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Jessica Marschall's avatar

So much to say here after your extra extraordinary perspective. There was a school shooting today in Madison Wisconsin. We used to live close to there and our hearts are broken. There is too much death and hate. To me it is not a question of if we can afford universal healthcare. It is a question of when we want to clean out the biggest recipients of welfare. Just a few of these include anyone who borrows and pays over 10 K in mortgage interest, a small business owner with AGI over 500 K who can take the QBI loophole when W-2 and assets are added back. The dividends received deduction for a corporation who have had their corporate tax rates slashed from 35% to 21% since 2018. And here is the “surprising “part. Those increased earnings from most C corps are not trickling down. We have stock buybacks and more wealth being created by the top 1 to 3% than in the prior three decades. This tax bill cost the Americans 4 trillion a year in lost revenue. Implement a fair tax system and one can magically now afford universal healthcare.

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Lisa Pellegrino's avatar

What an important insight that many don't have because we're not as well versed in the very complex tax codes. Would love to read more of your writing on this Jessica.

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ChrisR17's avatar

The fact that so many people are applauding a murder shows there's something incredibly wrong with for-profit medicine.

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