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These Billionaires Want The Ultra-Wealthy To Pay More In Taxes we mentioned earlier how it is the ordinary and sadly uneducated americans who balk at higher taxes for the rich. current income tax rate for states and fed combined = over 50% in many states, but as you can observe from the luntz link, americans see anything over 50% as unfair and most think that 50% would be an increase. the immediate fixable stuff is not unknown: hedge fund exception, inheritance tax and capital gains. is a reason why buffett, benioff, gates and others is all appearing to plagiarize each other when speaking 'bout taxes. yeah, there needs be a small carve out for ranchers and farmers insofar as inheritance. pre trump, there were 'bout 80 farmers/ranchers per year being affected by inheritance tax in ways unlikely to have been foreseen/contemplated. flat tax o' 15% as some had suggested is absolute nutz. would increase taxes on poorest and lower taxes on richest. wtf? and no, taxation is not theft. basic social contract stuff. again, am blaming hurlshot. HA! Good Fun!

sigh is same folks making same comments ad nauseum. groundhog day all over again. the rich and sooper rich is not making the bulk o' their money from wages and income. is a reason we keep talking capital gains. duh. don't know how many times we need repeat self. we could relink a dozen or so posts. also, there is no fed property tax, and state property tax is frequent a deduction on fed taxes. increase property tax affects ubi not at all 'cause is freaking state/local. again, duh. want multi trillion ubi while further cutting taxes on ultra wealthy. brilliant.as you say, stuff writes itself. hurl needs to work more on education. and for skarp_One, bill gates is most definitely taxed in the US and washington state... washington state which has no state income tax btw. the US has a system which allows for folks such as bezos and gates to amass mind boggling fortunes which would be improbable anywhere else. pass along wealth to next generation does not encourage the next generation to work as hard and given that a large part o' the reason for such fortunes being amassed is the American system, the American system is entitled to a cut once the rich person is dead so as to make possible for more gates and bezos in the next generation. HA! Good Fun!

cut taxes on the rich and create multi trillions o' dollars in ubi simultaneous. yeah, that makes sense. *insert eye roll gif* @Hurlshot mentioned bill gates when taxes were the topic dujour in past months. Bill Gates Urges Lawmakers To Raise Taxes On America’s Billionaires am recommending the following: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/922041.Wealth_and_Our_Commonwealth is bill gates senior and is 2004, but is relevant as much today as it were when written. HA! Good Fun!

is like groundhog day... again. and on the funny/not funny edge o' the political maelstrom, https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/375?q={"search"%3A["boebert"]}&s=7&r=11 will be interesting to see who co-sponsors. HA! Good Fun!

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alexey navlany https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/world/europe/navalny-protests-russia.html

if by "anymore" you mean in the last few months, then you are correct. am admitted curious to see what happens when/if the two most vocal obsidian proponents o' flat tax read your comments. HA! Good Fun!

the problem being that possible the only thing ordinary americans agree 'pon is that taxing people at a rate higher than 50% is bad. not kidding. is an endemic education fail. have democrats and republicans talk 'bout taxes and an overwhelming % agree that tax more than 50% is bad. the hurls in this nation need do a better job o' explaining to kids how taxes actual current work, 'cause most people, in spite o' decades o' paying taxes, don't know what is the current situation much less what were the standard in previous decades. example: earlier we shared a link to a luntz focus group. a story with luntz on this exact issue. GOP pollster: Biden will struggle to unify U.S., middle ground post-Trump ‘doesn’t exist’ video is +5:00, but if you have little patience, ff to 2:50. worse, am exhausted explaining how income tax rate changes and wealth taxes is auto fails when the root problem is capital gains and to a lesser degree the exceptions for hedge fund investors and the current estate tax scheme. capital gains max rate is 20%. as an aside, nothing exposes tourist libertarians for frauds like possible government corruption. same people who would go frothing mad at the suggestion government may, w/o probable cause, go digging through an ordinary citizen's emails and texts based on some pretext will too frequent champion a suggestion which would target dirty politicians for such treatment. use impeachment to avoid all those 4th amendment rights o' bad politicians is okie dokie? HA! Good Fun!

