So then we don’t have to give money to Israel if we keep going after tax cheats instead? Sounds great, let’s do that
…yeah wait what’s the threat exactly?
It’s a pretty hollow threat. Including Israel funding was the bait in the bill to get house Republicans to go along with more Ukraine funding too, which they have all decided they want to cut off and hand over to Russia. If they cut out Ukraine funding, and try to randomly drag the IRS in it too, this is just dead in the water. I do worry how they’re gonna get house Republicans to agree to more Ukraine funding though.
The Republicans have no idea how to negotiate and most of the Democrats aren’t easily manipulated idiots so it’s likely going to take a very long time. Assuming it’s even possible to get a reasonable offer out of the Republicans, which it isn’t.
Yep, this is a win-win. Let’s keep the stalemate going until the billionaires are taxed out of existence and Israel has agreed to a ceasefire.
OK cool, let’s tax the rich and not give aid to Israel. I really don’t see a down side to this.
Yeah sounds like a win-win.
The sad part is politicians from both sides want aid to Israel so we will end up not taxing the rich
So much for the party of “invest in America instead of giving our money overseas”
bUt ThE biBlE sAyS
STFU. The Bible says to pay your taxes too, ya hypocrites.
Don’t threaten me with a good time GOP.
Fuck Israel and fuck the rich. Neither one deserves a subsidy paid for by my taxes.
What does Israel need money for? Seems like they’re managing well in their own.
Honestly this seems like a win-win. The rich have to pay their dues and we’re not funding an openly terrorist govt!
Republicans “We’re going to shutdown the government because we’re not being financially responsible and we’re spending more than we take in.”
Also republicans “we should give up hundreds of billions of dollars to let our rich donors cheat on their taxes.”
Along with your last bit of giving up tax revenue, it’s also increasing spending to send aid to a nation committing genocide…
it’s a shame the US establishment is so beholden to their proxy genocide. If you were a decent person with principles this would be an amazing time to say ‘okay’ and then just walk away from the negotiating table having given none of our money to either the fabulously wealthy or genocidal dictators.
Imagine even that tiny speck of sanity and conscience being present in U.S. politics.
No aid it is then. WIn win
CBO says the House’s Israel aid bill is not offset at all.
Will add $12.5B to the deficit in the next decade.
Cuts to IRS will decrease revenue by $26.7B
Yes, but that only matters when they can pin it on Democrats.
What about “No” to both and we just keep supporting Ukraine?
Why the fuck does Israel need aid anyway?
They’ve got nukes. Anyone with nukes does not need aid. You give up your right to aid when you have them. That’s how it works.
Apparently not. The US sends billions to Israel every year.
Our taxes at work. I’d much rather defund Israel and just continue supporting Ukraine. Take all that money we send to Israel and use it to fix our own problems.
Yeah, won’t be used for that either unfortunately.
It’s weird how there’s never enough money for anything the people want, but as soon as you stop paying for one thing, that money isn’t available for anything else.
They passed a bill in the 90s to appease the Republicans that explicitly says that budget cuts may not be used for social programs, but I cannot manage to find the damn thing.
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I work for a company that employs manufacturing labor and pays minimum wage ($15/hr). Even the local coffee shop pays more than minimum wage.
Manufacturing jobs left the US because that same $15/hr could be $2/hr or less in another country and the job SUCKS. The only way to manufacture effectively in the US is to have things be almost exclusively automated and then the money goes to the very few anyway.
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“We used to make shit in this country, build shit. Now all we do is put our hand in the next guy’s pocket.”
Especially when it’s their spies who stole our nuclear bomb plans and made their own. Also they get free college for some reason.
Awesome, I like what I’m hearing on both counts!
And isn’t it terribly interesting that new speaker Mike Johnson’s disclosures don’t include any bank accounts? For a lawyer that’s been working for cash-rich groups like he has been, that’s certainly interesting. Given the company he’s been keeping (lots of dark money, lots of shady finances) it’s just soooo interesting that his first demand is that the IRS not have adequate funding to audit people with shady financial dealings
Something tells me Mike Johnson has a few skeletons in his closet. I wonder what his browser history has on it…
"scat porn*
“scat porn”
“Mike Johnson”
“What does house speaker do?”
“scat porn”
“Hunter Biden naked”
You think he knows about AI?
“Hunter Biden naked covered in shit AI generated”
What a terrible day to be able to read.
… Mike?
