Protester Arrested at Mimi Walter?s Office

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I saw a commercial on MSNBC the other day that showed a "middle class" family saying thanks Mimi for voting to lower our taxes. Didn't she just have a meeting with Ivanka the other day? There's no way she's voting against the party. She never has and she's not about to start.
 
The funny thing is...they are about to get their wish, courtesy of the Republicans...I love it!!

Hundreds of millionaires are banding together to tell Congress: Raise our taxes

Over 400 American millionaires and billionaires plan to send a letter to Congress this week petitioning on lawmakers not to cut their taxes, the Washington Post reported
Instead, they say they want taxes on the wealthy to be raised
Most of the signatories come from California, New York and Massachusetts, states that voted for Hillary Clinton in last year's presidential race, the report said
The support of Republican representatives from California, New York and New Jersey is expected to be crucial for the GOP's tax reform plan to succeed

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/12/hundreds-of-millionaires-are-banding-together-to-tell-congress-raise-our-taxes.html
https://youtu.be/AYT4ZhJ-oRU
 
paperboyNC said:
Mimi replied to my email and assured me she won't vote for any tax plan that raises our taxes.

Unfortunately, she is likely lying. If she does, she is signing her resignation letter.

If you like, copy and paste the email. Because it was the opposite how she voted.
 
Compressed-Village said:
fortune11 said:
I suspect Mimi already knows the jig is up and she may not even run next year once the tax bill passes.  I wouldn't be surprised if she already has a nice gig lined up with one of the GOP corporate type donors after she retires.

Darrell Issa is the only Republican Congressional House Member around here who has openly and vocally come out against this obnoxious tax bill.

++1 For axing Mimi Walter, she is not serving her district. It?s time for her to pack up to leave and she may already have a cushy position lined up in the private sector. IF she decided to run again, I will make it my personal mission to take her out of the race and expose her with the failed policies she Yeah on.

The mission starts now.
 
eyephone said:
Compressed-Village said:
fortune11 said:
I suspect Mimi already knows the jig is up and she may not even run next year once the tax bill passes.  I wouldn't be surprised if she already has a nice gig lined up with one of the GOP corporate type donors after she retires.

Darrell Issa is the only Republican Congressional House Member around here who has openly and vocally come out against this obnoxious tax bill.

++1 For axing Mimi Walter, she is not serving her district. It?s time for her to pack up to leave and she may already have a cushy position lined up in the private sector. IF she decided to run again, I will make it my personal mission to take her out of the race and expose her with the failed policies she Yeah on.

The mission starts now.

+1 Let's get this train started.
 
morekaos said:
The funny thing is...they are about to get their wish, courtesy of the Republicans...I love it!!

Hundreds of millionaires are banding together to tell Congress: Raise our taxes

Over 400 American millionaires and billionaires plan to send a letter to Congress this week petitioning on lawmakers not to cut their taxes, the Washington Post reported
Instead, they say they want taxes on the wealthy to be raised
Most of the signatories come from California, New York and Massachusetts, states that voted for Hillary Clinton in last year's presidential race, the report said
The support of Republican representatives from California, New York and New Jersey is expected to be crucial for the GOP's tax reform plan to succeed

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/12/hundreds-of-millionaires-are-banding-together-to-tell-congress-raise-our-taxes.html
https://youtu.be/AYT4ZhJ-oRU

Nothing worse than hypocrites.  Funny of the roaches run for cover when the lights are turned on.
 
eyephone said:
paperboyNC said:
Mimi replied to my email and assured me she won't vote for any tax plan that raises our taxes.

Unfortunately, she is likely lying. If she does, she is signing her resignation letter.

If you like, copy and paste the email. Because it was the opposite how she voted.

