Posts by MikeBon@mstdn.social
(DIR) Post #AUoujSEoZ4al0AgSxs by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-19T19:57:01Z
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@patriotgirl bullshit, oops did I say that outload?
(DIR) Post #AV954vzY1MkO48cfIm by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T13:27:10Z
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@freemo @pmonks @QasimRashid Now Dr. Explain to us how tax credits and tax write offs work to lessen the tax burden for the wealthy. Not to even mention the tax deferrals offered in 401ks and IRAs. So the real question is not what is the tax bracket you're in but what is the effective tax rate you actually pay. That's why Buffet says his secretary pays more in tax than he does.
(DIR) Post #AV9Agty4UeSYZ1r7Ds by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T14:30:01Z
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@freemo @pmonks @QasimRashid sorry I'm a little behind on this thread, right now. It's just the "cry me a river" over how high my tax bracket is, is a bit over done. Here is a question for everyone, what are the purposes for taxes anyway. If you say to pay for federal policies and programs, well, you been duped.
(DIR) Post #AV9CQM6wnw0GplFGyW by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T14:49:29Z
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@freemo @pmonks saying exclusively is misleading. They loopholes aren't necessarily exclusive but are designed to benefit the wealthy more so than the non-wealthy. Which ones, you ask? All of them. Again that's why effective tax rates for the wealthy are as low as they are.
(DIR) Post #AV9DdeK8V8CH2RJic4 by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:03:04Z
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@freemo you're being purposely obtuse. Again using exclusivity is irrelevant. The greater the wealth the greater the benefit. Effective tax rate is all that matters.
(DIR) Post #AV9ELWlTxyFQKv1xrs by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:10:28Z
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@freemo most business taxes are not available to those not wealthy enough to own a business. The same with the several tax breaks for owning real estate.
(DIR) Post #AV9FOUE5xcuNHoOB3Q by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:22:44Z
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@freemo idk who you think you're fooling but it ain't me.
(DIR) Post #AV9FbrVSiWNTFjtFia by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:25:10Z
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@freemo there is no point in engaging with you.
(DIR) Post #AV9FoE5mZMZemCm4g4 by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:27:23Z
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@freemo I'll decide when to move on, thank you very much.
(DIR) Post #AV9G87LhLmvrechhAW by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:30:49Z
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@freemo likewise. See I can play the, I need the last word game, too.
(DIR) Post #AV9H1tEV1LrC5fvm2S by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:41:06Z
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@freemo you know damn well that as I and others have said repeatedly the tax code is designed with tax write offs, credits, deferrals and other advantages that benefit the wealthy far greater than the ordinary American. To argue otherwise is disingenuous.
(DIR) Post #AV9HjGPSj3NoQMjzxA by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-04-29T15:48:51Z
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And as I said earlier that is an irrelevant question. I'm not throwing a tantrum just calling out your obvious childish tactic.
(DIR) Post #AYtIHpCJ6mPGHz71Sy by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-19T14:08:09Z
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@stux why can't one share outrage without sharing actual video content? Twitter should be eXed.
(DIR) Post #AZCS8JFDEMkg7voM4G by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-28T16:54:01Z
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@TruthSandwich @miasmo @barney @black_intellect Just stop already. Your opinions are ridiculous. Bernie Sanders and Cornel West did not and do not want Trump to win. The truth is they believe, as do I, that Ds and Rs are nothing but shills for corporate elites. They know where their bread is buttered. Economically Ds and Rs are very similar, if not the same and some Ds, like Manchin are socially the same as Rs too. We need a third party to highlight this. That's what West's campaign is about.
(DIR) Post #AZCS8MqtohgFJgSzj6 by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-28T17:22:00Z
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@blamellors @TruthSandwich @miasmo @barney @black_intellect First of all Trump is not a R. He was a D until a few years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't a Russian asset. Rs go along w/ him now because they are afraid of losing power and he is their best shot. Pre Trump Rs, i.e., Market fundementalists and neoliberal Ds are two sides of the same buttered piece of bread: corporate elitist shills.
(DIR) Post #AZCS8OZxOfJgfiYUb2 by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-28T18:10:00Z
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@barney How do you know how I feel about the right to life issue? Besides I am talking about economics not social policies. When you try to retire at the ripe old age of 75 remember me. Ds aren't fighting for you and Rs certainly arent either. They are still peddling you the myth that S.S. is running out of money and the u.s. is too far in debt to do anything about it. I'm sorry you don't care I wish you did.
(DIR) Post #AZCS8QP2cDm0KRSnrM by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-28T18:26:39Z
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@barney I showed you how they are the same. Psst progressives care just as much, if not more, about social issues than Ds. I am demanding government do more for ordinary Americans. That includes all labels. After all, they are ordinary Americans too. I just believe our focus must start with economics and that we get sidetracked and divided by focusing so much on the social aspects first. And that is exactly what our corporate overlords want us to do. We are on the same side.
(DIR) Post #AZCS8QezeuX97uvXiy by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-28T18:10:36Z
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@barney When you or someone you love goes bankrupt from medical bills because we don't have Medicare for all remember me. I wish you cared.Really I just wish people weren't so ignorant when it comes to how our politicians choose corporate interests over working peoples interests.
(DIR) Post #AZCS8S86CBPRgTYIjI by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2023-08-28T18:58:29Z
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@otownKim @barney i want that too but what good is body autonomy when you don't have enough money to eat, feed your kids, pay the rent, etc. Why have Ds allowed all this too happen? Let me make it plain for you. Follow the money!
(DIR) Post #AlraIs7STB1PL64dfM by MikeBon@mstdn.social
2024-09-10T14:37:52Z
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@stux wow!