Shoppi
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Beer and loafing in NC | 💙Althea 3-9-81 | tortured browns fan | Kindly keep your faith out of my government | I’m just fine..
But they said tariffs are paid by the manufacturer and won’t lead to higher prices…..so is the Wall Street Journal suggesting protectionist policies lead to regressive taxes for lower and middle income citizens to subsidize tax cuts for the wealthy…or not ready to say the quiet part out loud yet?
August 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
But they said tariffs are paid by the manufacturer and won’t lead to higher prices…..so is the Wall Street Journal suggesting protectionist policies lead to regressive taxes for lower and middle income citizens to subsidize tax cuts for the wealthy…or not ready to say the quiet part out loud yet?
Me watching Trey play “Mission in the rain”
August 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Me watching Trey play “Mission in the rain”
House Budget has potential to decrease income -7.5% for the bottom fifth households while giving top 1% a +3.9% net income increase. No clearer mark of who this administration and GOP congress represents.
Graph: Average household income change from proposed Medicaid cuts + Trump tax cut extension.
Graph: Average household income change from proposed Medicaid cuts + Trump tax cut extension.
March 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
House Budget has potential to decrease income -7.5% for the bottom fifth households while giving top 1% a +3.9% net income increase. No clearer mark of who this administration and GOP congress represents.
Graph: Average household income change from proposed Medicaid cuts + Trump tax cut extension.
Graph: Average household income change from proposed Medicaid cuts + Trump tax cut extension.
February 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why did the big Five Tech Companies so quickly line up to support the Trump Regime?
Here's at least $75 BILLION reasons - the amount Meta, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Tesla will avoid paying in taxes when Trump reinstates R&D as an expense for them.
See: itep.org/alphabet-ama... - nice work.
Here's at least $75 BILLION reasons - the amount Meta, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Tesla will avoid paying in taxes when Trump reinstates R&D as an expense for them.
See: itep.org/alphabet-ama... - nice work.
February 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Why did the big Five Tech Companies so quickly line up to support the Trump Regime?
Here's at least $75 BILLION reasons - the amount Meta, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Tesla will avoid paying in taxes when Trump reinstates R&D as an expense for them.
See: itep.org/alphabet-ama... - nice work.
Here's at least $75 BILLION reasons - the amount Meta, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Tesla will avoid paying in taxes when Trump reinstates R&D as an expense for them.
See: itep.org/alphabet-ama... - nice work.
February 9, 2025 at 3:02 AM
State Senators in NC Eddie Settle, Bobby Hanig, and Tim Moffitt filed NC SB 58 that:
LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION ADVANCING ANY ARGUMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Are you kidding?!
LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION ADVANCING ANY ARGUMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Are you kidding?!
February 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
State Senators in NC Eddie Settle, Bobby Hanig, and Tim Moffitt filed NC SB 58 that:
LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION ADVANCING ANY ARGUMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Are you kidding?!
LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION ADVANCING ANY ARGUMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Are you kidding?!
When Chuckles takes credit for saving TikTok, just a reminder how this all started…
January 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
When Chuckles takes credit for saving TikTok, just a reminder how this all started…
