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The world’s most critical technologies are now political weapons. Chips that power defense, AI, and infrastructure are suddenly leverage in a trade war. National security is fused with tariffs. Alliances are fragile. Supply chains tremble. Everything meant to stabilize commerce, innovation, and global trust is at risk. One post, one sentence, one tweet and the …
“Trillions of dollars is coming in from tariffs.” – Trump https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-says-his-tariffs-collected-trillions-in-revenue-so-far-here-s-the-real-figure/ar-AA1KoVft Yeah. The largest tax hike in American history. Tariff imports are a tax on Americans. Now they’re thinking about taxing exports too. Insane. 🔴 US Treasury Secretary Bessent floats rolling out export tax to more industries – FT. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) August 13, 2025 …
Article I, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution specifically reads: “No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.” Yet despite this clear prohibition, and his oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution, Trump is unilaterally imposing export taxes. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) August 13, 2025 I voted for Trump …
China shocked investors by announcing a new 6% tax on interest earned from government and bank bonds starting August 8, 2025. These bonds were tax free for decades, making them popular safe bets. Now, new bonds will face this tax while old ones keep their exemption until they mature. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-tax-report-international/china-to-tax-bond-interest-income-after-decades-of-exemption-1 The tax means the government …
How the richest vanish millions by hiding ownership behind shells and trusts. First, what is a shell company? A shell company is a legal entity that exists only on paper. No employees. No operations. No office. Its job? To hold assets without revealing the true owner. Perfect for the ultra-rich. pic.twitter.com/VmXqHHluyp — Finance Nerd (@Finance_Nerd_) …
JUST IN: Raising taxes leads to higher tax revenue. pic.twitter.com/lcQBtpOJBl — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) July 21, 2025
https://twitter.com/VoteHarrisOut/status/1939810401555714357 The Senate’s version of Donald Trump’s tax cut bill will cost the bottom 20% of taxpayers an average of $560 a year while giving an average boost of $6,055 to those at the top end, per Bloomberg. pic.twitter.com/EtgSox1l9N — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) July 1, 2025 $37,000,000,000,000.00 in debt… yet, we’re going to fund health care …
Yep pic.twitter.com/Ie0F9P4qGT — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) June 26, 2025 The welfare state is supposed to redistribute funds from times of plenty to times of need, as well as from rich to poor. That is why the nation’s most generous publicly financed benefits are reserved for seniors, who have less capacity to earn money and who …
New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has said he wants to “shift the tax burden” to “richer and whiter neighborhoods” if he secures election in November. https://www.newsweek.com/zohran-mamdani-proposes-taxing-whiter-neighborhoods-nyc-2091452 How do you feel folks about taxes based on race? Maybe I‘m not progressive enough, but it sounds racist to me. pic.twitter.com/O7vMAStn0Z — Michael A. Arouet …
Not only has Newson impoverished many Californians, he has been absolutely proud of it. Gas prices set to surge across California next week. California drivers are bracing for a substantial increase in gas prices starting July 1, as multiple new taxes and regulations take effect. Experts are divided on just how high prices will climb, but some …
The President of Mexico says, "If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico."pic.twitter.com/HkxRW2YUot — Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) June 10, 2025 Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pushing back against the proposed remittance tax, making it clear that Mexico will not accept new financial barriers …
ROME DIDN’T FALL – IT BLED OUT IN GOLD, TAXES & DEBT (AND WE’RE NOT IMMUNE) The Roman Empire, once a beacon of power and prosperity, crumbled under the weight of internal mismanagement, with reckless spending and currency devaluation playing pivotal roles in its decline. Rome’s vast empire required an immense military to defend its …
No surprises in the new CBO letter on Trump's tariffs. Tariffs will raise US tax revenue, reduce the size of the US economy, place upward pressure on prices for consumer and capital goods, and reduce average realincome for households. pic.twitter.com/sac0b2v9Gy — Erica York (@ericadyork) June 4, 2025 U.S. National Debt projected to soar to $55 …
🚨🇺🇸 JOE ROGAN: ELON PAID MORE TAXES IN 2024 THAN ANYONE IN HISTORY "Like I always hear that about Elon… 'he doesn't even pay taxes.' Elon paid more taxes in 2024 than any living human being that has ever existed. He paid something like ten billion dollars in taxes."… https://t.co/6NnJuJ1NVg pic.twitter.com/SP9O9yGrp2 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) …
I received my tax notice from the City of Edmonton. My property taxes are now $1,342 per month for a three-bedroom, two-bath bungalow, a one-year increase of $230 per month. We are seniors, living near the river valley and I’m retired. This increase is criminal and needs… — June Marie (@auntiemlin) May 20, 2025
Woman who gets $4,000 a month in food stamps with Section 8 paying 90% of her rent, upset she has to sell her 2024 BMW after being ratted out.pic.twitter.com/UaTQmKjBMK — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) May 5, 2025 Section 8 will cover up to $6,192/mo for one family. That's the equivalent of a $1 million house pic.twitter.com/2J4i94xKMB …
This is incredibly bad. What the IRS would be saying to millions of people, if they cave to Trump’s extraordinary demands, is “don’t file your taxes, because if you do, we’ll use it against you.” It would undermine and blow up generations of trust-building. It’s madness. https://t.co/KR5abzy7Me — Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) April 5, 2025
Trump’s dropping a tax bomb: no levies for Americans under $150,000 once the budget’s balanced. Howard Lutnick’s spilling the goods—this is MAGA genius, not some empty promise. Slashing taxes for the working stiffs while torching the deficit? That’s the art of the deal, folks.… — Saggezza Eterna (@FinalTelegraph) March 13, 2025 Trump’s dropping a tax …
In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration is pushing for tax reform that would eliminate federal income taxes for individuals earning less than $150,000 per year. This proposal is a lifeline for the middle class, aiming to lift the financial burden and spur economic activity. BREAKING: Trump administration pushing to eliminate taxes for individuals earning …
NANCY PELOSI STILL RECOVERING FROM MAJOR HIP SUREGERY.pic.twitter.com/lSNTzSUNjt — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 7, 2025
We won the last election by complaining about Democrats' policies, which gave us high prices. Tariff lovers will be forced to explain the persistence of high prices…https://t.co/1Tc9HdSEHi — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 1, 2025 Out of all the news headlines that came out this weekend, this is the most shocking . pic.twitter.com/gwXrMDiM7y — Anna Wong …
This is the best hack that only a few know. One of the best reasons to invest in the stock market. First, the standard deduction in 2025 is $30,000 for married couples. So, the first $30,000 you pull out of your investments or salary is tax-free from a federal tax standpoint. — The Money Cruncher, …
TRUMP TO PUTIN: "Let's get this war over with. We can do it the easy way… or the hard way." pic.twitter.com/YFyZBoTiZR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 22, 2025 pic.twitter.com/WpWwDdf7kb 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 | Trump says he sees new sanctions against Russia as "likely" if Putin rejects negotiations. "Zelensky told me he wants to make a deal, I don't …
Desperately trying to recoup their 2024 losses. — Bill -_- (@UbiquitousGDM) January 7, 2025
We live in a world today where your mortgage payment is becoming the “cheap” part of your house payment while your taxes and in insurance are now taking up more than half of your monthly house payment for many folks across the country. This is the future and current reality of homeownership for anyone looking …
“Depending on the nature and the rate and how it’s structured, it could be pretty substantial,” Clark Packard, a research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, told FOX Business about the impact of tariffs on consumer prices. “He talked on the campaign trail about a 10% to 20% …
10 years at least to pay for lockdown. Increasing prices, increased tax, increasing inflation; all forms of tax repayment since Mar 2020 — Rob Moore (@robprogressive) December 20, 2024
