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The 1000+ billionaires enjoy paying 8.5% income taxes plus their SS income is capped at $168,600 this year. Many of the corporate CEOs earn that in a week or less.

CFDT has made promises to extend the ridiculous tax cuts that have handcuffed the Federal budget process since 2018.

Of course the Republicans didn't mind adding $7.9 trillion to the national debt under CFDT. But now we have to cut spending because of the runaway debt.

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Of course they didn't mind; as long as the money keeps flowing into their pockets and their donors' pockets, they don't care where it comes from. If it comes form the pockets of ordinary people, even better: it keeps them poor, angry and easy to oppress.

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