So...Trump's thinking of announcing a 10% income tax cut for the middle class in September.

[highplainsdem]

Apparently to help him in the GE.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/14/trump-middle-class-tax-cut-115262

No idea if Trump really intends to get this. I'm guessing the proposal will be mostly for show, to help his campaign.

Anyone know how much any of our candidates' proposals would reduce taxes on the middle class?

[BlueIdaho]

1. Add another Trillion to the National Debt each year... nt.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. The problem is, his followers are not very bright.

They have no idea what another trillion dollars in debt will do to our economy, they just see another 20 dollars in their paychecks.

[LeftTurn3623]

8. I do not care

Nobody cared about the debt when they gave a tax cut to the rich. I will take the 10%

[highplainsdem]

6. Just what you'd expect from someone known for bankruptcies.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. He did this nonsense before and nothing happened of course. Just like the 10% raise he ...

supposed gave the military...

He's so full of it that I'm surprised that he's able to even stay on the ground. I guess he's too fat to float away.

[thesquanderer]

4. "I would like you to do me a favor though..." Quid pro quo for re-electing him. n/t

[BlueIdaho]

7. I pay taxes...

What am I doing wrong?

[BlueIdaho]

14. How does that help me? nt.

[Doremus]

10. I think you mean the 1% pay no taxes. It's the middle class footing the biggest tax bill right now.

[BeckyDem]

9. He will be lying his way through the entire campaign.

And how does this raise revenues when all he ever fucking does is give his rich friends a pass on taxes?

[PatrickforO]

11. He's SO full of shit. You know what I worry about?

I read an article on today's The Hill that says the US military is bracing for a corona virus pandemic in the US.

God help us, but if we start seeing lots of cases here, I sincerely believe Trump might use that as an excuse to declare martial law, or failing that, get special emergency powers.

Very few people today remember the fire at the Reichstag back on February 27, 1933. But we do remember the Holocaust which arose from Hitler using the Reichstag fire to assume 'special powers.'

To refresh everyone's memory, here's what the Encyclopedia Britannica says:

On February 28, 1933, the day after the fire, Hitler’s dictatorship began with the enactment of a decree “for the Protection of the People and the State,” which dispensed with all constitutional protection of political, personal, and property rights. Though the ensuing elections still did not give the Nazis an outright majority, they were able to persuade the Reichstag to pass an Enabling Act (March 23) whereby all its legislative powers were transferred to the Reich Cabinet by a vote of 444 to 94, so sanctioning the dictatorship.

If you think Republicans wouldn't vote Trump emergency powers in lock-step, think again. The only thing that could prevent that would be the Dems in the House.

[TheCowsCameHome]

16. Buying. Votes.

That's it.

[hangaleft]

20. Starve the beast while buying votes

A win-win for Trump and his ilk.

Unless voters see through it (which, unfortunately, is unlikely).

[Midnight Writer]

17. TeamTrump knows the Democrats in the House will block this, and he can attack them for it.

[ooky]

18. Dems should go for it.

Tell him if he agrees to repeal equivalent tax scam to pay for it we'll send it to McTurdle.

[unitedwethrive]

19. So will he announce the fake tax cut or the advancing immigrant carivan first?

I'm also guessing that our eventual nominee will have some manufactured controversy.

So much to look forward to.