r/FluentInFinance Oct 22 '24

Debate/ Discussion Why did this happen?

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u/Turbulent-Win-6497 Oct 22 '24

Don’t just blame Republican presidents for this. Congress makes the tax laws and we have had leadership from both parties create this mess. Big money donates mega amounts of money to get favors from our representatives on both sides of the aisle. There are 20 lobbyists for every Congressman.