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2. Shockingly, a direct tax on Americans is paid by Americans

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:00 PM

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Some small portion of property taxes, sales taxes, and income taxes are paid by foreigners too. Usually not a major talking point.

Republicans and the media has reduced our national political discourse to garbage.

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