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JustABozoOnThisBus

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26. I sort of like our public municipal art museums.
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 04:44 PM
Mar 2021

If not for charitable deductions, that art would simply hang on rich people's walls, unavailable for field trips, or just aimless wandering.

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It's about damn time jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 #1
Thank you President Biden for taking the side of the working man Yeehah Mar 2021 #2
Well that's all well and good BUT nykym Mar 2021 #3
Raising taxes on incomes over $400,000 ought to dent the exPresident*'s tax disaster. marble falls Mar 2021 #7
I am for raising taxes on those making over $400k but not reinstituting things like nykym Mar 2021 #8
I am against tax deductions for art contributions to museums. And I teach art ... marble falls Mar 2021 #10
Agreed! nykym Mar 2021 #11
I sort of like our public municipal art museums. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2021 #26
We still have the mortgage interest rate deduction. That never went away. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #18
i would go for a TAX hike for anyone making over 1/2 million ..... $500 K Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #25
Tax code is absurd twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #4
This tax code or all tax codes? marble falls Mar 2021 #6
I don't know that you can scrap it, but it definitely needs to be simplified. Lonestarblue Mar 2021 #9
If he makes this happen, it'll be a miracle. marble falls Mar 2021 #5
While this could be done through reconciliation, I am not sure every Democrat in the Senate will be JohnSJ Mar 2021 #13
Too many wealthy in Congress. Campaign chests may be free speech, but they say a lot of bad things. marble falls Mar 2021 #15
True, but I think more of an influence would be big money PAC's directed at them to vote against JohnSJ Mar 2021 #16
That PAC money becomes their wealth: they promote themselves with it, even steal it. marble falls Mar 2021 #19
Whew! It ain't us. NurseJackie Mar 2021 #12
Good greenjar_01 Mar 2021 #14
I'm all for it. piddyprints Mar 2021 #17
What happens in the next election if he doesn't? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #20
For once, I won't have to pay increased taxes Warpy Mar 2021 #21
Anyone making over 33,000 a month should be paying more in taxes. vsrazdem Mar 2021 #22
Might get more support for raising capital gains taxes than income IronLionZion Mar 2021 #23
I'm glad that they're citing actual income levels Salviati Mar 2021 #24
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