re: Why do poor people pretend they're rich?

How are lowering tax cuts on everyone not in my financial best interest? And I don’t think republicans want to pay no taxes, we just don’t want to support cowboy poetry, transgendered story time, or planned parenthood with our tax dollars

Democrats are the party of the rich elitists.

Sure plenty of poor people vote Democrat, almost all of them minorities.

The situation is exactly like in every third world country ont he planet.

A small ruling class (the ivory tower leftist living in cities, the ones who control the media, big tech, universities, etc.) and a hoard of unwashed masses who they manipulate.

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You've got a beautiful family of four. Two little girls, an OT 8 wife. You pull down $110k a year, wife pulls down another $100k. You've got nice vehicles, a fishing boat, retirement funds on the right track, and a really nice house in a good neighborhood.

This person? This person is poor, in terms of income tax laws. Why do people who live comfortably pretend that they're rich? Is it a status thing? Like, "Yo Jimbo, I'm a republican. I ain't going to pay taxes to cover poor people."? Like you get across the idea that you obviously make good money because you vote republican instead of just sharing your income? Are you wary of your income to feel it's easier to just say you're Republican than to share your salary?

One of the biggest misconceptions of liberals is this whole "socialist" thing. I bring home good money. Do I bring home more than $250k annually? Nope. But I'm in the top 10% of ALL EARNERS in this country. Even so, I'm not in the top tax bracket so WHY IN THE frick would I vote for politicians and policies that predominately look out for only the top bracket?

Hell, even if I make it to the top bracket, say $300K gross, I only get charged the top rate on anything over $250k. It's not a big difference even if I barely make into that top bracket.

If you look at recent elections and figure 45-47% of voters nationally support GOP tax policies, that means roughly 40% of people are voting against their own financial interests (based on $250k income is top 5%).

WHY? Why are y'all doing this? I'm sure there are some on this board who make greater, if not far greater than, $250k year. But there aren't many of you. So wtf is up with the rest of y'all voting against your own pocketbooks?

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You can hah blah all you want. I am OK with taxes. The government needs to be able to operate on what its currently getting. Business (Trump) is much more efficient. I dont mind some social programs that are needed. I hate the abuse.

I don't think about my own pocketbook overall when it comes to politics. I think about America as a whole.



ETA: MAGA We have a household income of like 75k. Im broke as frick from debt. Young, dumb and stupidity on my part (Not a victim). I work and pay that shite. I was a democrat and tried to be more libertarian, but todays left....I am a republican now.

The deep state is getting their division. They forgot we are smart enough that we will be taking them down along with the democrats.

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On a dimwit liberal brainwashed scale 1 to 10 you are a 22.

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You give him too much credit.

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In the case of my self-employed father, Obamacare hit him with an additional $17,000 in healthcare premiums annually. For a worse plan.

He makes less than your $250k threshold.

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And this self-employed father probably voted for a Republican governor who passed up Medicaid expansion to his state which, of course, would've saved him a TREMENDOUS amount of money.

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WHY, if that policy only covers 5% of citizens, would 47% support the policy?

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What? Maybe because they out of principle think taxes should be lowered?

Are we not allowed to be in favor of laws that might not actually benefit us personally?

For the life of me, I have never figured out why anyone that gets paid by the hour, or carries a lunchbox to work, would even contemplate voting for a republican. Kinda like wondering how the pyramids were built.

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What? Maybe because they out of principle think taxes should be lowered?

Are we not allowed to be in favor of laws that might not actually benefit us personally?

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Then you're a fricking idiot, basically.

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And this self-employed father probably voted for a Republican governor who passed up Medicaid expansion to his state which, of course, would've saved him a TREMENDOUS amount of money.

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$125k in annual income qualifies for Medicaid? Lol okay.

Not to mention. He was perfectly happy with his prior plan. Remember that “you can keep your plan and keep your doctor?”

He got lied to and it nearly wrecked my family at a critical time. So yeah, I completely understand why he refuses to vote for a democrat.

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mmmmmbeeer

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Your entire OP is absurd on face value.

Just because you are not rich does NOT mean you can't out of principle believe that taxes should overall be lower in America.

That is like saying you shouldn't support marijuana legalization if you never actually will consume any.

Or that you shouldn't support civil asset forfeiture reform if you will never be in that position where they will seize your assets.