@northman8887@JonahDispatch And the most telling fact is the U.S. government has a 50 year track record of collecting 17.3% of GDP in tax revenue. In 2025 it was 17.1%. Blaming tax cuts is a fraud.
@northman8887@JonahDispatch In simple terms the top marginal tax rate went from 39.6% to 37%. Sure some other deductions, but still does this puny decrease deserve all the drama.? What marginal tax rate would make everything ok? And yes, the question is whether revenue increased.
@BoneJail I was at the Odyssey movie in Austin last night. Tickets for 2 and two mixed drinks bout 80 bucks. Full theater. Next week there will be over 100,000 people at a Royal-Memorial stadium at a price that makes the movies look cheap. What does that say about the economy?
@AbeMcalpin@FrankieV_UHND@bruce_straughan It’s not fine. You think he’s being disrespectful to an opponent, but in truth it’s disrespectful to the game. I know this is a nuance that louts have trouble comprehending, but it’s worth a few seconds of thought if you are a football fan.
@northman8887@JonahDispatch “You like habe your money stolen for massive tax cuts”… Tax cuts stole my money? Tax cuts caused massive debt even though 2025 saw record government revenue? Are you spending your tax savings on weed?
@baseballcrank@EsotericCD I don’t know the guy on the left, but the little snot on the right called Neil Young’s Harvest Moon baby boomer pablum. Nonsense! However, I was forced to forgive him when the song topped AARP list of "16 Songs Everyone Over 50 Should Own."
@GregDeLaere@Trustintrump47 Never In History: When Toquchar was killed by an archer from Nishapur, his wife demanded vengeance. Genghis Khan’s troops attacked Nishapur and slaughtered every person there. By some estimates, 1,748,000 people were killed.
@AndertonMol@rsrindy@DKThomp No my point is a 1 time inflation rate is only useful for spin purposes which I’m guessing was your primary aim. I noted Trumps’ tariffs & gas prices aren’t helpful. Also it’s fair to note Biden & the Fed’s inflationary policies were likely better than a deflationary depression.
@AndertonMol@rsrindy@DKThomp No way you can spin it to make the rate of inflation now (so far) worse than 8.01 in 2022. One month alone in 2022 was over 9. All cumulative. Tariffs & war have not been helpful, but not as damaging as Fed’s QE & Biden spraying Covid $. Economic vitality policies are not free.
@Ryanrz@adamscochran@shennabellows@electionsjoe 2. Do you support the withholding of all defensive systems to Israel until there is a full and complete withdrawal from Gaza?
If only Israel had tried this. Maybe even fund Hamas. We could live in peace.
@BronxRobb@atrupar Is just weird how little historical context people have when it comes to human suffering. I’m not advocating things can’t be better, but comparatively speaking people in the west in general are extremely fortunate.
@doodlepup4@TeichBill@glenn_tunes I wonder what’s the more accurate way to evaluate inflation by administration? The last year or the cumulative total?