I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
So we’ve got open voting season, mail-in ballots, no voter ID, no proof of citizenship, ballot harvesting, drop boxes AND birth right citizenship.
Well played, Democrats. The invasion worked.
Meanwhile so-called republicans won’t pass the Save America Act and have backed off mass deportations because it looks “mean.”
It’s pointless to continue the fight against the madness. Democrats in America thrive on communism, fraud, and illegal immigration, turning a blind eye to crime, while feckless Republicans huff and puff and just sit on their hands. It’s hopeless, and I’m sick of it all.
🔥Roger is right!! @RogerJStoneJr: Our problem is NOT the screwball, Marxist Dems. OUR PROBLEM is the gutless, feckless, lily-livered, country club, establishment REPUBLICANS who have NEITHER the GUTS nor the BALLS to fight for America.” 🇺🇸
⁉️Did you know⁉️
When the 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913, Americans were told the new federal income tax would primarily affect the wealthy.
The top tax rate was just 7%, and most working Americans paid little or nothing at all.
The argument was simple:
“Let the rich pay.”
But government has a habit of growing.
📈 Under Woodrow Wilson, the top rate jumped to 77% during World War I.
📉 It fell during the 1920s under Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
📈 Franklin Roosevelt raised it again, eventually reaching 94% during World War II.
📈 Under Eisenhower, the top rate remained above 90% for much of the 1950s.
📉 John F. Kennedy pushed for significant tax cuts that were enacted after his death.
📉 Ronald Reagan reduced the top rate from 70% to 28%.
📈 George H.W. Bush raised taxes.
📈 Bill Clinton raised them again.
📉 George W. Bush lowered rates.
📈 Barack Obama expanded the federal government’s reach through the Affordable Care Act, adding new taxes, mandates, and regulations that affected individuals, businesses, and healthcare markets.
📉 Donald Trump reduced rates through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
But here’s what most Americans never stop to think about:
In 1913, there was no Social Security tax.
No Medicare tax.
No federal withholding from every paycheck.
No massive federal bureaucracy.
A worker in 1913 kept the overwhelming majority of what he earned.
Today, Americans pay federal income taxes, payroll taxes, state income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, utility taxes, vehicle taxes, permit fees, and countless hidden taxes embedded in the cost of goods and services.
What started as a tax aimed at a small number of wealthy Americans eventually became a system that reaches into virtually every paycheck in the country.
The lesson isn’t about one party or one president.
It’s about a promise.
The income tax was sold as something that would only affect the wealthy. A century later, nearly every working American is paying into a system that never stops growing.
The most expensive words in government history may have been: “Don’t worry, it will only affect the rich.”