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Kristine Socall's avatar

In 2022, Heritage Foundation president, Kevin Roberts said the quiet part: “Modern Hungary is not just a model for conservative statecraft, but the model.”

He also said this: “We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”

https://cloudpublica.org/article/why-it-works

Untrickled by Michelle Teheux's avatar

Kevin Roberts needs to be dealt with. I would be surprised if he has clean hands.

LK WOODRUFF's avatar

Send him to Siberia or wherever w T….

Go Away I'm Naked's avatar

Excellent series. Thank you for these.

Renee Sweezey's avatar

The time has come to hold a “Invoke the Twenty Fifth Amendment March”. The turnout could even be larger than eight million in the streets. “Invoke the Twenty Fifth Amendment March” is a clear and forceful ask and actionable. No Kings, no doubt, has been a powerful image to organize around. It’s done it’s work. It time to Remove Trump, via the 25th, once and for all.

l o's avatar

Hmmm imagine that! Kinda like US & dick tater donniecon?

Rene Gonzalez's avatar

Hungary is a big and very great country as is the U.S. and Ukraine.

Fran Varney's avatar

Hungary is not big. And great? In certain ways, I suppose.

C Bowlby's avatar

So orban is liked by rump? And putin is orban's guy?

Seems rumpies heroes won't let him join their circle jerk !

rump started the Iran war too gain mass-murder #'s and the dictators may allow him in their jerking! Makes sense knowing rump! But the world & USA know rumps deathly afraid of

EPSTEIN-rUMP FILES . Could the truth be rump is involved in MURDER?

Julie Woods's avatar

Nothing surprises me about the malignant narcissist!

#trumpisaterrorist

agingxgenerdc's avatar

Exactly and I'm sure that Putin was walking them through what to do as he's doing with the Trump regime

Tom Grimaldi's avatar

Our comforts and discomforts kill us. I hiked Glassford Hill (extinct volcano) in Prescott Valley following my brother’s death. We had discussed the poison that Trump exemplifies. In “PV,” its mayor, city council contracted with Palantir for “safety” purposes. Under pretense of safety, Trump directs his acolytes to claw away at our Civil Liberties through intimidation. It is not working. I have participated in each No Kings Protests along with thousands of others who all defied the cameras, Trump, his billionaires bunker buddies—with our collective signage and gestures pointing to his and their end. Remember René GOOD! Remember Alex PRETTI! They were murdered by the entirety of the Trump administration. Let’s all get out there, be there for one another, and for America. We The People must endure to bring the disease that is the Trump administration to its democratic conclusion. Leave the couch. Yes, it may be uncomfortable. Life, a free life is worth it. BELLA CIAO!

Roberto Filacchione's avatar

Americans are so naïve. This is how they got duped with the “weapons of mass destruction” and the CIA-backed color “revolutions” in the Arab world. You really think “democracy won” in Hungary!? And they keep trusting the news sources that fooled them all these decades. But what can you expect when this NO KINGS parade spectacle is supported and organized by the same people who said nothing about the genocide of Palestinians while their Joe Biden was leading the charge?

Jim Coddington III, LCSW's avatar

An estimated 8 million people showed up for the third No Kings protest. Now is the time to build off this momentum by initiating a grassroots campaign to pursue the following. Several Democrats and progressive organizations have compiled separate tax reform proposals. I envision having these proposals consolidated into one bill that will benefit the vast majority of Americans. Such a bill will provide a much-needed alternative tax plan that will counter and expose the corrupt and unjust fiscal endeavors enacted by Republicans. The following is a draft of my proposal.

True Tax Reform 2026: The Sequel:

Increase the current number of tax brackets to create more progressive tax rates on the top 10%, 5%, 1%, 0.1%, and 0.01% of income earners.

Create progressive tax rates that will benefit the vast majority of Americans. Compare this with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and H.R. 1 2025.

Richistan: A Journey Through American Wealth and Lives of the New Rich—Robert Frank: Consider income brackets for Lower Richistan, Middle Richistan, Upper Richistan, including Affluentville and Ultra-Wealthyville—added by Chuck Collins.

Make the federal tax system simpler and more rational.

Enact policies that address excessive CEO compensation. Corporations will be taxed at progressively higher rates based on the income gap between CEO compensation and median worker income.

Enact policies as necessary concerning upside-down subsidies to make them progressive.

Taxpayers subsidize private jet use. Current rates need to be raised substantially by targeting private jet use.

Provide financial relief to individuals adversely affected by higher prices caused by tariffs and caused by the war in Iran. This form of progressive payments could be distributed twice a year for those who qualify. Payments would be distributed similar to how COVID stimulus checks were processed.

Maintain President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act incentives for production in using green energy.

Target measures to protect programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP), to name a few.

Consider expanding and increasing funding for programs such as SNAP and child care that target low-income families.

Republicans are threatening to discontinue some programs that provide much-needed assistance to individuals going to college.

Since 1954, scholarships that provide financial assistance to college students have generally been excluded from taxable income. Ensure this policy continues and protect a host of additional policies that make attending college more affordable.

Increase the corporate tax rate and tax corporations on all profits made in the United States.

Annually raise additional revenue to pay off the entire deficit created by Republican tax reforms of 2017 and 2025 by targeting the ultra-wealthy.

Annually raise additional revenue by targeting the ultra-wealthy to pay off the costs of the war in Iran.

Review and adjust Research and Development (R&D) tax credits.

Enact legislation to make the IRS Direct File permanent and available nationwide.

Decide what actions need to be taken to revise SALT.

Impose financial transaction fees to raise revenue.

Discuss the 20% small business deduction- TCJA 2017 section 199A and consider options.

Increase and make the Child Tax Credit permanent.

Plutocracy Prevention Program:

Design a comprehensive manner to address this issue.

Pursue rules and policies to raise the floor, level the playing field, and break upoverconcentration of wealth.

Pursue efforts that address inequality in wealth and income, including policies to address these inequalities based on race and gender.

Social Security: Create a higher threshold to target those with higher incomes.

Have Social Security benefits be exempt from federal taxes—specifically for low-income and middle-income families.

Pursue and expand a comprehensive approach similar to the "American Housing and Economic Mobility Act" that will provide financial support for homeownership for low-income and middle-class individuals and families.

Pursue efforts to address concerns regarding the size and distribution of intergenerational transfers.

Close the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) loophole.

Brookings: How Should We Tax the Great Wealth Transfer? (12/12/2024):

Authors report "the size and distribution of intergenerational transfers have raisedconcerns about creating family dynasties, exacerbating trends in inequality, andlimiting economic opportunity and mobility. Authors conclude, "reforms tothe wealth transfer system, including taxing unrealized capital gains at death andconverting the estate tax to an inheritance tax, can raise revenue, increaseprogressivity and improve the economy in other ways as well. "

Institute for Policy Studies: Revenue-Raising Proposals in the Ever-Evolving BuildBack Better Debate (1/25/2022):-

General proposals to raise taxes on high-income individuals. It was mentioned that a bill was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee that included aprovision to mostly reverse the 2017 tax law's cut in the top personal income tax ratefor "ordinary" income (income that is not capital gains or stock dividends subject tospecial tax rates). Democratic lawmakers left the provision out because SenatorKyrsten Sinema reportedly did not support it.

Pursue proposals that aim to limit tax breaks on wealth and income derived from wealth. This includes taxing capital gains as income.

Limit tax breaks for wealthy business owners.

Abolish unjustified tax breaks for the owners of pass-through businesses.

Abolish the special 20% deduction "qualified business income" for large businesses.

Make permanent the limit of pass-through business losses.

Increase taxes on corporations.

Proposals would be designed to ensure that corporate profits do not escape taxation.

Establish a corporate minimum tax rate that requires the biggest corporations to pay progressive federal income taxes on the profits reported to shareholders and create an excise tax on stock buybacks.

Include proposals to limit tax breaks for corporate profit-shifting and offshoring. This includes a reduction in the exemption for offshore profits for so-called "Qualified Business Asset Investments” and increasing the minimum effective tax rate on offshorecorporate profits on a per-country basis.

Proposals to limit tax breaks for wealth and income from wealth:

Repeal several breaks in the estate tax and lower the financial threshold to pay estate taxes.

Replicate successful state programs such as the Massachusetts Fair ShareAmendment and Washington state's Working Family Tax Credit (WFTC) in 2023.

Consolidate These Proposals:

Keep Your Pay Act: Cory Booker

Equal Tax Act: Senators Edward Markey, Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker, and Jeff Merkley

Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act: Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Rashida Tlaib

Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act: Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna

Tax on Extreme Wealth and For the 99.8% Act: Senator Bernie Sanders

Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act: Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representative Don Beyer

The Ultra-Millionaires Tax: Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representatives Brendan F. Boyle and Pramila Jayapal

Defund the Oligarchs Resolution: Senator Elizabeth Warren

American Homeownership Act: Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Jeff Merkley

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act: Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott

Billionaires Income Tax Act: Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Donald Beyer and Steve Cohen

The Money Agenda 250: Patriotic Millionaires

The Five & Dime Tax: Tax the Greedy Billionaires

Executive Summary: Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute

Court of International Trade Tariff Refunds: Senators Ron Wyden, Edward J. Markey, and Jeanne Shaheen

The Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011: Senators Ron Wyden and Dan Coates

Publications:

"99 to 1: How Inequality is Wrecking the World and What we can do About it”- Chuck Collins

"Is Inequality Irreversible? The Case for a Maximum Wage”- Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati

**** Review provisions in H.R. 1 and executive orders- void and add provisions as needed.

Pandora's avatar

It’s a start. Everyone please share widely! Make some noise and insist your representatives vote to represent YOU!

https://thanedar.house.gov/resolution

LK WOODRUFF's avatar

Hungarian’s didn‘t stop fighting, under great oppression. Took years unfortunately, and they endured great losses. But they hung in there.

John P Grundowski's avatar

YEAH~ While congress invites Ruskian Dumma to prance around congress,,,then goes on vacation🧐👀😑😖🎭