美国联邦所得税始于1913年，最初仅对不足1%的美国人征收1%的税率。但仅过了一百多年，如今约70%的美国人都需缴纳联邦所得税，其中许多人面临高达37%的税率。当政客们再次谈论征收新财富税时，这段历史值得铭记。
A post criticizes the first flight of "Qatar Force One," claiming a foreign government gifted the sitting US president a $400 million plane, US taxpayers paid at least another $400 million to retrofit it, and ownership will transfer to his presidential library. It argues this would be a presidency-ending scandal in any other administration.
Marjorie Taylor Greene reposted a thread from "Israel Exposed" featuring a website with thousands of videos and photos from Gaza, and criticized the US for funding what she called a horrific situation.
A tweet claims that 9 out of 12 industrialized countries that implemented a wealth tax have since repealed it, including France, citing that billionaires relocate to avoid the tax, leaving a hollowed tax base. The post argues this has already partly occurred in California and warns that a proposed California wealth tax would be catastrophic.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, renovated for over $14 million by a Trump-connected contractor, quickly turned green with algae as its coating peeled. Critics say the failed project mirrors Trump's Washington, where the city has become a fenced-in, militarized construction zone ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, despite claims of beautification.
Rep. Thomas Massie criticizes former President Trump for bragging about pressuring a private company to give the government a 10% ownership stake, asking why free-market advocacy groups have not condemned the action.