Republicans used your tax dollars to pave over the rose garden at the White House, then used your tax dollars to host a group of billionaires for a dinner party.

So remind me again, why aren’t we taxing billionaires out of existence?

Republicans used your tax dollars to pave over the rose garden at the White House, then used your tax dollars to host a group of billionaires for a dinner party.

So remind me again, why aren’t we taxing billionaires out of existence?

Republicans used your tax dollars to pave over the rose garden at the White House, then used your tax dollars to host a group of billionaires for a dinner party.

So remind me again, why aren’t we taxing billionaires out of existence?

@mcnado

1. We aren't taxing billionaires because they bought Congress.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilicosa/2025/07/09/what-the-big-beautiful-bill-really-means-for-billionaires/

https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/archive/2025/03/tax-loophole-buy-borrow-die/682031/

https://www.propublica.org/article/billionaires-net-investment-income-tax

https://www.commondreams.org/news/billionaires-election-americans-for-tax-fairness-musk

https://inequality.org/article/heard-about-buy-borrow-die-meet-buy-hold-for-decades-sell/

https://www.vox.com/money/2024/3/13/24086102/billionaires-wealthy-tax-avoidance-loopholes

2. We aren't taxing billionaires because we didn't vote for the guy who enacted tax treaties & alternative minimum tax agreements with 130 countries.
https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/01/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-todays-agreement-of-130-countries-to-support-a-global-minimum-tax-for-the-worlds-largest-corporations/

https://www.doanegrantthornton.ca/insights/biden-unveils-his-made-in-america-tax-plan/

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-declares-oecd-tax-deal-has-no-force-or-effect-us-2025-01-21/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/us/politics/global-minimum-tax-bill.html

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/global-tax-agreement/

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