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6. The poor have to pay more. They say....

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:15 AM

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I remember repubs saying this during the run up to the election.

They have been saying it for years.

I guess this is what they meant.

drop the taxes on the very wealthy altogether

raise or leave in place everyone elses taxes.

Taxes on the bottom 90% and tarrifs on everyone is how they intend to change the system.

This has been the goal of the repubs for a long tiime

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/the-gops-weird-obsession-with-poor-people-not-paying-enough-taxes/250928/

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Replacing taxes with tariffs? [View all] imanamerican63 Thursday OP

And everyone knows tariffs are paid by the foreign countries Redleg Thursday #2

Impossible jonstl08 Thursday #3

Avoid the tariffs The Madcap Thursday #4

Staggeringly Stupid Idea ProfessorGAC Thursday #5

The poor have to pay more. They say.... the_liberal_grandpa Thursday #6

Just another name for a national sales tax Jersey Devil Thursday #7

Tariffs are taxes LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #9