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applegrove

(126,909 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 05:26 PM 8 hrs ago

Pete Buttigieg:

All of us - not just those on Medicaid or food stamps - will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget package. Here's how.
— Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) 2025-07-20T13:17:10.329Z

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Pete Buttigieg: (Original Post) applegrove 8 hrs ago OP

He's so clear and uncomplicated in his explanations. Bumbles 7 hrs ago #1

All MAGA's get is Pete's gay. Gimpyknee 7 hrs ago #4

Welcome to DU orangecrush 7 hrs ago #7

Also, they will stay in denial no matter who gives them correct information mdbl 5 hrs ago #9

What I wish Democrats had tried... SickOfTheOnePct 7 hrs ago #2

Thank you, Pete! You always get right to the heart of the matter! HeartsCanHope 7 hrs ago #3

hes right dont ya know . ragun had his tax cuts for the rich and now with this ones in office i dont know. AllaN01Bear 7 hrs ago #5

Man...Pete was RIGHT THERE. Tom Dyer 7 hrs ago #6

Beto was RIGHT THERE. Kamala Harris was Right there. Tom Dyer 7 hrs ago #8

Bumbles

(406 posts)

1. He's so clear and uncomplicated in his explanations.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:26 PM

7 hrs ago

Even MAGAts should get it.

Gimpyknee

(358 posts)

4. All MAGA's get is Pete's gay.

Reply to Bumbles (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:28 PM

7 hrs ago

orangecrush

(25,707 posts)

7. Welcome to DU

Reply to Gimpyknee (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:10 PM

7 hrs ago

mdbl

(6,952 posts)

9. Also, they will stay in denial no matter who gives them correct information

Reply to Gimpyknee (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:27 PM

5 hrs ago

because they would rather be conned by a charlatan like Dump - not to take away the fact of your original assertion.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,982 posts)

2. What I wish Democrats had tried...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 06:26 PM

7 hrs ago

...although I know Republicans wouldn't have allowed it, was to stick with what President Biden ran on and wanted to implement, which was keep the federal income tax cuts for those making less than $200,000 of taxable income ($400,000 for couples), and jack up the rates about those amounts. The wider, lower brackets at those income levels would have kept cuts for those who are most likely to spend that extra money.