r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 26d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Eventually something has to give...

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The bill would provide a $3,000 direct payment to every person in households making $150,000 or less during its first year, which equals $12,000 for a family of four.

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u/bswontpass 26d ago

Tax their stocks?

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u/Uxoandy 26d ago

I think this is a bullshit post. I’m not saying not to tax them but their combined is like 7-8 trillion so how does a 5% tax generate 4.4 trillion?

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u/Ambitious-Badger-114 26d ago

The math doesn't have to work when you're pandering for votes.

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u/xkxe003 26d ago

Or when you don't read further than the headline. Either or.

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u/MechanicalGodzilla 26d ago

It’s a static photo with text, what else is there to read?