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CousinIT

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27. Which helps....NOBODY

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2026, 01:52 PM

Apr 29

Except corporate billionaires.

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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