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NYT: Trump Might Have Hit Political Gold
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Posted By: Dreadnought, 8/9/2024 12:59:51 AM

Possibly very true. Also possibly very true: The US might need to strike actual gold to afford it. Nevertheless, Donald Trump has emphasized his desire to find new places to cut taxes in order to generate real economic growth. Those ideas are also clearly aimed at finding inroads into traditional Democrat constituencies. A proposal to end taxes on tips has a lot of appeal for low-income servers, who are likely younger voters, and both are key demos for Kamala Harris and other Democrats. It didn't woo the culinary union leaders, but it might appeal to their members. His latest proposal clearly has the New York Times worried

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DiegoDude 8/9/2024 4:20:35 AM (No. 1775093)
PA doesn't tax my Social Security, military or state retirement money at the state level. If Trump can't get the feds out my SS, that would be a definite bonus.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: halfnorsk 8/9/2024 4:24:50 AM (No. 1775096)
DJT needs to stop harping about Kamala's IQ and skin color, and instead repeat his positive proposals (such as this) dozens of times daily.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: mifla 8/9/2024 6:01:06 AM (No. 1775123)
A tax on money that already has been taxed Get rid of it.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 8/9/2024 6:11:10 AM (No. 1775133)
This would solve the problem of restaurants in our area that cannot seem to keep enough wait staff since covid. There are empty tables, but you have to wait to be seated because they don't have enough help.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: cor-vet 8/9/2024 9:42:11 AM (No. 1775237)
If politicians would end their addiction to spending other people's money, tax cuts wouldn't be such a problem!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: MickTurn 8/9/2024 12:00:35 PM (No. 1775310)
The REAL story is that Democrat Leftists will steal everything you have so they can continue their Commie ways. Hopefully there are enough voters that see what is really going on! It's the ECONOMY STUPID!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: LadyVet 8/9/2024 12:46:46 PM (No. 1775335)
As someone who has seen a lot if tax returns and prepared quite a few, I have always been interested in the WHY of tax laws. Taxing SS benefits was an easy one for the Dems. They set the limits low enough that their voting base would not be impacted. Only higher earners had to pay. So if you had a good pension from the unions or corporations (oil and gas companies paid the best benefits) your SS got taxed as well. Then there was the enforcement side -- the government KNEW what you made and you did not dare leave it off your return because if you did they would come paw through every little detail of your finances looking for something else you may have left off. And the bureaucrats and Dems always think Republicans and "rich" people (defined as anyone who owns an alarm clock) are cheating on their taxes. In fact, I do not see it.
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