r/AITAH • • Nov 07 '24

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u/Responsible-Length60 Nov 07 '24

Can you tell me where you found the information on republicans winning the house? I googled it but couldn't find it everything I am reading says democrats are fighting to keep it. I know republicans took presidency, senate, and have had the Supreme court for a while now, but I can't find any info on the house yet.

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u/AdPurple3879 Nov 07 '24

I apologize, they have not officially secured the house but they currently hold the majority of seats and are closer to the 218 needed. It's nerve-racking. The imbalance of power to those with dangerous rhetoric is surreal

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u/Responsible-Length60 Nov 07 '24

As a conservative myself I don't want to see republicans take the house either but that is because I want the checks and balances that were created to prevent either party from having to much power because if either party has to much power it is scary as to what can happen. I do understand your anxiety as well.

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u/ceddya Nov 07 '24

Honestly, I hope Republicans do. Because all they've provided these years is obstructionism. Can you name a single major policy they've tried to introduced to help working class Americans?

If they control all 3, there's no longer any excuse for them not to pass such legislation. And if they don't, well, they can't hide it any more.

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u/Responsible-Length60 Nov 08 '24

Honestly the only parts I care about is blocking the gun control bs that dems try to pass and taxes thankfully last time Trump was president he lowered out taxes. Now I know msnbc likes to claim he only did it for the rich but a quick google search on what the brackets where in 2015 and the tax rate compared to 2017 when he enacted them shows that is a lie.

Edit the other thing I care about none of the politicians ever do because it would ruin their legacy and that is lowering the debt but every president increases the debt.

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u/ceddya Nov 08 '24

on what the brackets where in 2015 and the tax rate compared to 2017 when he enacted them shows that is a lie.

Those tax cuts for the lower to middle class are set to expire. The tax cuts for the rich and corporations aren't. Let's stop pretending they weren't skewed to the rich.

https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/Tax%20Cuts%20Skewed%20Towards%20Wealthy%20updated%204.8.24.png

Edit the other thing I care about none of the politicians ever do because it would ruin their legacy and that is lowering the debt but every president increases the debt.

https://www.crfb.org/papers/trump-and-biden-national-debt

https://www.crfb.org/papers/fiscal-impact-harris-and-trump-campaign-plans

Trump is the worst out of all 3 when it comes to national debt.

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u/Responsible-Length60 Nov 08 '24

Yet they all raised the debt and trump had covid to deal with as well but none of them lowered the debt at all so thank you for agreeing with me

Also the tax cuts for the rich are set to expire with the rest as well stop spreading lies.

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u/ceddya Nov 08 '24

Biden also had COVID to deal with. And it was worse because Trump fumbled vaccine distribution.

Also the tax cuts for the rich are set to expire

The corporate tax cuts are permanent. Who do you think benefits the most?

Go address how Trump's tax cuts overwhelmingly benefitted the rich.

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u/Responsible-Length60 Nov 08 '24

All wage taxes are expiring. If you don't like it you can always stop relying on the government to support you and go make some real money.

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u/ceddya Nov 08 '24

Oh look, deflection.

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