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Rich people are not the cause of a robust economy, they are the result of a robust economy. Ron Garret, Patriotic Millionaire and Angel Investor
One-time bonuses mean next to nothing to American workers.
One-time windfall and long-term mistake.
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The super-rich use tax havens to evade 25% of their income taxes.
The IRS estimates that there could be as much as $406 billion sitting offshore, untaxed.
If you made your money in America, you should be taxed in America.
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Art Laffer is the architect of trickle-down economics.
He doesn't deserve the Medal of Freedom.
He deserves to be a footnote in history books when we talk about the fiscal ruin that his ideas caused for working Americans. https://t.co/MRLBPxqQjK