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CrispyQ

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2. Never trust a republican.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Wed Sep 27, 2017, 11:21 AM

Sep 2017

I'm amazed at how successful the GOP was in getting America to hate taxes & believe that tax cuts are always a solution. We have a contingent of citizens who are too damned stupid to vote and another contingent that thinks it doesn't matter.

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The 'doubled standard deduction' in the GOP tax plan is a lie [View all] n2doc Sep 2017 OP

We pay the taxes, and we will pay more, ALWAYS under GOP tax plan. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #1

Never trust a republican. CrispyQ Sep 2017 #2

The article states that the exemption exboyfil Sep 2017 #3

Not just state income taxes either. Property taxes as well n2doc Sep 2017 #5

Do you get your exemptions back if you itemize exboyfil Sep 2017 #7

No. n2doc Sep 2017 #10

very interesting gotta sing this from the roof tops dembotoz Sep 2017 #4

What's actually happening is that the married/joint HeartachesNhangovers Sep 2017 #6

As you said being better is dependent on where the income bracket lines are drawn exboyfil Sep 2017 #9

The 10% bracket is eliminated. Supposed to start at 12% n/t n2doc Sep 2017 #11

We're in the same boat as you except that we do pay state income tax eleny Sep 2017 #12

This is why you should look at independent analysis of a piece of any legislation ehrnst Sep 2017 #8

It's a brutal tax increase to the middle class Johonny Sep 2017 #13

Right! Upstate NY has extremely high property taxes eleny Sep 2017 #14

Are they still eliminating "head of household" TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #15