@UziCryptoo Pay your local taxes, slug. Grow up.
In this country, only the wealthy get to avoid responsibility.
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The Idle Archer
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My home is paid off.
My wife & I allegedly own it FREE & CLEAR.
But today we got a bill for property taxes.
If we don't pay it, ARMED MEN will come & take it from us & then cage me until I pay them MY MONEY.
So do I own it?
Am I really free?
I already pay 35% income tax + easily another 15% taxes in:
-Sales.
-Gas & fuel.
-Capital gains.
-Plethora of other taxes.
TAXATION IS THEFT.
Property tax shouldn't exist.
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@AdamKinzinger GenX is the only generation Trump carried in 2024 - and by 8 points.
That generation shouldn't be anywhere near a voting booth, let alone the White House.
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Philip Klein@philipaklein
Looks like Gen X delivered the White House to Trump.
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Quick point. We have had 4 baby boomer presidents. 5 if you count Biden, who is right on the edge. We’ve had ZERO Gen X. We went from almost no debt, to almost 40 trillion. That generation has left us with a debt we can never repay.
The GOP boomers were so angry at “immigrants” and brainwashed by @foxnews they elected the worst president again (GOP primary and general) instead of relinquishing power to Gen X.
It’s time we pass the torch.
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@PGHGOPcommittee Your trickle down BS won't work anymore.
If the federal govt is any indicator, it'll be record deficits, tax cuts for the rich, closed hospitals, no vaccines, falling life expectancy, no jobs, stormtroopers, "infrastructure week," Trump's name on the Carnegie Museum.
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If you’ve ever wondered what Pittsburgh would look like as a Republican-run city, you are seeing it now. Downtown is shining: cleaner streets via public works, strong visible law enforcement keeping everyone safe, and a highly coordinated event with the NFL & federal partners. This isn’t an exception — it’s a Republican proof-of-concept:
• Public safety as a constant
• Routine cleanup & beautification
• Strong private-sector partnerships
• Efficient operations without temporary surges
When Pittsburgh stays safe, clean, and well-run, businesses invest, visitors return, and the city levels-up.
#nfldraft
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@hughhewitt @ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena is so old school that I am surprised she doesn't use a typewriter. I say that as a term of endearment, not an insult. She writes the way people used to write in the 80's and 90's. I feel her passion for her subjects, especially BUTLER. Great book!
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“Going full Yinzer.” @ZitoSalena unplugged. She doesn’t need any amplifiers when she is writing about Pittsburgh.
ZitoSalena@ZitoSalena
“Pittsburgh is just built different,” Rooney said as he looked out at the convergence of a vivid black and gold field filled with young people from the neighborhood socializing with Steeler head coach Mike McCarthy. The future of this region’s potential is converging right in front of the world, Rooney says. He points to the innovators in robotics and AI at CMU, the U.S. Steel Tower in the city’s skyline, and the young people whose legacy of grit and hard work, passed down by their parents, can experience it all. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/column…
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States where fewer adults hold a college degree are almost all reliably red. States above that threshold are almost all reliably blue. It is the single most reliable predictor of how a county votes.
1 in 4 Trump voters agreed that God had personally ordained his election victory.
Gandalv@Microinteracti1
Tariff refunds will total billions of dollars. Now, you might reasonably ask who looked at all this and cheered. Good question. Allow me to introduce you to them. Two thirds of Trump’s voters in 2024 did not have a college degree. That is not an insult. That is a Pew Research finding. The gap between college graduates and non-graduates voting Republican was 13 points in 2024, wider than in 2020, and wider again than in 2016. It is a chasm that keeps getting bigger.  These are the people who watched a man promise that China would pay America’s bills, nodded thoughtfully, and voted for him anyway. Twice. In some cases three times, if you count the primaries. States where fewer adults hold a college degree are almost all reliably red. States above that threshold are almost all reliably blue. It is, at this point, the single most reliable predictor of how a county votes. More reliable than income. More reliable than religion. More reliable, frankly, than common sense. And when the bill arrived, when $166 billion turned out to have been paid by American businesses and passed directly onto American families through higher prices on strollers, brake pads, and olive oil, these same voters did not pause for reflection. They went on social media and explained that actually, the deep state had rigged the Supreme Court. One in four Trump voters agreed that God had personally ordained his election victory.  Not metaphorically. Literally divinely appointed. This is the electorate that was asked to evaluate a 50-page trade policy and determine whether tariffs are paid by the exporter or the importer. They got it wrong, obviously. But here is the thing about Trump’s genius, and I use the word with the generosity I normally reserve for describing a broken lawnmower as “retro.” He did not need them to understand the policy. He needed them to feel it. And what they felt was that someone, finally, was sticking it to the foreigners. The details were irrelevant. The foreigners were laughing. He was going to make them stop. The foreigners are still laughing. The Americans paid $166 billion to fund that particular fantasy, and are now watching Walmart collect the refund. You really cannot make this up. Though apparently, you can make them vote for it. Gandalv / @Microinteracti1
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Pennsylvania has the potential to lead in jobs, growth, and opportunity.
The future isn’t fixed; it’s decided. ⚖️
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@PAGOP You totally fail the people and the country, Mike. Every day you've been in office.
x.com/DarrigoMelanie…
Melanie D'Arrigo@DarrigoMelanie
44% of Americans are paid less than a living wage. Insurance companies deny necessary healthcare. The food industry price gouges on groceries. While US billionaires increased their wealth by $1.5 trillion in the last year. Just in case you wanted to blame a lack of savings on “personal choices.”
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Congressman Kelly OP-ED: Putting Working Families First 🇺🇸
Congressman Mike Kelly and our Republican Congressional Delegation are producing real results.
The Working Families Tax Cuts are doing exactly what they promised: putting more money back in people’s pockets and boosting wages.
Americans received significant relief: lower taxes, higher take home pay, no tax on tips, and no tax on overtime.
That’s what happens when you fight for the people who actually keep this country running.
Read more 📖: post-gazette.com/opinion/guest-…
#PAGOP #MikeKelly #TaxCuts
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@ScottPaterno U ignoring key facts is what's repulsive:
🔬Trump orders Abbott to redraw TXs' maps mid-cycle because he can't win a fair fight.
🔬Virginians VOTE for a TEMPORARY redistricting measure to level the playing field.
🗝️Proportional representation is a fix.
yalelawandpolicy.org/inter_alia/non…
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We’ll see if it stands up.
Either way, calling this a win for democracy is fucking repulsive. It’s a win for partisan politics at its most base.
Barack Obama@BarackObama
Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.
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@PhillyGov Fix PA's regressive tax structure-4th worst in US
Surcharge those making over $1 million/yr
Gas severance tax at same rate as TX (we've lost $20B since 2012)
Independent redistrict commission
Reform @palegis rules + gift ban
Fund edu
Transit rev source
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Since it looks increasingly likely that the Dems will win the PA State Senate this November, I think I should put down some benchmarks on what I think Shapiro has to do to be considered a "success" as the governor of PA with full control of the state legislature.
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The Idle Archer retweetledi
Ossoff: The Mar-a-Lago mafia has taken American corruption to spectacular new heights, but corruption in America runs a lot deeper than Donald Trump. Because how does American politics really work?
It's coin-operated. Money goes in, favors come out. It's been running on secret money, corporate money, billionaire money. Both sides, both sides. Citizens United was the worst court decision in modern American history.
It's why members of Congress don't listen to the people; they listen to their donors.
And this corruption is why insurance companies get away with denying your claim for a procedure you needed to save your life.
This corruption is why Big Tech’s still allowed to spy on us and track our every move and sell our private lives to the highest bidder.
This corruption is why the ultra rich get tax cuts while you pay more for everything.
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The Idle Archer retweetledi
Not enough people are talking about this.
Hungary’s incoming PM has said that Viktor Orbán used Hungarian government funds to help finance CPAC, the flagship networking event for GOP candidates, members of Congress, and conservative media in this country.
Under U.S. law, that is not just a Hungarian problem. Foreign governments are barred from spending money in American elections, and Americans are forbidden from soliciting or accepting it. If these allegations are true, this is a direct attack on the integrity of American democracy.
We need a full investigation by Congress, the FEC, and the DOJ. The American people deserve to know exactly what flowed from Orbán’s government into this country’s political ecosystem, who was on the receiving end, and what it bought.
ms.now/opinion/new-hu…
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Michigan has become a center of US electoral reform. Abolished gerrymandering. Easier to vote. Financial disclosures.
The moves were all enacted by citizens referenda to amend the state constitution, bypassing the legislature & breaking partisan gridlock.
theglobeandmail.com/world/us-polit…
FixHarrisburg@FIxHarrisburg
🐌2of2 Redistricting reform House Bill 31 has 65 cosponsors. palegis.us/legislation/bi… Senate Bill 131 has 21 cosponsors. palegis.us/legislation/bi… We haven't found bills with more cosponsors, but committee chairs won't given them a vote. Fix Harrisburg. fixharrisburg.com
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#Pittsburgh
That is a committed democrat driving the streets of deep blue Pittsburgh.
The most unpopular presidential candidate of all time and she still is on your car 2 years later!
This just made me giggle as I was out and about today.
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The Idle Archer retweetledi
Finally, an explanation that cuts through the noise: California isn't actually taxing its residents at the highest rates in the country, despite what you've heard. This is a perfect example to set the record straight. Stay informed. #DemsUnited
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The Idle Archer retweetledi
🐌1of2 Many state legislatures have adjourned for the year. PA legislature: record low # of days in session, record low # of bills passed this year.
How many? TEN. Check them out.
palegis.us/statutes/legis…
Largest full-time legislature. 3rd highest salaries.
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@psu_chris @ScottPaterno The insatiable greed of billionaires could never succeed without you philistines.
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@archer_idle @ScottPaterno well that just seems dumb.. taxation is theft but to be a martyr or speak as you are one.. is just as mind boggling...
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OK, what percentage of total taxes did each bracket actually pay? If equity is your aim...
Melanie D'Arrigo@DarrigoMelanie
The wealthiest 5% of Americans paid less in taxes, the other 95% paid more. He’s lying as if people don’t notice.
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The Idle Archer retweetledi
Donald Trump is a reflection of what America has become: a nation comprised primarily of uneducated, arrogant, racist buffoons without a conscience or even basic social skills, scamming their way thru life with impunity while believing that laws apply only to other people.
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@psu_chris @ScottPaterno I hear ya. I turned down promotions, refused to buy a TV, drive or own a home because of taxes.
Mind boggling indeed.
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@ScottPaterno i would ask as in sales tax, property tax, fuel tax, tolls and other misc. their focus on income tax just makes an incentive to make less and not more income.. it boggles my mind
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@ScottPaterno Basing tax policy on "percentage of paid taxes" will keep crushing a US working/middle class already on life support.
Saddled with PA's 4th most regressive tax system, PA households making $30k to $80k pay higher effective tax rates than they do in NJ.
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The Idle Archer retweetledi
.@JamesTalarico: Working Texans are paying more in taxes than they did last year, and they are paying about twice what billionaires are paying.
The average American pays about 14.5% in federal income taxes. The richest 400 billionaires are paying half that.
I think that’s fundamentally unfair, and billionaires do this by using loopholes in order to lower their taxable income. Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos can buy yachts and private jets, claim that they’re business expenses, and use it to lower their taxes.
I think we should close these loopholes — and we should ensure that next time tax day rolls around, the average Texan is paying less than a billionaire.
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