re: DeSantis says he would eliminate the IRS and chuck it out the window

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he built the fence and mexico paid for it through trade sanctions

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How so? Where are the numbers? Or link a news article where someone else does the numbers.

I don’t think you know what deflection means.

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I don’t think you know what deflection means.

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Another deflection. Lol.

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Is he going to eliminate death too?

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Yes. And he’s going to make Satan pay for it.

Sounds good. Doesn’t work. It’s red meat lip service on the campaign trail and nothing more.

Ron knows good and damn well should he get elected he’s not gonna make this happen and the best he could hope for is a half hearted attempt that gets blocked by the Dems or a couple of outgoing Republicans willing to do him a solid and fall on the sword so DeSantis could say “Hey I tried, but X stopped me so now I’m looking into the legalities of doing it through Executive Order.”, and nothing comes of it.

You guys don't seem to understand how complex the US Tax system is these days. We cannot just eliminate the IRS.

I subscribe to an online publication that writes about US Tax policy.

Please tell me, how, realistically, you will get around these issues which are currently law(s) and how you will get these things done without an IRS.

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May 16, 2023: The IRS released Tax Tip 2023-68, reminding taxpayers that installing solar panels or making other home improvements may qualify them for the home energy credit.

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You guys don't seem to understand how complex the US Tax system is these days. We cannot just eliminate the IRS.

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Hell Desantis is the one you should be saying that to.

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am surprised Mr Harvard DeSantis does not know this.

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We need to move to a more simplified tax code that also reduces the size and scope of the IRS. What that looks like can be debated. DeSantis is starting the debate.

This is no different than a Democrat promising reparations, it’s just a fairytale that gets the base excited.

If we were serious as a nation we would demand realistic proposals and plans that reflect the current political realities. The best you could hope for is eliminating some loopholes and lowering rates, and that’s a lofty goal to get passed the Senate currently.

The most realistic ambitious goal you could promise is to use the Presidency as a pulpit to further the idea of the Fair Tax plan, while tempering any expectations that it would actually happen in your term.

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Sounds good. Doesn’t work. It’s red meat lip service on the campaign trail and nothing more.

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So like 99% of what Trump said in 2016 ?

But when he couldn't get his policies passed, it was "The Deep State" and he gets credit for them anyway