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Augiedog

(2,551 posts)
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 02:13 PM Apr 2017

I hate to bring this up but... one of the main goals of the supposed tax reform that the tRumps

of the world want is the repatriation of trillions of dollars of off shore cash that they can't get back into their American banks due to what they claim is excessive taxes. It's not excessive of course, they just hate paying their fair share for the privilege of existing in the United States.

Every dollar that corporations refuse to pay in their fair share of taxes, an American citizen has to make up. Every dollar that these billionaire scammers hide off shore is a taxable dollar that an American citizen has to make up.

Wonder why your roads suck?

Wonder why your school has to hold a bake sale?

Wonder why infrastructure like the electrical grid, bridges and damns are in such jeopardy?

Wonder no more!

When "they" do address tax reform, watch out for the creepy little secret shenanigans that will occur around this particular topic.

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I hate to bring this up but... one of the main goals of the supposed tax reform that the tRumps (Original Post) Augiedog Apr 2017 OP
Remember what those aircraft carriers are mostly protecting exboyfil Apr 2017 #1

exboyfil

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1. Remember what those aircraft carriers are mostly protecting
Mon Apr 24, 2017, 02:28 PM
Apr 2017

It is not your home in the U.S. It is the investments of the wealthy across the world. Even looking at most individual's net worth and considering that the military is like LEO and the fire department - it is obvious the wealthy don't do the heavy lifting.

Carry on to who ensures that the elderly and disabled at least have some form of social insurance. It is those taxpayers earning $50-$100K, and not the high earners and the wealthy investors.

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