Many of my constituents have shared their opinions on the current tax reform proposal, and I take these comments very seriously. The House Ways & Means Committee is currently marking up H.R. 1. The markup process allows committee members to debate the bill and propose amendments. While I do not have the pleasure of serving on this committee, I am closely monitoring the debate. Before H.R.1 comes to the House floor for a vote, please be assured that I will carefully evaluate any final tax reform legislation to ensure it benefits Orange County residents.
 
I assumed that she meant that she wouldn't raise our taxes, but apparently raising my taxes so that we can lower the taxes of billionaires and significantly increase the budget deficit benefits me. Who knew!?!?!

And the only reason I've voted pub is for them to lower my taxes. The Democrats actually lowered my taxes (albeit temporarily) in 2009. Put the Pubs in charge and the first thing they do is increase my taxes... They can't even get the simplest things right.
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
morekaos said:
The funny thing is...they are about to get their wish, courtesy of the Republicans...I love it!!

Hundreds of millionaires are banding together to tell Congress: Raise our taxes

Over 400 American millionaires and billionaires plan to send a letter to Congress this week petitioning on lawmakers not to cut their taxes, the Washington Post reported
Instead, they say they want taxes on the wealthy to be raised
Most of the signatories come from California, New York and Massachusetts, states that voted for Hillary Clinton in last year's presidential race, the report said
The support of Republican representatives from California, New York and New Jersey is expected to be crucial for the GOP's tax reform plan to succeed

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/12/hundreds-of-millionaires-are-banding-together-to-tell-congress-raise-our-taxes.html
https://youtu.be/AYT4ZhJ-oRU

Nothing worse than hypocrites.  Funny of the roaches run for cover when the lights are turned on.

They can feel free to write a check in any additional amount they wish (or donate it to charity without regard to taking any deductions) but what they want is all the OTHER rich people to pay too.
 
Liar Loan said:
How does the bill lower taxes for billionaires?

I realize this is fake news, so you can take it with a grain of salt

Trump and his family could save more than $1 billion under House tax bill

President Donald Trump has insisted, for months, that the Republican tax plan he supports won?t benefit him.

?It?s not good for me. Believe me,? he said at a Sept. 27 event in Indiana to sell the plan. ?My plan is for the working people, and my plan is for jobs. I don?t benefit,? he also said that day.

And earlier this month, according to NBC News, Trump told a group of Democratic senators in a phone call, "My accountant called me and said 'you're going to get killed in this bill.??

In fact, Trump and his heirs potentially could save more than $1 billion overall under the GOP tax proposal that the House of Representatives passed Thursday, with most of that amount coming from a repeal of the estate tax, according to an analysis NBC News commissioned of Trump?s one known 2005 tax return and his estimated net worth.
Trump would save more than $20 million himself, according to the analysis of how the legislation affects his 2005 tax return, and his heirs could potentially save $1.1 billion based on his reported wealth.

Unlike other past presidents and presidential nominees, Trump has refused to release his income taxes, saying that the federal government is auditing his returns. So it?s impossible to know, precisely, how the House bill would impact the president?s taxes.

But based on a known 2005 return of Trump?s taxes, Maury Cartine, a tax expert at Marcum LLP, says the House legislation would have saved the president more than $31 million in the Alternative Minimum Tax he paid that year ? because the bill repeals that tax.

?The repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax would result in an initial federal income tax savings of $31,261,179,? Cartine said in analyzing the House bill based upon Trump?s 2005 tax return.

Cartine adds, however, that the current capital-gains tax ? which is higher now than it was in 2005 ? plus a tax on investment income and the elimination of some itemized deductions would reduce that savings to $22.6 million, according to that 2005 tax return.

Yet the legislation?s biggest benefit to Trump and his family is its repeal of the federal estate tax by 2024. Under current law, the heirs of estates above $5.5 million for an individual and $11 million for a married couple must pay a 40 percent tax on the estate.

