FDA-agent-1, You're right re Trump, Iran and on American billionaires owing the country rather than the country owing them. In case you don't know of Nick Hanauer making it clear it's not billionaires like him who create jobs, but consumers like us ordinary folk who are the job creators. See:
B402, Though you have always been a pretender here there was a time... [...] Analysis of economic trends indicates that income inequality has accelerated more under Republican administrations.
Key Findings on Policy Impact:
* Republican Policies & the Rich: A majority of U.S. adults believe Republican tax legislation, such as the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and more recent proposals, primarily benefits the wealthy and corporations. Some analysis indicates these policies have resulted in significant tax cuts for high-income earners while providing minimal relief to low-income earners.
* Democratic Policies & the Poor: While Republicans often frame their policies as beneficial for all, Democrats in the House Budget Committee argue that Republican budgets, particularly in 2017 and later, have cut social safety nets (Medicaid, food assistance), creating, they argue, increased hardship for the poor.
* Perceptions of Democrats: Around 32% of Americans say the Democratic Party favors the middle class, with 31% saying they favor the poor and 26% the rich, according to a 2016 Pew Research Center study. A more recent 2024 poll, however, found that a majority (56%) believe Democratic tax policies favor the middle/working class.
* Economic Inequality Trends: Data shows that income inequality often accelerates during Republican administrations and slows during Democratic ones. However, some studies indicate that both parties' coalitions have become more similar by income over time, with the affluent increasingly polarizing between both parties. [...] Nick Hanauer, of course, knows who are the real job creators .. Nick Hanauer, It used to be known as "divine right", now it's known as trickle-down economics. Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming | Nick Hanauer
"you have billiionaires who think the public shuld be thankful for them in creating jobs and them paying taxes and the public owest them for the great economy. it's more the billionaires should be grateful to the country that gave them everything. the country doesn't need trump, elon, or any of the billionaires or these companies these billonaires and companies need the country."
Your first fifteen words there got me taking you to Hanauer.
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