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aggiesal

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6. Prior to 1913, our country had no income tax ...

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #2)

Sat May 3, 2025, 02:43 PM

May 3

The government was supported by mostly tariffs and Tariffs were mostly paid for by the consumers which meant the average person. Oligarchs paid very little towards tariffs.

When the income tax was instituted in 1913 the Oligarchs tried to claim that it was unconstitutional and tried to repeal it ever since, because now they are being taxed.

From this, the Internal Revenue Service was created to collect our income taxes.
Mierda47 is trying to implement Tariffs to pay for government services and created the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (ERS), and if we raise enough from tariffs, eliminate the IRS. That is his end goal.

Now, who do you think will benefit the most from eliminating the IRS & funding the government exclusively from the ERS? Oligarchs!

So every time you hear External Revenue Service or when Mierda47 says it, think oligarchs.

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Next time you run across some MAGA idiot, blow their minds with this ... [View all] aggiesal May 3 OP

Wont work. I tried before. drray23 May 3 #1

Trump is helping the budget by raising taxes (tariffs) without calling them taxes. Norrrm May 3 #2

Prior to 1913, our country had no income tax ... aggiesal May 3 #6

Yes... and obviously it was not working or that system would have continued. Norrrm May 3 #8

But Mierda47 thinks he's an Oligarch & believes he can make it work. ... aggiesal May 3 #9

He is suffering from DENVERPOPS May 3 #19

And corporate media continues to spread the myth Republicans are the fiscally responsible party. sop May 3 #3

And the "Law and Order" party -- L to the O to the L!! OMGWTF May 3 #11

MAGA idiots are impervious to facts JoseBalow May 3 #4

If MAGAts could be reasoned with...... lastlib May 3 #5

They are so brainwashed facts are beyond them. redstatebluegirl May 3 #7

Democrats have been cleaning up Rethuglican messes since 1933. OMGWTF May 3 #10

Fake news! Mountain Mule May 3 #12

Trump voters aren't all Magats. So there's hope with the ones who aren't full-blown, but voted for him summer_in_TX May 3 #15

I agree Mountain Mule May 3 #16

Yes, and they are ones we can win over. summer_in_TX May 3 #21

Alas, poor Aggiesal, they hath no mind to blow... Montauk6 May 3 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman May 3 #14

They have two words for facts. Fake News. Ferrets are Cool May 3 #17

We need to point out that multibillionaires' tax cuts cost FAR more every year. SleeplessinSoCal May 3 #18

Needs to be on a billboard. yellow dahlia May 3 #20

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Blow their what? Aristus May 5 #24