The top 1% of Americans pay 40% of all federal income taxes.

Why "Americans." Should we tax immigrants more?

Say... Why don't Republicans want to tax rich foreigners more? They get the benefits of being in our country, they should pay extra for that.

Hopefully a Republican can explain why I'm wrong about that.

"should have responded sooner"

Sooner?

I don't get it, Biden urged restraint from the get-go.

That was all the response there ever was.

"The Institute for Middle East Understanding and YouGov conducted a poll that found 29 percent of Americans who voted for Biden in 2020 did not vote for Harris in 2024 because of the former president's support of Israel's war in Gaza."

Seems like it has to be the biggest single swing issue in the election.

Of course, all they got for their not voting for Harris is now Israel gets an even greener light from Washington. And more bombs too.

If I started tapdancing, then let's be honest......you'd call ME gay.
#55 | Posted by eberly

You're about the least gay Republican on here.
Not that that's saying much.

Whatever faults you may have, being obsessed with other men's junk isn't one of them.

Biden actually did a decent job of reducing our inflation and getting our economy back up again.
#51 | Posted by ClownShack

Biden did COVID recovery better than the rest of the damn world.

And Republicans hated him for it. Still do. They're going unvaccinated and spreading diseases just to spite him.

Michael Whatley's campaign has temporarily gone dark in North Carolina.

Congratulations on the job, Boaz!
Hopefully it turns into a permanent position for you.

"failures that Gulf states have often concealed"

Hegseth concealed the true damage too.
I guess we're as trustworthy as Gulf States now.

Congratulations, Republicans.
You Built That!

politicians have been pointing the finger on inflation forever.
Americans don't understand it and the people who do understand it use it to their advantage.
Which is why who blames who matters very little.
#32 | Posted by eberly

It's not so much pointing their finger at inflation, but what they attribute inflation to.

Biden did a lot of attributing inflation to corporate greed, which turned out to be one of the major drivers of inflation.
Trump did a lot of attributing inflation to Biden, which is far less true, and from the angle where it is true, it's equally true of Trump.
So, those aren't really the same thing. One holds a lot more truth than the other.

Though I would argue you're right about something else. Most Americans don't really understand why the Fed is directed to maintain a low rate of inflation, and not, say, nearly zero inflation. The group who benefits the most economically from sustained low inflation is the very rich, more than any other economic bracket. Once you're liquid enough to make ends meet, storing wealth in debt is both tax-advantaged and mathematically advantaged, thanks to inflation. Most Americans don't understand that. Because people understand things that affect them personally, and for average Americans, their biggest purchase ever is their home, which is chump change.

meaning....how else would you determine eligibility and calculate credits like that if not on the federal return?
#45 | Posted by eberly

You're missing it.
You're conditioned to not understand.

People would not have to rely on handouts if sufficient wealth tricked down.

politics aside.....what's the alternative to putting those credits on the 1040?
#44 | Posted by eberly

Wages that keep up with productivity, like the economy your parents were able to raise you in, is the alternative.

Politically, one party has done everything in their power to prevent that from happening, since before you got your first paycheck.

Which is why who blames who matters very little.
#32 | Posted by eberly

Republicans blaming immigrants and trans people for America's problems is why Trump is President.
So, it actually matters quite a bit who blames who.
But you already knew that.

So what does all that garbage have to do with Trump's reelection?
#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds

It has more to do with his failure to get re-elected.

ThAt'S dIfFeReNt!!!
#15 | Posted by snoofy

It's different indeed. Wonder if you know why/
#28 | Posted by lfthndthrds

WhY iS iT dIfFeReNt?!?!?

The more taxes you roll into the calculation, the less the 1% pay as a total share of all taxes.
#37 | Posted by sitzkrieg

Because all other taxes are regressive.

Which is why the wealth apologizers only ever talk about the evil income tax. The only tax that expects high performers to produce more than lower performers.

Then maybe stop putting military instillations right next to schools.
#11 | Posted by lfthndthrds

You realize we do that all the time, in fact have schools ON military bases.
#12 | Posted by truthhurts

ThAt'S dIfFeReNt!!!

"blamed Trump for Biden's economy"
...
"anyone who would've President in 2020 was sunk politically"

Hahaha!

So the blame for 2020 is because it was Biden's economy, but you're also saying Trump's 2020 economy... wouldn't have been any different.

Hahahahaha!!!

The subsidies are simply on the 1040 BY DESIGN, for the sole purpose of the talking point.
#30 | Posted by Danforth

Sounds like the USPS pension obligations for workers not born yet...

"it disappears entirely over ~$200,000."

And they say that's fair. Why? Since SSI payments are capped at some maximum, so should the SSI tax be capped.

By that logic, all of our incomes should have a maximum, since marginal income tax rates also have a maximum.

But they don't really believe that.

It's just a cop-out that meshes well with hand-waving comments about "fair share."

"I'm asking because to remove payroll taxes always skews the % paid by the wealthiest up significantly."

Huh?

Payroll taxes are regressive. Including payroll taxes underscores how ordinary Americans pay a higher rate than the super wealthy.

Ordinary Americans pay 6.2% all year long. Super wealthy only pay that for a few hours or days -- above $184,500K their income is payroll-tax-free.

"Still think the rich arent paying their fair share?"

Let's stipulate the rich are indeed paying their fair share.

But, it's undeniably a fact the middle class pays a higher tax rate than the rich.

So are ordinary Americans paying more than their fair share?

Or is it the right thing to do, having the ordinary Americans pay a higher income tax rate than the super rich?

Slurring someone's sexual identity and calling it a joke is just yet another sign of mental immaturity that is a hallmark of magats.
#56 | Posted by Nixon

"Slurring someone's sexual identity and calling it a joke...."
is what we do here all the time, child.
#57 | Posted by eberly

^
Both Nixon and Eberly are correct.
It's immature, and Republicans do it constantly.

"does this mean the wealthiest don't pay enough?"

Unless you're calling Warren Buffett a liar, you already know the answer.

If I'm paying for your lunch, I might remind of you of that free lunch.
#6 | Posted by eberly

How's that working for ya.
Did Boaz ever say "Thank you?"

Nearly Half of Americans made bad choices, and now they're poor.

This isn't a problem the government should fix.

Signed,
Republicans

"What do your questions have to do with my factual statements?"

A lot.

What good is school choice?

You support it, but why? Where's the evidence it works? Or is this Faith Based, and you don't need any facts to know what's right.

"Teachers unions oppose school choice."

You're not very smart.
Is it because you didn't have school choice?

Are you a victim of not having school choice?