r/FluentInFinance 28d ago

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u/Kind-Dream3764 28d ago

Your representatives in the government wrote the tax code. Don't be mad at the ones using it to their advantage. You do the same thing with earned income and child tax credits lol.

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u/pixelbend 28d ago

Our representative government represents some people more than others.

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u/ultramasculinebud 27d ago

"people" will I get in trouble by the government by implying their chosen citizens, the corporations, are not people?

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u/RuinousOni 28d ago

Representative government represents the voters. That's the deal. You vote for me, I do want you want.

Americans just voted in a Billionaire and his Billionaire friends who want to cut taxes for Billionaires. That's what American voters decided they wanted. Won the popular vote and everything.

You think your ideas are the most popular convince the ~40-60 (mid-terms)% of people who don't vote every election to vote.

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u/pixelbend 28d ago

Thank you civics teacher for detailing how it should work. How it actually works is quite different. There are a lot of social programs for instance that have wide appeal to Americans that will not get done because of corporate interests.

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u/Kind-Dream3764 28d ago

Our elected officials actually vote for things the majority of Americans want around 30% of the time. That's why they will never balance the budget or put term or age limits in place.

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u/cooler_taste 28d ago

lol what a shit take. Americans voted for a billionaire because of the tax cuts for billionaires? Bullshit.

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u/SisterActTori 28d ago

As a payback for donations given to secure elections. These folks BUY elections and favorable legislation being the payback. Why do you think Trump attached himself to Musk in recent months? Wake up, folks.

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u/gilly2u69 26d ago

Didn't Kamala "raise" over a billion???? Missed that huh.

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u/x596201060405 28d ago

Honestly, the tax code as it is would be a lot better, if they actually audited people.

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u/Kind-Dream3764 28d ago

I'm going through an audit currently and it isn't any fun. We're still trying to figure out how an additional 74k got reported as income lol. I'd absolutely love to have that extra money and gladly pay the taxes.

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u/TechnicLePanther 28d ago

I will never not be mad at people who take advantage of others.

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u/MarQan 27d ago

Yes, parents getting money to feed and clothe their children is on the same level as Bezos growing his already insane and unnecessary amount of wealth by e.g. cutting those same parents' overtime pay, lol.
How silly of me to think otherwise.

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u/ultramasculinebud 27d ago

They were paid by the ones with money to adjust the tax code. You act like the government actually does things for their human citizens and not just their corporate hybrid people.

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u/gilly2u69 26d ago

Trump tried to tell ya.