Merry Christmas from Donald Trump

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AOC is in politics for the $$$$- and you thought she cared. thats cute

Hillary better keep her away from Bill and his cigars.

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Tax day

Hey Republickasses...time to wake up and smell the roses...

"Fewer taxpayers have received refunds so far this year, and refunds are smaller." Let me translate... you dopes got conned...

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But have you noticed the only complainers of Obamacare are Republicans in Congress and their supporters that have Insurance with their Employer.

There are Millions of folks that were working for $10 an hour without any insurance (while their Bosses had Gold card Anthem BlueShield) or the millions of others who had preexisting medical conditions which Anthem wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole all are now benefiting in a more healthy lifestyle and can enjoy living like you to see their Grandchildren.
Just remind yourself that the majority of folks in those Redneck states need Obamacare- you keep forgetting that you lost 43 seats over the repeal and replace debacle- I pray to god Trump and the lads use this tactic in 2020 it’ll make the Dems taking the Senate & WH eeesi peeesi....

The man of color crafted a brilliant health plan for Americans who aren’t in the best of financial state. If the Republicans had done so it wouldn’t be a topic you’d discuss.
Republicans had all three branch’s of govt for two years and eight years to figure out something better and they couldn’t.
That tells me and the millions of Americans that it’s working just fine and no change is needed.

It isn't the fault of everyone else that a person makes $ 10.00 per hour. There isn't a Constitutional Right to Health Care , although the Democrats would love to see it. My first jobs paid that , and because I realized, like so many American, that the future was bleak in that strata , changes in behavior are warranted. That is one of the basic foundations for achieving success in America. Progressive Democrats appear to want to go in another direction, which is raise everyone up using everyone else's hard earned dollars to subsidize their financial advancement.

That being said, it then becomes a matter of ideology and Policy. Within the ACA , there were certainly some advantages within it for specific subsets of people, but the total package we too flawed to keep it's legs. Insurance Companies and Investors are interested on a return on investment. If you have a problem with that you have to look at the way the ACA was set up. It depended upon large numbers of healthy people to support the top part of those that needed more benefits.

The assumption was a flaw in ideology that still hasn't been accepted by many Democrats.Just last week, Kamala Harris said "..we can change human behavior .." , but in the case of the ACA, they failed miserably. They tried to sell a plan to those that would pay for services they wouldn't need.

Changing the rules by putting 8 million on Medicaid is not solving a Health Care/ Insurance problem. It is just shifting the problem to another ledger sheet. That's the biggest Con by the former Con Man in Chief.

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Hey Republickasses...time to wake up and smell the roses...

"Fewer taxpayers have received refunds so far this year, and refunds are smaller." Let me translate... you dopes got conned...

More Trump smoke and mirrors. Many of those people got a little bit more each paycheck but now aren't getting the refunds they were accustomed to. Psychologically that's a big blow. Many tax payers use those refunds to pay down debt or put into savings. It's easier to do that with a big check than with +$100 every two weeks. But net/net they're not much better off. The ones who are better off are the upper middle class and wealthy, along with corporations. Meanwhile our debt just keeps going up and up and up.

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More Trump smoke and mirrors. Many of those people got a little bit more each paycheck but now aren't getting the refunds they were accustomed to. Psychologically that's a big blow. Many tax payers use those refunds to pay down debt or put into savings. It's easier to do that with a big check than with +$100 every two weeks. But net/net they're not much better off. The ones who are better off are the upper middle class and wealthy, along with corporations. Meanwhile our debt just keeps going up and up and up.

Absolute nonsense. it is a case by case situation and regardless of what the negative media has to say.

You have no idea what people think and the psychology regarding some of their actions. You only know what you are being told.

The economy appears to be doing fine.

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Absolute nonsense. it is a case by case situation and regardless of what the negative media has to say.

You have no idea what people think and the psychology regarding some of their actions. You only know what you are being told.

The economy appears to be doing fine.

Economy was doing well under Obama as well... but note the post was about
the tax plan not the economy... and how it was smoke and mirrors that benefitted the already wealthy.
Note charities are going to be really pissed off when people realize that giving has no tax deductibility anymore unless you are wealthy enough to deduct.

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Economy was doing well under Obama as well... but note the post was about
the tax plan not the economy... and how it was smoke and mirrors that benefitted the already wealthy.
Note charities are going to be really pissed off when people realize that giving has no tax deductibility anymore unless you are wealthy enough to deduct.

The economy was doing well under Obama? Is that why he had to " print money " numerous times with QE ? Were flat wages for 8 years " doing well " ? Was low GDP output doing well ?
Was squandering billions on green energy payouts to cronies helpful ? A trillion dollar stimulus that wasn't " shovel ready " ? How did that help construction jobs ?

Sorry, you can't rewrite history. Obama will go down as a Affirmative Action President whose one signature achievement ( ACA ) is shredding importance by the day. Economics? He was out of his League.

The tax plan is directly related to the economy. With more money in people's pockets, they have more to spend.

I haven't deducted in years, and still give to charity. Making a statement that people will not give unless it is a tax deduction is foolish speculation. You have no idea what drives people to donate to charity.

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Question Man Responds

Hey Republickasses...time to wake up and smell the roses...

"Fewer taxpayers have received refunds so far this year, and refunds are smaller." Let me translate... you dopes got conned...

And how is it that my wife and I made a bit less in 2018 than in 2017 and we still had to pay a larger amount this April than last?

Was this Tax Cut designed to screw Question Man?

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Question Man Responds

It isn't the fault of everyone else that a person makes $ 10.00 per hour. There isn't a Constitutional Right to Health Care , although the Democrats would love to see it. My first jobs paid that , and because I realized, like so many American, that the future was bleak in that strata , changes in behavior are warranted. That is one of the basic foundations for achieving success in America. Progressive Democrats appear to want to go in another direction, which is raise everyone up using everyone else's hard earned dollars to subsidize their financial advancement.

That being said, it then becomes a matter of ideology and Policy. Within the ACA , there were certainly some advantages within it for specific subsets of people, but the total package we too flawed to keep it's legs. Insurance Companies and Investors are interested on a return on investment. If you have a problem with that you have to look at the way the ACA was set up. It depended upon large numbers of healthy people to support the top part of those that needed more benefits.

The assumption was a flaw in ideology that still hasn't been accepted by many Democrats.Just last week, Kamala Harris said "..we can change human behavior .." , but in the case of the ACA, they failed miserably. They tried to sell a plan to those that would pay for services they wouldn't need.

Changing the rules by putting 8 million on Medicaid is not solving a Health Care/ Insurance problem. It is just shifting the problem to another ledger sheet. That's the biggest Con by the former Con Man in Chief.

Do you believe that basic healthcare should be a right of citizenship? Do you believe basic healthcare should be viewed as important as free public education? Do you believe it should be equal to a citizen's right to vote? Do you believe it should stand alongside the right of free speech, no searches without a warrant, the right to bear arms and the right to move freely throughout our nation? Do you think basic healthcare should be something portable and belonging to the individual, or is it the province of employers, healthcare corporations and big pharma?

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Do you believe that basic healthcare should be a right of citizenship? Do you believe basic healthcare should be viewed as important as free public education? Do you believe it should be equal to a citizen's right to vote? Do you believe it should stand alongside the right of free speech, no searches without a warrant, the right to bear arms and the right to move freely throughout our nation? Do you think basic healthcare should be something portable and belonging to the individual, or is it the province of employers, healthcare corporations and big pharma?

No. And if you want that there are plenty of countries that have it. Why don't you move to Cuba?

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Do you believe that basic healthcare should be a right of citizenship? Do you believe basic healthcare should be viewed as important as free public education? Do you believe it should be equal to a citizen's right to vote? Do you believe it should stand alongside the right of free speech, no searches without a warrant, the right to bear arms and the right to move freely throughout our nation? Do you think basic healthcare should be something portable and belonging to the individual, or is it the province of employers, healthcare corporations and big pharma?

What exactly is " basic healthcare " ? Do you mean " health care " or " health insurance"? The terms are not interchangeable.

For Heath Care, no American citizen is denied medical services at a Public Hospital. It is a law. Beyond that, there needs to be personal responsibility for a person's health. Of course, many diseases and ailments are certainly not driven by behavior, but many are.

You are a bit confused. The Bill of Rights describes issues that the Government does not concern itself with. " Rights of Citizenship" are not " rights " at all , they are Laws put on the books to serve the population.

If you want 100 % free Health Care, with no strings attached right now in America, all you need to do is show up at the border as an illegal , claim" asylum " and you will be given a big white envelope. Inside you will find instructions on how to receive those services. You will have that free health care for an average of two years or until your case is called along with the 700,000 other Asylum claims being processed.

If you really cared about the country, you would be telling Democrats, and yes, Republicans, to stop this practice nad then perhaps the Billions of dollars spent could be directed back towards solving the Healthcare issues that actual citizens face.

It is estimated that there are 100,000 illegals in the state of CT. It is costing taxpayers upwards of a $ billion dollars a year , and there are currently around 80,000 unemployed CT residents. If we put all the illegals on a train or bus to go back to where they came from, we could have zero unemployment , balance the budget and may have the resources to expand health care to CT citizens.

But instead, Democrats in this state have rolled out he red carpet for illegals , set up Sanctuaries , and political leaders like Blumenthal celebrate those kept from being deported by having a Pizza party.

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The economy was doing well under Obama? Is that why he had to " print money " numerous times with QE ? Were flat wages for 8 years " doing well " ? Was low GDP output doing well ?
Was squandering billions on green energy payouts to cronies helpful ? A trillion dollar stimulus that wasn't " shovel ready " ? How did that help construction jobs ?

Sorry, you can't rewrite history. Obama will go down as a Affirmative Action President whose one signature achievement ( ACA ) is shredding importance by the day. Economics? He was out of his League.

The tax plan is directly related to the economy. With more money in people's pockets, they have more to spend.

I haven't deducted in years, and still give to charity. Making a statement that people will not give unless it is a tax deduction is foolish speculation. You have no idea what drives people to donate to charity.

Ahh ...the usual dopey, reflexive, non-sequitur, right wing nut job response.

Note there isn't more money in people's pockets ... that is the point... there is more money in billionaire's bank accounts.

Obama did not go bankrupt four times (Orange Man -- the great economist -- owns that privilege...)

Often people who give to charity like to claim the expense on their taxes... you might not want to ... in which case I would say you should spend some time reading those economics books...

ps: you forgot to mention running up the national debt to absurd levels (but oh yes thats the Orange Man's tactic )...

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No. And if you want that there are plenty of countries that have it. Why don't you move to Cuba?

Isn't Cuba a state?

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And how is it that my wife and I made a bit less in 2018 than in 2017 and we still had to pay a larger amount this April than last?

Was this Tax Cut designed to screw Question Man?

Exactly... its a 'Hood Robin' plan... steal from the poor to give to the rich

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And how is it that my wife and I made a bit less in 2018 than in 2017 and we still had to pay a larger amount this April than last?

Was this Tax Cut designed to screw Question Man?

You still confuse tax refund with effective tax rate. Learn the difference. As for why you and your wife earned less, I have no idea.perhaps she turned less tricks or because she is another year older she commands a lower rate per trick.