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Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
February 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Cost of extending the expiring Trump tax cuts for the rich: $4.6 trillion
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
Cost of cutting corporate tax rate to 15%: $1 trillion
Both Trump proposals will explode the deficit and be used as an excuse to gut programs that millions rely on.
It's reverse Robin Hood.
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“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
February 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Delete” the CFPB & IRS. Abolish bank regulators. Gut Social Security and Medicare.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
The Musk-Trump administration’s plots all boil down to the same thing: swindle working people, funnel money to the ultra-rich.
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"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."
New Democratic bill targets Elon Musk
Rep. Mark Pocan's ELON MUSK Act takes aim at the billionaire's federal contracts.
www.politico.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) on Wednesday rolled out the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK) Act, which would ban 'special' government employees like Musk from having federal contracts."
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Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
January 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Can someone explain why TikTok is a bigger national security concern than a social media platform run by a South African technofeudal oligarch actively interfering in our elections and sabotaging our national interests here and abroad?
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The U.S. government already knows how to be ruthless. Never forget that.
This photo of a man on a mountain of bison skulls has circulated for years. Biologist Victor Scheffer said it best: “Nature needs millions of years to create a species; man needs only a few dozen to destroy one.”
This photo of a man on a mountain of bison skulls has circulated for years. Biologist Victor Scheffer said it best: “Nature needs millions of years to create a species; man needs only a few dozen to destroy one.”
January 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The U.S. government already knows how to be ruthless. Never forget that.
This photo of a man on a mountain of bison skulls has circulated for years. Biologist Victor Scheffer said it best: “Nature needs millions of years to create a species; man needs only a few dozen to destroy one.”
This photo of a man on a mountain of bison skulls has circulated for years. Biologist Victor Scheffer said it best: “Nature needs millions of years to create a species; man needs only a few dozen to destroy one.”
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In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House. In 1986, Ronald Reagan tore them down along w/Carter’s clean energy funding.
This sums up the difference between the two men & political parties. Investing in solutions for the future vs canceling progress to score political points.
This sums up the difference between the two men & political parties. Investing in solutions for the future vs canceling progress to score political points.
January 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House. In 1986, Ronald Reagan tore them down along w/Carter’s clean energy funding.
This sums up the difference between the two men & political parties. Investing in solutions for the future vs canceling progress to score political points.
This sums up the difference between the two men & political parties. Investing in solutions for the future vs canceling progress to score political points.
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Donations to Biden's inaugural fund in 2021:
Meta = $0
Tim Cook = $0
Sam Altman = $0
Google = $200,000
Amazon = $200,000
Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025:
Meta = $1,000,000
Tim Cook = $1,000,000
Sam Altman = $1,000,000
Google = $1,000,000
Amazon = $1,000,000
The oligarchy is here.
Meta = $0
Tim Cook = $0
Sam Altman = $0
Google = $200,000
Amazon = $200,000
Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025:
Meta = $1,000,000
Tim Cook = $1,000,000
Sam Altman = $1,000,000
Google = $1,000,000
Amazon = $1,000,000
The oligarchy is here.
January 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Donations to Biden's inaugural fund in 2021:
Meta = $0
Tim Cook = $0
Sam Altman = $0
Google = $200,000
Amazon = $200,000
Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025:
Meta = $1,000,000
Tim Cook = $1,000,000
Sam Altman = $1,000,000
Google = $1,000,000
Amazon = $1,000,000
The oligarchy is here.
Meta = $0
Tim Cook = $0
Sam Altman = $0
Google = $200,000
Amazon = $200,000
Donations to Trump's inaugural fund in 2025:
Meta = $1,000,000
Tim Cook = $1,000,000
Sam Altman = $1,000,000
Google = $1,000,000
Amazon = $1,000,000
The oligarchy is here.
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Republicans say they will cut $2.5 trillion in federal spending.
The only place to get such an amount is from mandatory programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Make no mistake: the GOP will pay for their next round of tax cuts for the rich by gutting your earned benefits.
The only place to get such an amount is from mandatory programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Make no mistake: the GOP will pay for their next round of tax cuts for the rich by gutting your earned benefits.
Call for $2.5 Trillion in Cuts Proves GOP Wants to 'Steal Our Benefits' | Common Dreams
"Nearly 60% of mandatory spending is for Medicare and Social Security," noted one expert. "If they don't touch those, they'd have to cut Medicaid to the bone."
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Republicans say they will cut $2.5 trillion in federal spending.
The only place to get such an amount is from mandatory programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Make no mistake: the GOP will pay for their next round of tax cuts for the rich by gutting your earned benefits.
The only place to get such an amount is from mandatory programs like Social Security and Medicare.
Make no mistake: the GOP will pay for their next round of tax cuts for the rich by gutting your earned benefits.
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If it wasn't clear before, it's crystal clear now: Elon Musk is the 47th President of the United States. And his presidency is going to be a government of, by, and for the wealthy and big corporations.
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
A Preview Of President Musk? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
If it wasn't clear before, it's crystal clear now: Elon Musk is the 47th President of the United States. And his presidency is going to be a government of, by, and for the wealthy and big corporations.
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
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I don’t want to hear about the “radical left” from people who pose their kids with guns for Christmas cards.
December 17, 2024 at 11:16 AM
I don’t want to hear about the “radical left” from people who pose their kids with guns for Christmas cards.
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Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
December 14, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Land doesn’t vote. Stop pretending it does.
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We need to get back to this level of NHS functioning.
November 30, 2024 at 6:03 PM
We need to get back to this level of NHS functioning.
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
November 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed.
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
(Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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Trump handed massive tax cuts to the rich in 2017. Now he's planning even more cuts.
How are Trump and MAGA Republicans planning to pay for them?
By making it harder for millions of Americans to access Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal programs.
Trickle up economics.
How are Trump and MAGA Republicans planning to pay for them?
By making it harder for millions of Americans to access Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal programs.
Trickle up economics.
November 23, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Trump handed massive tax cuts to the rich in 2017. Now he's planning even more cuts.
How are Trump and MAGA Republicans planning to pay for them?
By making it harder for millions of Americans to access Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal programs.
Trickle up economics.
How are Trump and MAGA Republicans planning to pay for them?
By making it harder for millions of Americans to access Medicaid, food stamps, and other federal programs.
Trickle up economics.