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Roy Rolling

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16. Scam

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2019, 06:21 PM

Jun 2019

Inflation gains are profits, too. They should be taxed as a capital gain. Trying to remove inflation from the calculation is impossible, except for scam artists.

Mission accomplished.

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White House "developing plan to" cut capital gains tax via executive order, bypassing Congress [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2019 OP

I'm pretty sure they can't do that underpants Jun 2019 #1

THAT old thing! FiveGoodMen Jun 2019 #3

If it goes to SCOTUS - he wins. lark Jun 2019 #2

Only if the serfs sit back and take it Fullduplexxx Jun 2019 #10

The serfs sometimes don't sit back but they end up always taking it happyaccident Jun 2019 #11

That's definitely a yeah, but..... lark Jun 2019 #18

The barons are tired of pretending we are a democracy happyaccident Jun 2019 #13

Republicans in Congress duforsure Jun 2019 #4

Nope. Iliyah Jun 2019 #5

I don't even think the SC could find a way to allow this Buckeyeblue Jun 2019 #6

Yes, because America's biggest economic crisis is that rich people pay too much in taxes Yavin4 Jun 2019 #7

"THE FORGOTTEN MAN!" tishaLA Jun 2019 #8

Headed to a Landed Aristocracy. zentrum Jun 2019 #9

Where we started as a nation, never really changed, just had really sweet smelling bullshit happyaccident Jun 2019 #12

Trump also wants to delay watoos Jun 2019 #14

Exploit your opponents' weakness? saidsimplesimon Jun 2019 #15

Scam Roy Rolling Jun 2019 #16

Republicans are going to go along with this? Setting a precedent that the next democrat preside keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #17