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Immigrants are people. People deserve respect, even criminals. While acknowledging the vast majority have no malicious intent, non-citizen criminals, which by default includes all who cross into the country illegally, should go home. As our current poor citizens say... go home!

Good luck to you sir. If elected, the mob will deliver a progressive end.

Yes. I did the math on our CEO and his millions... dividing by thousands of employees. Would I rather have a CEO who makes 100x my salary and brings in record revenues and job security... that may lead to a raise beyond inflation? Or would I make $700 more annually now for a less-paid CEO who can't deliver the former? Easy choice.

There is no conversation without legal distinction. The country benefits from taking in the best and brightest immigrants! Aliens who become criminals by illegally coming into the country are not wanted. We show dignity by giving them a free ride home rather than only punitive. To grow the nation's prosperity and meet job needs, America should notably increase the H-1B nonimmigrant visa acceptance and hire nonimmigrant aliens as workers in specialty occupations or as fashion models of distinguished merit and ability. They are the future immigrants we want here legally.

Many folks give to churches, and churches are charitable and recognized for their positive impact on communities and society. Beyond governement taxes, folks give to church and other charities. I'm not read up on the Mormon church but I am repulsed by the mega churches in my area. Where the church fails to promote the general welfare beyond its 'sustainment' and 'mission/growth' funds and hoards excess donations, I fully support taxes and regulations. Perhaps taxed in all situations if it gets too complex. A church is not a person. Utah is the top state for giving because of Mormons. Those in the top 1 percent of the income distribution provide about a third of all charitable dollars given in the U.S. When it comes to bequests; the rich are even more important: the wealthiest, 1.4 percent of Americans are responsible for 86 percent of the charitable donations made at death. https://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/almanac/who-gives-most-to-charity/ There is a line for sure on tax impact. I'm living it under a different influence on the bottom line. Slowing growth, fear of recession, and higher interest rates contributed to my last two companies laying off more employees than existed in the town (pop. 2200) where I grew up.

Helping those in need is not a party issue, and there are different ways to do it. Data shows there is a certain threshold of handouts that many people use to help themself, and then IMO people need an opportunity to independently help themself. You really don't want to get into which party voluntarily does more for the poorest people because data favors the religious right. --- We might agree that corporations are not people, and if having corporations pay more is an overall data-supported net gain, then I'm for it. I don't know the threshold but I do know there is a line that stifles growth. Jobs and layoffs are directly impacted by corporate tax impact on the bottom line and investor expectations.

100%. In hindsight, when I was making near that in my early career, I wish I had saved 40% of my income rather than 10%. Multiplying peanuts is peanuts... it takes time and sacrifice to multiply dollars. I could have managed... just didn't know better. Then as my income increased, I could have adjusted down or up depending on my goals. Lack of education... At $35K, that teacher will need a roommate (s) or a cheap cost-of-living area. It sucks that everyone can't make a great salary doing what everyone wants to do... long-term investing is still possible... and changing to higher-paid jobs is a choice.

Do you mean illegal aliens? Which party supports worsening conditions for the bottom 50% of citizens (annual income) by importing and supporting millions of illegal aliens?

Please explain your answer.

What is your definition of sting? Top 10% of net worth, annual income, or something else? Which taxes? Property? Income? Payroll? Sales? Etc? and based on annual income, net worth, unrealized investment gains?

My response answered the question at a higher level, mainly that income does not matter as much as spending less than you earn. To provide more context on teachers, see https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/the-national-study-of-millionaires-research. (pdf) Key Points Millionaires Are Made, Not Born Despite what society might believe, only a few wealthy people inherited their money. The overwhelming majority (79%) of millionaires in the U.S. did not receive any inheritance from their parents or other family members. While 1 in 5 millionaires (21%) received some inheritance, only 3% received an inheritance of $1 million or more. Millionaires Don’t Always Make Big Bucks Only 15% of millionaires were in senior leadership roles, such as vice president or C-suite (CEO, CFO, COO, etc.). 93% of millionaires said they got their wealth because they worked hard, not because they had big salaries. Only 31% averaged $100,000 a year throughout their career, and one third never made six figures in any single working year of their career. 85% of Millionaires use a written grocery list when shopping.

Correct, I did not attempt to explain the tax system, and neither does the old anecdote posted. The anecdote is an analogy to explain the concept of tax cuts and their impact on different income groups. It suggests that there may be negative consequences if high-income individuals are overtaxed or criticized for their wealth. MSPart understands and asked you about the California and New York exodus. What part of the anecdote did you understand called poor people lazy or said that rich people are entirely benevolent?

It is sort of like losing weight. Eat fewer calories and exercise. Simple. Spend less than you earn. Stick to the plan. Simple. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_Door

Yes. But common sense and work ethic are education too.

Jimmy and TPT were walking around when they saw a homeless person. Jimmy did something awesome – he gave the guy his business card, saying there might be a job for him at his place, and then handed him 20 bucks just to help out. TPT was impressed with Jimmy's kindness, so when they spotted another homeless person, TPT thought, "Why not chip in?" TPT shared directions to the welfare office, swiped 20 bucks from Jimmy's pocket, kept 15 for admin fees, and gave the homeless person a fiver. I kid, I kid.

Education is the enabler behind success. Once education is made more effective and efficient with its current funds, increased education funds is a solid choice. What programs are you going to cut from to increase the Education balance?

Teachers rank third, behind engineers and accountants, on a top-five list of careers most likely to have millionaires within their ranks. Business professionals and lawyers ranked fourth and fifth. Teachers average ~$50K annually. My eldest daughter made $25 - $30 an hour with tips in her first job as a server at a mall strip restaurant. Metro fringe area in the midwest. No education is required... and this introvert, I love her, has limits on her social skills. Discipline to live within one's means. Say no to what goes against your goals. One has goals, right? Save. Exercise. Have relationships. This goes a long way to one's well-being. ^^^ That is my primary belief... that most can achieve if they decide to achieve. If you want to pay more in taxes, make more money.

Will you explain how it gets the tax system wrong? That video explains where our taxes go. Funded programs should have cuts until the government executes debt-to-zero or surplus management. The former labor secretary should go into how much waste there is with the tax dollars. The government spends the money, and when that doesn't work, it spends even more money. Gross. Here is one of many sources that point out how much waste there is with our tax dollars.

I am taxed on my diligence (income, payroll), purchases (sales, excise), property, for receiving gifts, and in my death (estate) by a government with forced entitlement to my money as theirs. Reps sustain power by appeasing the majority at the expense of a constitutionally inspired social contract. A contract that envisions individuals voluntarily cooperating with a government whose role should primarily focus on protecting our individual rights. The taxmen lack the decency of a taxidermist who knows to leave the skin. They take more than is needed and spend like there is no tomorrow. I disagreed when earning my first paycheck at 14... A wider variety in social contracts at the state level would be nice. Then we wouldn't need to rehash the original Federalist versus Anti-Federalist views.

An old anecdote. How Taxes Work . . . Let's put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner. The bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men — the poorest — would pay nothing; the fifth would pay $1, the sixth would pay $3, the seventh $7, the eighth $12, the ninth $18, and the tenth man — the richest — would pay $59. That's what they decided to do. The ten men ate dinner in the restaurant daily and seemed quite happy with the arrangement — until the owner threw them a curve (in tax language, a tax cut). "Since you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going to reduce the cost of your daily meal by $20." So now dinner for the ten only costs $80.00. The group still wanted to pay their bill like we pay our taxes. So the first four men were unaffected. They would still eat for free. But what about the other six — the paying customers? How could they divvy the $20 windfall so everyone would get his "fair share?" The six men realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody's share, then the fifth and sixth man would be PAID to eat their meal. So the restaurant owner suggested that reducing each man's bill by roughly the same amount would be fair, and he worked out the amounts each should pay. And so the fifth man paid nothing, the sixth pitched in $2, the seventh paid $5, the eighth paid $9, and the ninth paid $12, leaving the tenth man with a bill of $52 instead of his earlier $59. Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to eat for free. But once outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings. "I only got a dollar out of the $20," declared the sixth man, who pointed to the tenth. "But he got $7!" "Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man, "I only saved a dollar, too ... It's unfair that he got seven times more than me!". "That's true!" shouted the seventh man, "why should he get $7 back when I got only $2? The wealthy get all the breaks!" "Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison, "We didn't get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!" The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up. The next night he didn't show up for dinner, so the nine sat down and ate without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered, a little late, what was very important. They were FIFTY-TWO DOLLARS short of paying the bill! Imagine that! And that, boys and girls, journalists and college instructors, is how the tax system works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up at the table anymore.

Those accountable are the people/companies who rigged the election, the courts that refused to review the evidence, the law/government agencies for instigating groups, Trump for calling it out, and all the individuals who chose their J6 actions. To put this all on Trump is LOL. I thought you were LOL at Antifa since that is the word you highlighted, and there is much public discussion about how Antifa was not involved. My bad for missing your larger context of LOL.

1. Forget 40k, it implies they didn't watch any video and we continue to learn more about how biased and derelict they were in their duties. note: I have not reviewed the larger context the quote comes from. 2. From reading a few court documents, plenty of cases are dismissed without merit. Georgia has a chance with a chance for its real day in court after substantial time, appeals, and money. There will be chaos if the case is heard and ballot inspection proves the charges. Appeals in other states would have increased support/validation. Unfortunately, the Georgia case will be deferred until too late for the 2024 election. There is some interesting information out there RNC v. Gill, No. 03971 EQCV193154 (Iowa District Court, Woodbury County) - case Issue: Challenged Woodbury County auditor who sent voters absentee ballot applications prepopulated with some of their voter information Court held: Defendants knowingly violated the law, were ordered to stop, and the ballots that had been returned were invalid, ruled that the burden to the voters to re-request them was outweighed by the irreparable harm posed by i) inconsistent absentee voting procedures, and ii) the risk of fraud posed by pre-populated ballot request forms. Wisconsin - case The dissents are longer than the court opinions. The court ruled against Trump, claiming that the doctrine of laches barred three of his claims and the fourth was meritless. Here are excerpts from different dissenter statements: Once again, in an all too familiar pattern, four members of this court... refuse to even consider the uniquely Wisconsin, serious legal issues presented. The issues presented in this case, unlike those in other cases around the United States, are based on Wisconsin statutory election law. Make no mistake, the majority opinion fails to even mention, let alone analyze, the pertinent Wisconsin statutes. The Milwaukee County Board of Canvassers and the Dane County Board of Canvassers based their decisions on erroneous advice when they concluded that changes clerks made to defective witness addresses were permissible. And, the Dane County Board of Canvassers erred again when it approved the 200 locations for ballot collection that comprised Democracy in the Park. The majority does not bother addressing what the boards of canvassers did or should have done, and instead, four members of this court throw the cloak of laches over numerous problems that will be repeated again and again, until this court has the courage to correct them. The electorate expects more of us, and we are capable of providing it. Because we do not, I respectfully dissent. The majority's failure to act leaves an indelible stain on our most recent election. It will also profoundly and perhaps irreparably impact all local, statewide, and national elections going forward, with grave consequences to the State of Wisconsin and significant harm to the rule of law. Petitioners assert troubling allegations of noncompliance with Wisconsin's election laws by public officials on whom the voters rely to ensure free and fair elections. It is our solemn judicial duty to say what the law is. The majority's failure to discharge its duty perpetuates violations of the law by those entrusted to administer it.

Antifa was there Landon Copeland has been a self-avowed ANTIFA member since 2006. Copeland admitted that there were 18 fellow ANTIFA members with him at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. He also said from what he has seen, there are approximately 100 ANTIFA members entangled in the legal system as a result of January 6th. You can watch an interview or read his letter. https://www.therealj6.com/antifawasthere

Yes, it is well-written in its effectiveness to create reader emotion, event characterization, and blame. It's propaganda that folks continue to parrot.

Ashli Babbitt was shot by law enforcement. Rosanne Boyland died of an amphetamine overdose. Kevin Greeson and Benjamin Philips died naturally from coronary heart disease and hypertensive heart disease. Three civilian deaths were natural causes due to pre-existing health conditions / non-violent factors. Five cops died on a later date from natural causes and suicide. This statement leaves out context and implies these folks died from J6 violence.