C.<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p>Questions and an idea for my <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USAnian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAnian</span></a> friends...</p><p>Your ~~feral~~ federal government is currently being commandeered by an executive that believes that it can rewrite the U.S. constitution via executive orders. One of the primary techniques they are using is usurping the congress's "power of the purse", by either refusing to spend congressionally-allocated funds, or by spending those funds on things other than congress allocated them for.</p><p>If the executive branch thinks it's fine to ignore your constitution and screw taxpayers with tax dollars, then...</p><p>1) Most of the feds' tax income comes from income tax and various <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> taxes.</p><p>2) Employers collect these taxes and remit them to the government.</p><p>3) Q: exactly *who* do they remit them to? Based on history, I would think this would be a state agency, who would keep the state/municipal portion and remit the rest to the federal government. Is this correct?</p><p>4) "Blue" states are, in general, net payers of tax dollars vs. federal services received.</p><p>5) "Red" states are, in general, the opposite - they receive more in federal services / support than they remit in taxes.</p><p>So, depending on the answer to (3), my <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idea</span></a> is: why don't blue states stop remitting funds to the federal <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a>? Don't steal it, just hold it in trust until the feds can be made to follow the law correctly.</p><p>I would think this would hurt the feds, a *lot*.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/remissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remissions</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/remit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>remit</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/RedState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedState</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/BlueState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueState</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/trust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trust</span></a></p>
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Paul Giulan<p>Median <a href="https://federate.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> in the <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is ~$75K.</p><p>It takes an income of ~$788K to be in the top 1% of earners nationally.</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AZ</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/GA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/HI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ID</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IL</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/KS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KS</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/KY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KY</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/LA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ME</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MD</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MS</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MO</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/MT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NE</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NV</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NH</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NJ</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NM</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NY</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/NC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ND</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OH</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OK</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OR</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/SD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SD</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TN</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VT</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WV</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/WY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WY</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maps</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/graphics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graphics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“The only way fascism works, the only way authoritarianism works, is if the country is in chaos and mis-educated. So year after year, attacks on public education were not by accident. They were by design, they were strategic.” </p><p>~ Jamaal Bowman</p><p>Returning control of education to the states will assure poorer education, and also religious intrusion in the educational process.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br>/6</p><p><a href="https://zeteo.com/p/deportations-and-dumbing-down-trump-attacks-education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zeteo.com/p/deportations-and-d</span><span class="invisible">umbing-down-trump-attacks-education</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The politics of shutting down the Department of Education is another massive leak in his boat."</p><p>~ Dan Pfeiffer</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br>/5</p><p><a href="https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-politically-insane-decision" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-po</span><span class="invisible">litically-insane-decision</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"The bulk of the education department’s budget is made up of federal grant and loan programs, including the $18.4bn Title I program that provides funding to low-income K-12 schools and the $15.5bn Idea program that helps cover the education costs for students with disabilities."</p><p>~ Jem Bartholomew</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a><br>/4</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/21/first-thing-trump-signs-executive-order-to-dismantle-us-department-of-education</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In Trump’s America, quality education will be the prerogative of people who are wealthy, people who are white, people who are neurotypical. If your kid needs service for English as a second language or special education, you’re going to be out of luck if the administration gets its way."</p><p>The word "federal" linked to "education" has stuck in the craw of Trump's white Southern base since the integration period.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <br>/2</p>
Nando161<p>No one should have to <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> in pain or sacrifice their <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> to care for their <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Reproductive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reproductive</span></a> leave would allow <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> to care for their health without <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> stress or fear of <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a>.</p><p>Let’s create fairer <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/workplaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workplaces</span></a> for all workers. Sign the <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/petition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petition</span></a> to call on 10 days of reproductive leave today!</p><p><a href="https://www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/reproductive-leave-for-every-worker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">megaphone.org.au/petitions/rep</span><span class="invisible">roductive-leave-for-every-worker</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/classwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwar</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/ausgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ausgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/tasgov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tasgov</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/taspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taspol</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/politas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politas</span></a></p>
C.<p>> Canadian leisure travel to U.S. down 40% in February, Flight Centre says.</p><p>That is a *lot* of Canadian money not going into Florida, Arizona, Texas (and other places) as usual. Like, a lot a lot.</p><p>That much of a drop in tourism income is undoubtedly killing jobs in those very MAGA states.</p><p>So, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Floridians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floridians</span></a>, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Arizonans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizonans</span></a> ... contact your congresscritter, contact your senator. Yell at them to stop the BS your president is stirring up. You're the ones who can stop this.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p>In <a href="https://federate.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>, 3 people own more <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> than the bottom half.</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/wages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wages</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/investing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investing</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/asset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asset</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/visualization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visualization</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DataViz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataViz</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>U.S. <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Sales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sales</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Price" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Price</span></a> to <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Income</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Ratio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ratio</span></a> (1984-2022)</p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, the popular <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> care program for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/low" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>low</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>, covers nearly half of all <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/births" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>births</span></a> in America. Almost half of the nation’s children are also enrolled in the program. But <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> who control <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> are reportedly weighing cuts to the program that would help pay for President <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> policy, which is expected to include permanent tax breaks for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> Americans. <a href="https://19thnews.org/2025/02/medicaid-insurance-benefits-mothers-caregivers-children/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2025/02/medicaid-</span><span class="invisible">insurance-benefits-mothers-caregivers-children/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a></p>
