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AZJonnie

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5. And 'floated' is the exact right word

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)

Thu May 8, 2025, 08:59 PM

May 8

It won't actually HAPPEN, he just wants people to know he's considering ordering Johnson to create a new, very slightly higher tax bracket for people earning more per year than 99.9% of Americans ... that is what it was before his 2017 tax giveaway. Johnson will say 'nah' when the time actually comes. But hey, IQ45 did ask him to consider it, so ... isn't he swell?!?

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Trump Privately Pushed Speaker Johnson to Create a New Bracket to Raise Taxes on the Rich: Report [View all] BumRushDaShow May 8 OP

What do y'all make of that one? bucolic_frolic May 8 #1

Well it's interesting this would mean the bill would not be a simple word-for-word extension of the 2017 tax cuts BumRushDaShow May 8 #3

Mines sharpened ;) n/t Cheezoholic May 8 #8

And 'floated' is the exact right word AZJonnie May 8 #5

And note the income bracket not fooled May 8 #17

What kind of grift is this? Irish_Dem May 8 #2

He wants to have "tax breaks for tips" BumRushDaShow May 8 #4

He'll change his mind soon and/or screw us in other ways. But this is an interesting proposal, at least today. Silent Type May 8 #6

Trump and friends have prioritized their social agenda, right wing ideology, and quest for power andym May 8 #7

I would not give this airtime V850i May 8 #9

"I think DU should carefully choose how to word headlines." BumRushDaShow May 9 #19

Don't worry. There will be loopholes so most or all of it won't be classified as "taxable income." PSPS May 8 #10

Ha ha ha. He's not talking about "capital gains" is he? harumph May 8 #13

I don't believe it for a minute Skittles May 8 #11

And it would raise his own taxes, right? Bayard May 8 #12

theoretically Skittles May 8 #15

With all the screaming from the 1% should he actually propose (or do) slightlv May 8 #14

I say, if the rich leave, goodby and good riddance. rickford66 May 8 #16

Note: Millionaires, NOT Billionaires. eom ReRe May 9 #18

He also will want a couple of new loop holes to decrease the republianmushroom May 9 #20

This smells 100% political to me. Dear Leader realizes he's in peril of losing Congress next year so he'll Vinca May 9 #21

It's Bannon stuff BumRushDaShow May 9 #22

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