personal, we only got ~1/2 through the clip, so perhaps we missed something. video guy is in favor o' setting precedent o' using impeachment as a public inquest with much more frequency. nevertheless, clip guy makes such an observation in context o' greene's attempt to impeach President biden while recognizing biden were already investigated by senate and house republicans. fbi investigated. multiple IGs had an opportunity to investigate biden. impeachment don't get better investigation. is arguable that impeachment pre-trump at least would force the executive to provide documents and witnesses not otherwise available to IG or Congressional committees, but sadly that particular previous precedent were thrown out the window. now the thing is, the fbi and other law enforcement agencies has policies against divulging details o' dropped investigations for what should be obvious reasons. similar and even more intuitive is the reasons for keeping details o' an investigation quiet while an investigation is ongoing. a reputation may be destroyed by the conclusions people draw from incomplete investigations. impeachments is anything but quiet and is less than ideal when the investigator has the entire US public aware o' who and what is being investigated. messy. particular given the current state o' political polarization, every investigation may be weaponized. once more we will reference biden and his actions regarding the efforts to oust shokin. perhaps no Presidential candidate has been investigated to the degree biden was, but you may review the obsidian board political threads to see how many times biden were accused o' scurrilous and questionable behavior regarding burisma and the ukraine by boardies AFTER the release o' Congressional investigation reports and conclusions which exonerated him. there is already plenty o' legislative capacity for investigations o' political figures. if one wants more transparency, then add more such to the current investigative options... though am actual not in favor o' such as you are effective hamstringing investigators. but again, we got a bit further than 1/2 into the clip, so if he had an epiphany past the 3:00 minute mark, let us know. HA! Good Fun!

q1) dunno. there is a jet black chicken breed which produces black meat. is a few thousand $ for a breeding pair. growing up, we mostly had buff orpington, which were kinda unusual in our neck o' the woods though our grandmother insisted they produced the most eggs. plymouth rock were popular with the neighbors as they handle the cold weather like champs. our infrequent visits to the feed store in wilton, ca tells us that chicks for most future egg layers cost between $4-$5. unsure how much an adult breeding pair costs. no doubt much less than the jet black variety. q2) possibly, but not 'cause o' your chickens. @Raithe the woman who made bernie sanders' mittens has options if you are interested. she is a vermont school teacher who repurposes old sweaters... we read that the interior fleece used in the mittens is actual some kinda recycled plastic. HA! Good Fun! ps a disturbing look through a window into the maga world

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A Giddy Anthony Fauci Says It’s “Liberating” Not to Work for an Ignorant Moron Who Lies About Everything All the Time HA! Good Fun!

is a decades/centuries old debate, so hardly requiring ad hoc. is not a novel problem requiring an immediate response sans possibility o' reflection or study. just 'cause you cannot find a solution at zerohedge does not mean the issues is new. nevertheless, is noteworthy you mock what you see as a self perpetuating cycle o' welfare, but then concede you got no idea how to fix the gratuitous handouts "problem." and you cannot be serious with the chicken and egg bit. which came first, poverty or the welfare state? serious? is nothing chicken or egg about the problem. 'cause poverty is too big an issue to fix, governments focus on addressing individual symptoms. is no chicken or egg. however, am gonna refuse to allow the misdirection and deflection. am thinking is obvious why you don't wanna address the "problem" you identified. let's circle back to your observation 'bout irresponsible people having children. tell us more... please. HA! Good Fun!

again, the vast majority o' snap recipients is 6 months or less. also, if the problem as you identified were irresponsible people having children, then curbing the so-called handouts solves nothing and results in the immediate new problem o' many hungry children, old people and disabled persons. mistaking symptoms for causes and when asked to address causes you deflect. how droll. HA! Good fun!

not really. is perpetuating a common misunderstanding while attempting to be funny to camouflage. see how darkpriest defends? is like a gd meme, no? if you defend serious, then is not just meant as a joke. this kinda ****e is why saturday morning cartoons well into the 70s were including patent offensive humor wherein minorities were expected to see the humor. "LOL" how very vol. 2/3 o' all snap recipients is short-term-- 6 months or less. that 2/3 includes children. is individuals and families needing short-term help. the remaining long term recipients includes a significant % o' very young, very old and permanent disabled persons. nevertheless, the notion that SNAP/food stamps is some kinda handout for the unworthy persists. yeah, there is a free rider problem, but is not near as significant as many suggest. one reason why the free rider aspect has not been addressed after so many decades is 'cause of the children, old people and disabled persons. so, which one o' those groups deserves to be mocked by dp or gd? so, address the problem, but until you come up with a solution you got many hungry children who still need be fed today and tomorrow and the next day. am curious to hear what is your Constitutional solution to "irresponsible" people having children. will no doubt be fascinating. HA! Good Fun!

