP funds to keep the lights on.
Port cities receive substantial revenue from per cruise passenger port taxes. Tourism is the second largest employer in Alaska and most tourists arrive by cruise ship. Fort Lauderdale and Miami too have lost substantial income derived from port charges.
Given the goofiness of the Stimulus boondoggle, well why not help out cities that have budget shortfalls due to the pandemic?
Yet the good citizens of red states will be lapping up the cash like kittens in front of a saucer of cream...
Republicans are far less likely to qualify for a COVID check (direct deposit). Just take a look at any presidential election exit poll: 2020, 2016, 2012, etc., etc.
The Trump tax cuts caused federal tax revenues to increase, they didn't decrease.
Federal govt. tax revenues have grown every year since 2009. https://www.thebalance.com/current-u...evenue-3305762
From 2014 to 2016 --- federal revenue rose by .25 trillion
From 2017 to 2019 - federal revenue rose by .14 trillion
Federal govt. tax revenues have grown every year since 2009. https://www.thebalance.com/current-u...evenue-3305762
From 2014 to 2016 --- federal revenue rose by .25 trillion
From 2017 to 2019 - federal revenue rose by .14 trillion
OUCH --- not as big an increase -- uh oh.
There was no reduction in federal tax revenue. There was an increase after the Trump tax cuts, which is the opposite of what many are claiming.
I'm sorry, did the stimulus under trump not have pork?? I thought we all knew that this happens under both parties? Did some of this money go to more gender studies in other countries?
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