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| 340644 | 21050 | Gutting NOAA | 57 | Bruce Fowler | Mar 14, 2025 | 2025-03-14T11:37:26-0400 | XXX said: Speaking of priorities: "Treasury's Office of Tax Analysis estimates that the top 0.1% of earners would get a tax cut of $314,000 under a full extension of the individual and estate tax provisions, with the total cost of those tax cuts amounting to $4.2 trillion between 2026 and 2035." Click to expand... THANK YOU for pointing this out. The massive amount of cuts, more like hacks currently being executed largely indiscriminately, is paving way to justifying giving huge tax breaks to the 1% and even more so the 1/10th of 1% uber rich. The citizens at the bottomof the ladder will receive on average $750 tax relief while wealthier citizens will receive tens of thousands of dollars relief. How did we get to the largest disparity of wealth in United States history? A brief history : Aristotle stated the the rich need to be protected, but there had to be some form of welfare to help balance the wealth inequity. This differs from James Madison, who emphasized to the 'founding fathers', all wealthy white male land & slaveowners, the importance of protecting their uh, asses........ At the time the Constitution was drafted, only 6% of Americans could vote....... you had to fit the description of the previous paragraph. The Constituion didn't establish a Democracy or Democratic Republic but more correctly a Plutocracy which has been supported by Oligarchs and embraced by the Aristocracy ever since. Eventually slaves counted for 3/5ths of a vote, then in June 1919 the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote being ratified in August 1920. Ironically it wasn't until June 2, 1924 that congress enacted the Indians Citizens Act which granted citizenship to all Native Americans. Footnote: The Constitution was an intentionally vague document, partially because it was impossible for the Framers to predict the evolution of society. The biggest flaw, considered by most historians, is the protection of slavery. James Madison argued a "Bill fo Rights" was not needed, but it was debated & adopted thereby clarifying many things the Constitution didn't address. The smaller colonies refused to ratify the Constituion unless they were guaranteed equal representation, hence the "Electoral College" was devised, a compromise whose existence remains highly controversial to this day. |