This will give JPP marxists the sass

We are the wealthiest nation on Earth with one of the highest standards of living in history and moderate taxation levels, but we're pinching pennies and squeezing nickels over helping poor people so we can give billionaires bigger tax breaks.

While the dumbass illiterates who share and vote for this level of greed see virtually none of the savings.
 
Nomad said:
We are the wealthiest nation on Earth with one of the highest standards of living in history and moderate taxation levels, but we're pinching pennies and squeezing nickels over helping poor people so we can give billionaires bigger tax breaks.

While the dumbass illiterates who share and vote for this level of greed see virtually none of the savings.
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Nothing's stopping Y O U from helping poor people.

As to your risible claims;
  1. We don’t have “moderate” taxation
    The U.S. federal government already takes in ~$4.5 trillion a year and state/local another ~$2 trillion. Total tax revenue as a % of GDP is ~31–33%, which is higher than most developed nations when you include state taxes (OECD average is ~34%, but that includes countries with 50–60% government spending). We’re not “low-tax” once you count everything.
  2. We already spend trillions on poor people
    In 2024 alone:
    • Medicaid: $650 billion
    • SNAP (food stamps): $140 billion
    • EITC + Child Tax Credit refunds: $250 billion
    • Housing subsidies: $70 billion
    • TANF, SSI, LIHEAP, etc.: another $200+ billion
      That’s over $1.3 trillion in cash and in-kind transfers to low-income households every year—more than the entire defense budget. Total means-tested spending (federal + state) is ~$1.5 trillion. We’re not “pinching pennies.”
  3. The poorest 20% already pay almost zero net federal income tax
    After refunds, the bottom quintile pays negative 4–6% effective federal income tax rate — they get more back than they pay. The top 1% pay a 26% effective rate and fund 45% of all federal income tax revenue. The system is already massively progressive.
  4. Recent “tax cuts for billionaires” is a myth
    The 2017 TCJA cut the top marginal rate from 39.6% to 37%—a 2.6-point drop. But it also capped SALT deductions, limited mortgage-interest deductions, and doubled the standard deduction, which helped middle-class families far more than billionaires. IRS data show the top 1%’s share of income taxes paid rose from 39% to 45% after the cut. Billionaires paid more dollars and a higher share.
  5. We’re broke because we spend like drunk sailors on everything ELSE
    The deficit is $2 trillion a year because:
    • Social Security & Medicare for everyone (not just the poor) are exploding
    • Interest on the debt is now $1 trillion/year
    • Defense, education, pensions, subsidies, green-energy boondoggles, etc. We’re not short on money for the poor — we’re short on money because we promised 330 million people middle-class retirement benefits on top of generous safety nets, and refuse to means-test any of it.
Bottom line: America already runs the most progressive tax system and one of the most expensive welfare states in the world. The problem isn’t that we’re stingy with poor people or too generous to billionaires. The problem is we’re trying to give everyone everything and pretending math doesn’t exist.
 
AProudLefty said:
So glad that @Nomad triggered him. :LOL:

Now continue to flood JPP.
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The US is ranked at #40 out of 114 countries on the level of personal taxes we pay.

While not the lowest in the world, we are 17 positions away from dead center.

Apparently poor little Donnagenes can't understand what "moderate" means.
 
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