No better morning than getting up at 3:30 am for two ancient Air Canada flights to the US ending in my childhood bedroom listening to Professor Bobby lie for nearly 3 hours
Don’t eat strawberries that are not organically grown. If you are unsure as to why, read what they are allowed to be sprayed with. That’s the actual wtf moment here.
A sincere thanks for doing this! I checked in for a while on my “lunch break” in between patients; I could not have stomached any other way to witness a bit of this ongoing travesty today.
The term “woke” derives from the black community asking the rest of us to be aware of the social injustices they face. It always sounds so weird when I hear it used in this ubiquitous way. It’s actually annoying at this point.
We the vast majority of Americans have the right to share in our prosperity. Our democracy has become an oligarchy, a government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. Now is the time for US, the vast majority of Americans, to unite to defend and restore our democratic republic in a nonviolent manner. Now is the time to initiate 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. Having a bill introduced to Congress well before this fall's elections may very well influence who individuals vote for based on a candidate's view on this bill. The following is a draft of my proposal. *Please share this with your congressional representatives and others.
True Tax Reform 2026: The Sequel:
Increase the current number of tax brackets to create more progressive tax rates on the top 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 the 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 a provision 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.
WTF! Don’t eat strawberries, they have seeds🙄
Don’t eat strawberries that are not organically grown. If you are unsure as to why, read what they are allowed to be sprayed with. That’s the actual wtf moment here.
RFKJr said studies indicate circumcised strawberries cause more autism than unvaccinated raccoon dicks.
Well there ya go, Jethro! /s
A sincere thanks for doing this! I checked in for a while on my “lunch break” in between patients; I could not have stomached any other way to witness a bit of this ongoing travesty today.
Keep chopping wood 💪
Homemade Strawberry Jam, made today! 🏴
The term “woke” derives from the black community asking the rest of us to be aware of the social injustices they face. It always sounds so weird when I hear it used in this ubiquitous way. It’s actually annoying at this point.
We the vast majority of Americans have the right to share in our prosperity. Our democracy has become an oligarchy, a government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes. Now is the time for US, the vast majority of Americans, to unite to defend and restore our democratic republic in a nonviolent manner. Now is the time to initiate 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. Having a bill introduced to Congress well before this fall's elections may very well influence who individuals vote for based on a candidate's view on this bill. The following is a draft of my proposal. *Please share this with your congressional representatives and others.
True Tax Reform 2026: The Sequel:
Increase the current number of tax brackets to create more progressive tax rates on the top 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 the 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 a provision 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.
How many coffees (or whatever those are) does he have lined up to drink?
Actually, the strawberry we eat is a modified leaf. Those tiny things we call seeds are the botanical fruit.
Pause the video when you speak. Leaving, I cant hear her.
Who is breaking up the videos?
it is already broken by people like you.
Strawberries are full of pesticides. One of the worst things you can eat.
Keep quiet instead of talking over what you wanted us to hear! I wanted to hear the speaker, not your ignorant comments.
so seeds... or anything with seeds... is bad... meat only gets you so far... and most of our meat eats things with seeds...
What is the point here?