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(indepdenent) Congressional Research Service confirms that GOP tax scam bill hasn't delivered any of the promised economic benefits
professor zovek
May 28, 17:48
"Instead, companies used large portions of the tax cut to buy back stocks"
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professor zovek
May 28, 17:49
The economy is booming! The unemployment rate is lowest in 49 years. The economy is so heated up, the Fed is trying to control the growth.
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PhoneHome
May 29, 07:39
You can say the sky isn't blue all you want, but anybody can step outside and see (without a research lab telling them that it's yellow).
PhoneHome
May 29, 07:44
"the tax cuts cost more than they benefitted" ha ha ha, tax cuts don't "cost" anything. Its MY money, allowing me to keep some
forlorne
May 29, 12:06
start by not giving $107 million/year to the obviously useless Congressional research service
forlorne
May 29, 12:08
A pittance amount compared to the Estimated U.S. military spending $989 billion.
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Antibody
May 29, 13:26
Agree that should be cut also, but there is no "pittance" when you are coercively confiscating my family's money
forlorne
May 29, 14:20
the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution lawfully imposes a federal income tax. nothing is being coercively confiscated from anyone
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professor zovek
May 29, 15:31
it is being LAWFULLY confiscated by coercive means i.e. the threat of fines & jail. Confiscate: take or seize (someone's property) with auth
forlorne
May 30, 09:11
no, that's just a law. you can choose to obey laws or not, that's on you. and in fact the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment requires
professor zovek
May 30, 10:39
So I really have a choice whether to pay my taxes? If I don't, any assets I have will be confiscated And/or I will be jailed. Its a simple
forlorne
May 30, 12:32
you have a choice whether to obey the law or not, just like everyone else who doesn't evade taxes through loopholes and shelters for the 1%
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professor zovek
May 30, 13:37
Sigh. You stated "nothing is coercively being confiscated from anyone". That's wrong according to the definition of those 2 words.
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forlorne
May 31, 07:47
