Most Americans will pay Social Security taxes all year long, but as of today, folks making $1M a year are done pitching into the program.
That's because SS taxes are only applied to the first $168K earned.
This makes our tax system less fair and puts Social Security at risk.
Republicans don't want you to know that scrapping the cap on Social Security payroll tax (which lets the rich get away with underpaying) could essentially eliminate its solvency gap.
They'd rather have a “fiscal commission” to quietly gut Social Security.
Because of course.
Today, millions of Americans voted to make Donald Trump the Republican nominee for president of the United States. I’m calling on them to reflect on the following:
You just voted for a man who:
1. Relentlessly attacks our institutions and has promised he will be a dictator on "day one", determined to destroy our democracy for the sole purpose of enriching himself and staying out of prison.
2. Has been found liable for rape, and is accused of many other acts of sexual misconduct and assault.
3. Uses increasingly violent rhetoric to divide us and endanger anybody who doesn't support him.
4. Traffics in anti-Semitism, misogyny, Islamophobia, and anti-immigrant hatred, in order to divide us.
If you're a Republican who voted against my uncle, thank you.
But if you voted for him, perhaps it’s time to ask yourself whether you really care about America as much as you think you do.
See you in November.
Mike Pence: “President Trump asked me to put him over the Constitution…
I really do believe that anyone who puts themself over the Constitution should never be president of the US.”
Was working on a special project yesterday so I'm getting caught up on public meetings/legislative hearings from yesterday ...
Pretty wild how Bouchard just ... says shit. Just wall-to-wall conspiracy theories and medical misinformation about trans healthcare
In the first 5 years of the Trump tax law, Bank of America saw $139 billion in profits.
Yet their effective tax rate was a measly 3.8%.
To top it off, they received $23.9 billion in corporate tax subsidies.
America has socialism after all — but it's only for corporations.
“We are extremely concerned about the impact to ratepayers [...] and in the end, Wyomingites will have paid millions into something that is never put into use." - Powder River's Claire Deuter #carboncapture#ratepayers#wyleg
"In other words, the more utilities are forced to pay to retrofit coal plants with carbon capture, the more years their ratepayers will foot the bill" - #ratepayers are going to continue to pay for #Wyoming's folly in passing a #carboncapture mandate
Reminder: When they say “pro-family” or “protect the children,” look to their policies. Or in this case, look at the lack of policies.
The states with the strictest abortion laws are doing the least to help poor families.https://t.co/ghX5Haqvji
This isn't a "you may be disappointed in the outcome but the Court was just following the law" moment. Denying the original request to skip the Appeals Court was discretionary. Granting cert now is discretionary. The schedule of the argument is discretionary.
Delay is a choice.
The Supreme Court is placing itself on trial with its decision to hear the former president’s total immunity claim. It remains to be seen whether the justices will uphold the fundamental American value that no one is above the law – not even a former president.
BREAKING: Matt Gaetz just confirmed that Hunter Biden didn't invoke his 5th Amendment right even a single time today.
Let's compare:
- Eric Trump - 500 Times
- Donald Trump - 440 Times
- Hunter Biden - 0 Times
Details:
- Eric Trump took it more than 500 times, according to an NY attorney general office court filing.
- Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right 440+ times during a deposition before lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James.
Now who are the liars and crooks?
Here's Donald trump, saying "laws allow a baby to be born...in the ninth month. It is wrong."
Show this to people who question President Biden's fitness. Stop giving trump a pass, FFS.
And people want to know why our youth is leaving- anti-lgbtq, anti- abortion, racism, and guns - highest suicide rate in the nation 3rd highest homicide rate - a great place to raise a family.
A bill that would ban Wyoming state and county governments, along with public schools, from forcing people to use preferred gender pronouns passed the Senate on Tuesday and now moves to the House for consideration.
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TWW's John Karakoulakis details how under @GovernorGordon's leadership #Wyoming is leading the way on energy and tech innovation.
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