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gab13by13

(32,789 posts)
Tue May 6, 2025, 08:43 AM May 2025

When Is The Best Time For Congressional Democrats To Speak Out Against The 4.7 Trillion Dollar tax cut

Yes, the tax cut for billionaires is 4.7 trillion dollars not 4.5. Speaker Johnson wants to make it happen on the 4th of July.

Remember that the Magat Freedom Caucus members were going to vote no on this tax cut because it would balloon the deficit. The only way they agreed to vote for this bill was if between 1.5 and 2 trillion dollars was cut from spending. The only places they can come up with that much spending cuts are the military and the social safety net. Krasnov wants to increase the military spending to 3 trillion dollars.

Waiting for Congressional Democrats to start campaigning against the 4.7 trillion dollar tax cut for billionaires that will involve huge cuts to Medicaid (880 billion) Medicare and Social Security.

Also, I guarantee that there will be riders contained in this tax cut bill that will go after the LBGTQ community, go after immigrants, go after women, stuff to keep the bigoted unwashed Magats on board for this devastating bill.

Do Town Halls. Do them with an emphasis on the 4.7 trillion dollar tax cut bill. The people need to be informed, the MSM isn't going to do it.

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When Is The Best Time For Congressional Democrats To Speak Out Against The 4.7 Trillion Dollar tax cut (Original Post) gab13by13 May 2025 OP
Crickets... sop May 2025 #1
That would be: justaprogressive May 2025 #2
Exactly. And note, LOUDLY, that last 3 Repug tax cuts ballooned the deficit as this will. Further, Dems should... dutch777 May 2025 #4
They need to present simple graphics over and over again. travelingthrulife May 2025 #5
January 20,2025 nt doc03 May 2025 #3

dutch777

(5,107 posts)
4. Exactly. And note, LOUDLY, that last 3 Repug tax cuts ballooned the deficit as this will. Further, Dems should...
Tue May 6, 2025, 09:10 AM
May 2025

...take this opportunity to put forth a solid counter plan that would raise taxes on the rich/corporation and on large money transfers (.1% on all transfers over $1 million), decrease taxes on low/middle earned income and start reducing the deficit. I predict by the time Trump leaves office, if not sooner, the national debt will be over $40 trillion (ignoring whatever accounting tricks the Repugs will put in place to cover their tracks). Taking bets.

travelingthrulife

(5,580 posts)
5. They need to present simple graphics over and over again.
Tue May 6, 2025, 09:55 AM
May 2025

Make it clear how big that number is. What could that buy? How many federal jobs were sacrificed? How much do the rich pay for taxes? What percentage is that of their income? How much do they get from federal government?

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