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Attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen (R, Illinois).

Two issues: 1. The effective tax rates on the very wealthy are too low, due to their having bought the entire GOP.and a good fraction of the Dems. 2. Despite benefitting from #1 above, tax cheating by the wealthy is endemic.

I've never been asked for a SS card and I've worked for the US Navy and for two US national labs.

https://www.abc15.com/news/national/we-build-the-wall-co-founder-brian-kolfage-indicted-on-tax-charges-in-florida Brian Kolfage, who co-founded the "We Build The Wall" project, was indicted on federal tax charges in Florida. According to the Associated Press, Kolfage is also facing fraud charges in New York. The AP reported that court records show that on his 2019 tax returns, Kolfage underreported his income. The "We Build the Wall" project, set up to help former President Donald Trump's border wall be built, raised about $25 million.

When did skydiving become a fundamental right?

Former IRS commissioners chime in: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-former-irs-commissioners-bidens-proposal-would-create-a-fairer-tax-system/2021/05/04/c4ee8346-acfc-11eb-ab4c-986555a1c511_story.html

If the state requires an ID to exercise a right, then the state should provide it free.

Another troll thread.

Gov. DeSantis panders to the imbecile voting block: https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/desantis-to-hold-press-conference-with-lawmakers-in-st-petersburg/

It's happened a lot over the past few days.

More about Samsel https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/02/mark-samsel-arrest-videos/

The stench of this is apparently beyond the olfactory powers of the GOP faithful.

Good job Mexico paid for it, right? We wouldn't want US taxpayers to pick up the tab for the perhaps the most stupid of Trump's many failed policies.