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@guardian

#UShistory #Economics #Equality

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.. .households in the top decile by 2.6%, a cool $13,600. ๐Ÿ‘‰The [income] #Tax blow came on top of tariffs that took a disproportionately large bite from the disposable income of the working class."๐Ÿ‘ˆ

๐Ÿ‘‰It is crucial to understand that..."the lopsided distribution of prosperity is a feature of #American society that has persisted across administrations, whether Democratic or Republican." ๐Ÿ‘ˆ Of cannot be attributed to #Biden or...


@guardian

#UShistory #Economics #Equality

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...reduced the marginal #tax rate from 70% to just 50%. In 1988, #RonaldReagan and the #GOP slashed it even more to just 28%.๐Ÿ‘ˆ

The only time in post-WWI #US history that the #MaginalIncomeTaxRate was even lower for a few years, had been in 1925 (25%), which proved to be unsustainable.

After that, it went back up to 39% and stands now at 37%..."

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mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1099โ€ฆ]

"As #BarackObamaโ€™s...


#Trump Keeps #Immunity From #IRS, a Victory in a Long Feud

Even as they rebelled against a $1.8B #SlushFund for Trumpโ€™s allies, #Republicans looked the other way as his admin granted him lucrative #tax protections.

#Senate Republican anger about Trumpโ€™s $1.8B fund for people who claim to be victims of federal overreach was loud & apparent.

โ€ฆNot so for sweeping protections from IRS audits that #ToddBlanche also ordered up for Trump, his family & his businesses.

#law
nytimes.com/2026/06/05/us/poliโ€ฆ


#ToddBlancheโ€™s announcement that he plans to kill the anti-weaponization #SlushFund but keep in place a deal that shields #Trump from past #tax #liability [#fraud] is likely to break the #Senate impasse over passage of an #immigration bill.

But the tax agreementโ€”which could save Trump >$100 million, per a NYT analysisโ€”could be highly damaging for #Republicans forced to defend that they supported a deal that enriches a billionaire with #TaxpayersMoney.

#law #DOJ
nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/poliโ€ฆ

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