half of food stamp recipients is children. 2/3 o' all US supported food assistance benefits children and families with children. darkpriest is okie dokie with children going hungry? all those damn toddlers and tweens with their expectations o' handouts need be taught valuable life lessons sooner rather than later. perhaps implement the kurgan plan as a replacement for SNAP. let the kids fight hungry dogs for meat. sure, few will survive, but the survivors will be uruk-hai, dune fremen, spartan tough. HA! Good Fun!

READ: Transcript of Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem am looking forward to her future work. God bless america. HA! Good Fun! ps stop keystone is gonna be divisive, particular with all the jobs the move will terminate. am personal believing this were the right move, but in spirit of full disclosure we observe we have family and friends 'mongst the protesters.

is perhaps worth pointing out sans irony that the bulk o' fdr clemency were for violations o' prohibition era laws related to trafficking o' booze. HA! Good Fun!

its not the numbers. embraces same logic void silliness as pointing out obama executive orders by numbers w/o context. might as well use obama as an example. total pardons by obama during two terms were 212 btw. commutations (still a felon, but no longer need remain in prison) for obama were +1700 and most o' those went through the ordinary doj review process which takes 'bout two years. obama pardoned and commuted the sentences o' a whole lotta 3-strikes, non violent drug offenders who were doing years and even decades o' time in prison. serious, review the list. bill clinton is indeed offering the best parallels for trump, although again raw, numbers is misleading. bill unapologetically pardoned and commuted the sentences o' many political allies who spent money appealing lawyers with advertised access to the clintons and the clinton foundation to grant pardons. were a doj investigation following bill's presidency but no charges were filed. the marc rich bit were actual distracting from all the other political allies granted clemency by clinton. HA! Good Fun!

the speed with which the script were flipped is curious. now admitted, more than a few minority groups has trust issues with the government and vaccinations in particular. am not expecting reassurances from dr. fauci will change hearts and minds in all quarters. nevertheless, the vaccines cause autism and/or fascism group being aligned and even replaced with the bill gates is nanochipping your brain people is not something we saw coming pre 2015. HA! Good Fun!

had to check. were 1995 for the simpsons. heck, were only three or four years past that antivaxxers were primarily granola moms who stunk o' patchouli. all these changes is not good for old folks such as Gromnir. am still getting used to unleaded gasoline. we long for the good old days. tv should be three channels plus pbs. pay phones were a thing and a call would set you back a dime. am remembering when donald trump were most relevant as a joke gone-too-far in the frames o' doonesbury and bloom county. am not good with change, but last thing we want is a return to 1920. no going back, and that is a good thing, but is important to always keep in mind that road forward may represent regression as well as progress. HA! Good Fun!

y'know, am suspecting it won't be just fox. sure, from noon today fox will be over-the-top selling their nightmares of a socialist state inexplicable delivered by biden of all people, but am thinking cnn, abc, wapo, ny times, 'mongst others has learned one valuable lesson from the trump administration: the press exists to challenge power and not to befriend it. yeah, there will be more than a couple journalists who will sell positive press to get more access. no surprise. after all, there is incredible pressure to be first with the next big headline. and yes, since biden became the democrat nominee, many folks in the press have been selling him as the sea change america needs; is gonna difficult to be objective when you have been selling salvation for almost a year, no? nevertheless, am suspecting one o' the few good changes wrought by the trump administration, though unintentional, will be legit media sources being far less accommodating o' those in power. 'course we could be wrong and first six months to two years o' the new administration could be a biden love fest... and not just at msnbc. HA! Good Fun!

today is the day when the american people finally take that freaking crossbow away from joffrey. HA! Good Fun!

Trump Revokes Lobbying Ban After Promising to ‘Drain the Swamp’ "Trump’s ethics pledge originally restricted political appointees from lobbying the agencies they worked at for five years after leaving government employment. The order also prohibited former political appointees from lobbying work for a foreign government or foreign political party." one o' the few positive executive orders from trump were rescinded. his cronies may continue the grift. HA! Good Fun!