No one in the US pays 30% income tax. Only the top 10% have to pay more than 30%…and they’re rich enough to qualify for so many tax breaks at that point, that their effective rate is less than half that.
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Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Trump disavows supporters pushing Jeffrey Epstein 'bulls---': 'I don't want their support anymore!'46·4 days agoSo, is he saying that Epstein wasn’t a child sex-offender now? I thought he called him a creep, just the other day. Now it’s all just a hoax?
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic productionEnglish61·6 days agoAll while deporting as many farm workers as they can get their hands on. The US is headed for a self-inflicted famine.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•In reversal, Trump arms Ukraine and threatens sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil14·6 days agoI give it a week before he’s completely forgotten he said this.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Millions Kicked Off Medicaid? 'Don't Eat Carrot Cake,' Says Administrator Oz28·6 days agoI 100% blame Oprah for this.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Andrew Cuomo says he’ll run a third-party bid for New York mayor after losing Democratic primary162·6 days ago“Vote Blue No Matter Who!!”
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•1 in 3 teens have prediabetes, new CDC data shows2·7 days agoIs this based on RFK jr numbers?
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•Trump's sudden shifts make his policies baffling to countries trying to negotiate lower tariffsEnglish5·7 days agoLol! Ok. Would you buy something you don’t even need, from a supplier that is going to change the price on you every other day, just to try and fuck you over?
Nothing you said, makes up for the fact that Trump is an unreliable trade partner. In fact, all of the factors you mentioned make for very good reasons to find other supply connections. If those things are that important, then dealing with Trump is the stupidest way to try and guarantee steady business.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato Technology@lemmy.world•Chinese Scientists Create Cyborg Bees That Can Be Controlled Like Drones for Undercover Military MissionsEnglish7·8 days agoBut not for pollination?
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.world•Trump's sudden shifts make his policies baffling to countries trying to negotiate lower tariffsEnglish29·8 days agoThese countries need to walk away from the table until someone stable can take over negotiations. Why would anyone sign a trade deal with someone, knowing they are never going to honor the conditions they just agreed to? By next week, Trump will have completely forgotten that he signed anything…so why bother?
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Detained immigrants at 'Alligator Alcatraz' say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor67·8 days ago“Alligator Auschwitz”.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.ml•Japan vows resistance to US tariffs, raising fears of lasting rift in alliance8·10 days agoAnyone who still thinks Trump will respect any current US alliances, needs to think again.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.ml•Russian troops liberate Tolstoy community in Donetsk region over past day34·10 days agoFirst link - about detention for protesting. Thanks for proving my point about people in Russia having more freedoms and at least some chance to protest. In Ukraine you would not even think about, as you would be kidnapped and sent to the meatgrinder immediately.
So…you didn’t actually read the article then? Because it goes into quite a bit of detail about how protestors are being jailed and the media is being censored. Which is the exact opposite of what you are claiming.
Second link also further proves my point - “conscripts cannot legally be deployed to participate in military operations in Ukraine”, so in other words you are not sent to die in the meatgrinder. The following example of conscripts actually getting into war is about Ukraine invading (!!) Kursk oblast, where they murdered soldiers and civilians. The stories about the actual kidnappings are just that - stories. Perhaps if you look really hard you would be able to find 1 or 2 videos of that happening in Russia, where individual officers overstep their authority, in Ukraine its systematic, and well the only way to keep the war going.
Again…you didn’t actually read the whole article, did you? That one detail you quoted, is being circumvented by several new changes to the law, and in many cases is simply ignored by commanding officers in the field. All that is in the article. Along with the fact that those who resist the draft or try to avoid conscription are often beaten, tasered and forced to join anyway, or they are sent to prison for as much as two years…and then they are sent to war after that.
Your arguments are so transparently disingenuous that there is really no point in providing you with any further information. You are obviously just going to ignore it.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.ml•Russian troops liberate Tolstoy community in Donetsk region over past day34·10 days agoYou mean, something like this? Or maybe this?
If you want to complain about how one side is doing something bad…it helps if the side you’re defending isn’t also doing the same thing. And for the record, sarcasm is really only effective if the point you’re trying to make, is valid. Bullshitting your way through an argument, is just intellectually dishonest.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.ml•Russian troops liberate Tolstoy community in Donetsk region over past day36·10 days agoRussia also drafts civilians. Hundreds of thousands of them, so far. So, what you are saying, is pure bullshit. Russia doesn’t give a fuck how many civilians die for Putin’s war.
If they did care, it would be the easiest thing in the world to solve. Just withdraw their troops and go home. Everyone lives. The ongoing death toll has always been up to them. They chose this.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•New U.S. Army Shaving Rule Could Affect Many Black Soldiers181·11 days agoThis is intentional.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.ml•Russian troops liberate Tolstoy community in Donetsk region over past day85·11 days agoThat’s already after the initial crime has been committed…and is a direct result of it.
It also intentionally mischaracterized what that article is talking about. Russia isn’t “liberating” the people in those regions. They are stealing that land, and calling it “liberation”.
Archangel1313@lemmy.cato World News@lemmy.ml•Russian troops liberate Tolstoy community in Donetsk region over past day610·11 days agoNo one was preventing anyone from leaving the country…they just don’t get to take the land with them. That’s not how it works. The word for that is “stealing”.
Then you need to fire your accountant…or start taking their advice. Either way, you’re doing it wrong.