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NCDem47

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4. Sorry, this does NOTHING to help with:

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 08:36 AM

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Paying at the pump
Putting food on the table
Cutting the electric bill
Making rent
Reducing health insurance premiums and prescription costs

THESE dammit. THESE are what most Americans wake up to every day and grapple with. Capital gains only matter to the Top 10%

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Republicans eye capital gains tax cut to ease voters' anxieties [View all] demmiblue Apr 29 OP

More tax cuts for the rich. doc03 Apr 29 #1

Yep............... Lovie777 Apr 29 #3

Not surprising. It's their remedy for everything. nt Buns_of_Fire Apr 29 #17

Tra la, just making up our own valuations and deciding what we should pay for taxes Prairie Gates Apr 29 #2

I read of a proposal once that stated that, for tax purposes, you can affix Buns_of_Fire Apr 29 #36

Sorry, this does NOTHING to help with: NCDem47 Apr 29 #4

Tone deaf. Ms. Toad Apr 29 #5

More like the donor class, not the voting class. LeftInTX Apr 29 #6

I was puzzled by the tone deaf proposal but you nailed it. LT Barclay Apr 29 #25

A dog whistle since donors are also voters..LOL They're just a very small group of voters! LeftInTX Apr 29 #26

A tax cut for the rich will surely help Americans paying $5.00 a gallon for gas because of the Epstein War Botany Apr 29 #7

How is that going to help the average Luciferous Apr 29 #8

The billionaires will be able to sell their massive amounts of stock finally newdeal2 Apr 29 #10

I'd spend all my savings.... SergeStorms Apr 29 #18

Most workers edhopper Apr 29 #9

The latter. Ferrets are Cool Apr 29 #12

Fuck you Ted Cruz and FUCK you magats. Ferrets are Cool Apr 29 #11

Capital gains taxes???? Farmer-Rick Apr 29 #13

I thought this was from the Onion when I saw the headline. SamuelAdams Apr 29 #14

It would've sounded more realistic if Dr. T Apr 29 #21

So... the anxiety of 1,000 billionaire voters? Multichromatic Apr 29 #15

LOL. Gee, can't afford groceries but that CAPITAL GAINS TAX CUT sure will help! spudspud Apr 29 #16

Well, if you held your groceries for a couple years and sold them at a profit... Ocelot II Apr 29 #30

They only have one trick in their bag. nt City Lights Apr 29 #19

This is a joke, right? not fooled Apr 29 #20

I live on SSI, OPM, VA disability,, do I have capital gains? Otherwise, you can shove those capital gains alfredo Apr 29 #22

The average American doesn't invest or have enough money to benefit from a capital gains tax cut kimbutgar Apr 29 #23

to be fair it would be maybe 5-10 % but not the middle class JT45242 Apr 29 #31

In the late 80's and early 90's I was actively trading in the stock market and actually had to deal with capital gains kimbutgar Apr 29 #35

Giving another tax cut to the wealthy Picaro Apr 29 #24

Which helps....NOBODY CousinIT Apr 29 #27

On no planet ever in any multiverse did a capital gains tax cut help middle class and lower families make ends meet JT45242 Apr 29 #28

What if you are just an ordinary person with no capital to have gains on? Ocelot II Apr 29 #29

Clueless indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 29 #32

Ways to woo voters? Americanme Apr 29 #33

A deal made just for the rich! slightlv Apr 29 #34

Bloomberg? Icanthinkformyself Apr 29 #37