?Provided that Donald and Melania are still living at that time, the combined estates of Donald Trump and [his wife] will save $400 million of federal estate tax for every billion dollars of net assets,? said Cartine, who is the partner in charge of tax and business services at Marcum LLP, a national accounting and advisory firm that NBC News has relied on in the past for tax analysis.

Given Trump?s estimated net worth of $2.86 billion, per Bloomberg?s Billionaires Index, that savings comes to $1.1 billion by 2024. Trump has claimed his net worth is much higher than $2.86 billion.
Cartine says that it?s unclear how much another major component of the House bill ? limiting the tax rate on business income to 25 percent ? would affect Trump due to a lack of information from that 2005 tax return.

?While the payment of substantial self-employment tax may be indicative of ?qualified business income,? the information reported on pages 1 and 2 of the 2005 Form 1040 are not sufficient to permit any conclusions one way or the other,? Cartine said of the 2005 tax return.

NBC News reached out to the Trump White House to comment on the analysis, but it didn?t immediately respond.

Cartine?s analysis isn?t the only one indicating that wealthy Americans like Trump will benefit under the House bill.

The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has said that while taxes would be reduced, on average, by nearly $1,000 by 2027, the Top 1 percent of all taxpayers would get a cut of more than $62,000, while the Top 0.1 percent would get an average cut of $320,000.

And back in September ? after Republicans first introduced their tax proposal ? the New York Times also estimated that Trump and his family could save more than $1 billion under the plan.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/fi...could-save-more-1-billion-under-house-n821491
 
paperboyNC said:

A lot of the items listed would also benefit Irvine families making six figures: 

-Higher-income taxpayers will get the largest tax cuts.
-The AMT will be repealed.
-Private school tuition could be paid through a 529 plan.  (I didn't even know about this, and since three of my kids are in private school it will benefit me greatly.  Thanks for the heads up!)
-Will still be able to reduce taxes by donating to charity.
-The stock market could go up thanks to a one-time repatriation tax included in the bill.
-The Senate bill would keep the home-mortgage-interest deduction.

The only two items that exclusively help wealthy families are:

-Repeal of the estate tax.  This doesn't help current billionaires per se, but does benefit their heirs.
-Retain the carried interest deduction for hedge funds.  I agree this should be changed, but it's a very small group of people affected.  Most billionaires are unaffected.

Overall, I think the number of benefits in that list accruing to Irvine middle class families undermines your rant that "apparently raising my taxes so that we can lower the taxes of billionaires... benefits me".
 
Liar Loan said:
paperboyNC said:

A lot of the items listed would also benefit Irvine families making six figures: 

-Higher-income taxpayers will get the largest tax cuts.
-The AMT will be repealed.
-Private school tuition could be paid through a 529 plan.  (I didn't even know about this, and since three of my kids are in private school it will benefit me greatly.  Thanks for the heads up!)
-Will still be able to reduce taxes by donating to charity.
-The stock market could go up thanks to a one-time repatriation tax included in the bill.
-The Senate bill would keep the home-mortgage-interest deduction.

The only two items that exclusively help wealthy families are:

-Repeal of the estate tax.  This doesn't help current billionaires per se, but does benefit their heirs.
-Retain the carried interest deduction for hedge funds.  I agree this should be changed, but it's a very small group of people affected.  Most billionaires are unaffected.

Overall, I think the number of benefits in that list accruing to Irvine middle class families undermines your rant that "apparently raising my taxes so that we can lower the taxes of billionaires... benefits me".

I guess you missed the link to the next story on this article. http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-tax-reform-republican-plan-biggest-loser-2017-11

The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation found that people who earn between $200,000 and $500,000 would see the most tax increases under the Senate's proposal, according to  the Wall Street Journal.
 
peppy said:
The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation found that people who earn between $200,000 and $500,000 would see the most tax increases under the Senate's proposal, according to  the Wall Street Journal.

So top 2% income earners will be hit the hardest.  Can I borrow a violin from any Tiger moms on this forum to play a sad song for peppy?
 
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