What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[Admiral Yi]

Do people who itemize sales tax hold on to every single receipt for the year?  That sounds like a fucking nightmare.

[garbon]

Do people who itemize sales tax hold on to every single receipt for the year?  That sounds like a fucking nightmare.

Well presumably, one would only do it with a bunch of big item ticketed purchases, no? I mean, I guess you could save every receipt from every single purchase but seems like most normal people wouldn't do that.

[Berkut]

90% of the benefit of SALT deduction goes to people making more than 100K.  From The Economist.

OK? So what?

That is a pretty carefully constructed choice of words. 90% "of the benefit". Not 90% of the people who benefit, but 90% of the benefit.

It's not like a household income of $100k is some exorbitant amount.

[Admiral Yi]

OK? So what?

That is a pretty carefully constructed choice of words. 90% "of the benefit". Not 90% of the people who benefit, but 90% of the benefit.

It's not like a household income of $100k is some exorbitant amount.

So it's regressive.

Yes.  If 200 million people benefited by a penny and 10 people got a million dollars each, it would be silly to mention that 2,000,010 people benefited.

I believe the article said people, not households.

edit: 200,000,010.  woops

[Berkut]

OK? So what?

That is a pretty carefully constructed choice of words. 90% "of the benefit". Not 90% of the people who benefit, but 90% of the benefit.

It's not like a household income of $100k is some exorbitant amount.

So it's regressive.

Yes.  If 200 million people benefited by a penny and 10 people got a million dollars each, it would be silly to mention that 2,000,010 people benefited.

I believe the article said people, not households.

edit: 200,000,010.  woops

This, right here, is why we have Trump.

Not the racists, not the assholes, but the supposedly middle of the road people who will back any bullshit ridiculous crap as long as it has the bearest alignment with their faith in some ideology.

This tax increase is not being proposed because it exists in some vacuum and someone realized it was regressive and poor policy or tax structuring. It is being proposed because

A) They need a way to pay for tax cuts for the ultra wealthy, and
B) There is a perception that this will target "liberal elites" and fuck those assholesand their high liberal state taxes.

And the Yi's of the world line right up to cheer the Tea Party on because they think it is sticking it to the right people.

[Admiral Yi]

I suck. 

[Berkut]

Just make sure you stay on message. They are counting on you!

[Admiral Yi]

Working on it!

[derspiess]

Damn it, Yi.  There's blood on your hands.

[Admiral Yi]

Damn it, Yi.  There's blood on your hands.

Sometimes sacrifices must be made to maintain bear alignments.

[FunkMonk]

What is it with the GOP and sexual molestation??

That being said, I believe Roy Moore will be elected President of the United States in 2024.

[Barrister]

What is it with the GOP and sexual molestation??

When did Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis CK join the GOP?

This is not an issue that breaks down by party line.

[crazy canuck]

That being said, I believe Roy Moore will be elected President of the United States in 2024.

Don't worry, Seedy says we won't make it that far into the future.

[Jacob]

What is it with the GOP and sexual molestation??

When did Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, and Louis CK join the GOP?

This is not an issue that breaks down by party line.

It'll be interesting to see to what degree the consequences are equivalent across political alignment lines in the US. That Trump's pussy grabbing had no impact seems to suggest that GOP aligned assaulters will suffer fewer consequences than the Weinsteins of the world, but perhaps the context has changed. Seems like in the UK, at least, consequences are accruing to Conservatives as well.

[CountDeMoney]

That being said, I believe Roy Moore will be elected President of the United States in 2024.

Don't worry, Seedy says we won't make it that far into the future.

Unless