Mayor Gamal Sherif<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Strandjunker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Strandjunker</span></a></span> <br>Excellent data.</p><p>Corporations should be required to provide a <a href="https://c.im/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> so that people can afford to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities.</p><p>I'm also going to <a href="https://c.im/tags/learn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learn</span></a> more about a guaranteed maximum <a href="https://c.im/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> so that the wealthiest earn only their fair share.</p>
Mayor Gamal Sherif<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@scottsantens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scottsantens</span></a></span> This article/review has been really helpful. </p><p>I'm coming around to the idea (!) that <a href="https://c.im/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> should be ensured through guarantees of equitable healthcare, housing, transportation, education, retirement, etc., first through a progressive fee structure in which corporations' profits are directed to these social goods.</p><p>Second, corporations should be required to provide a <a href="https://c.im/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> so that people can afford to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities.</p><p>Third, I'd like to learn more about a guaranteed maximum <a href="https://c.im/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> so that the wealthiest earn only their fair share.</p>
Jonathan<p>A higher <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> makes people less empathetic.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jmcrookston/113155463916369887" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@jmcrookston/1</span><span class="invisible">13155463916369887</span></a></p>
Danny Boling ☮️<p>"Only little people pay taxes." 🤏</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>'s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> had $2.3 billion of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> in 2024 but paid zero dollars in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IncomeTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeTax</span></a>. Over the past three years, it reports $10.8 billion of income on which its current federal tax was just $48 million — a three-year federal tax rate of just 0.4% — more than 50x less than the statutory <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> tax rate of 21%. </p><p><a href="https://itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-federal-income-tax-in-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">itep.org/tesla-reported-zero-f</span><span class="invisible">ederal-income-tax-in-2024/</span></a><br>Tesla Reported Zero Federal Income Tax on $2 Billion of U.S. Income in 2024 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IAmDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAmDB</span></a></p>
RationizedInsanity🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸<p>I am 31 and just went back in time to when I was 19.</p><p>When I was 19 I had just gotten done being <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> and got a job as a cashier/barista.</p><p>I worked until I was a lead host and waiter at a fancy restaurant in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> where I made six figures.</p><p>Quintupled my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> in two years of trying.</p><p>Right now I just got done being homeless, and found a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> as a cashier again. This time a grocery store after the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LAWildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAWildfires</span></a> took my last.</p><p>I'll try it again. </p><p>Always.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>
Robert van Lienden<p>I try to make some calculation of my expected income taxes for 2025.</p><p>But holy fuck. When diving deeper into the Dutch tax system, I realize that it's really really absurdly complex. I will make some thread.</p><p><a href="https://phpc.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/theNetherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theNetherlands</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dutch</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anon_opin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anon_opin</span></a></span> not to mention:</p><p>People who <em>"make a living"</em> off <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConditionlessIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConditionlessIncome</span></a>"</em> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RoboWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoboWealth</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CapitalGains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalGains</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dividents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dividents</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InterestRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InterestRates</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rent</span></a> should also be subject to the same <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Premiums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Premiums</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> terms as if they were <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageWorkers</span></a> with the same <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a>. </p><ul><li>After all, even a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaire</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Investor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Investor</span></a> can become <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> by virtue of loosing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> and/or unable to work by virtue of an accident, and it's safe to assume they could even become in need of permanent care.</li></ul><p>So it seems fair to demand they also pay their <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FairShare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairShare</span></a>"</em>, cuz if I as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WageWorker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WageWorker</span></a> can afford ~18% for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> and ~30% in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IncomeTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IncomeTax</span></a>, then they too can afford that!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InomeEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InomeEquality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TouchGrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TouchGrass</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SocialEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialEquality</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Billionares" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionares</span></a></p>
Christophe Bousquet<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Income</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> and the <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erosion</span></a> of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> in the twenty-first century</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@PNASNews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PNASNews</span></a></span></p><p>"The association between inequality and risk of democratic backsliding is robust, and holds under different measures and structures of both income inequality and wealth inequality. The association is unlikely to be a case of reverse causation. For concerned citizens seeking to understand why so many democracies are eroding and how to stop this process, [this] study indicates that policies for ameliorating inequality are a promising path forward."</p><p><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2422543121" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2422</span><span class="invisible">543121</span></a></p>
CBC Canada<p>The CEO-to-worker pay gap is still enormous — but a new report says it narrowed slightly in 2023<br>Canada's top-paid CEOs made over 200 times more than the average worker in 2023, says a new report — yet the gap between executives and employees narrowed slightly that year, as workers' wages rose and corporate profits declined during the comedown from high inflation.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ceo-worker-pay-ratio-narrowed-1.7421082?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/business/ceo-worke</span><span class="invisible">r-pay-ratio-narrowed-1.7421082?cmp=rss</span></a></p>
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